PhD Studentship: Digital scoring of severity in anterior/posterior circulation strokes

Funding amount: £18,622 maintenance grant per annum

Lead Supervisor name: Prof. Venky Dubey

Project description

This project involves app development for identification and automatic scoring of severity in anterior/posterior circulation stroke. We aim to study all aspects of stroke symptoms and current standards of objective assessments to explore if this is feasible to use smart phone technologies to make early diagnosis for stroke. For example the vibratory mode of mobile phone can be used for quantifying sensory deficit such as facial palsy, accelerometer and gyros can be used for arm and leg balance/coordination assessment, signal processing techniques can be used for detecting slur in voice and image processing for vision disturbance assessment. Early recognition of posterior circulation stroke may prevent disability and save lives. The history of scores can then be utilized to monitor the effectiveness of treatment methods and quantify a patient’s improvement or decline.

What does the funded studentship include?

A fully-funded Studentship includes a maintenance grant of £18,622 per year to contribute towards living expenses during the course of your research, as well as a fee waiver for 36 months. Associated costs, such as for fieldwork and conference attendance, will also be met under the Studentship.

Match Funded by University Hospital Dorset.

Eligibility criteria

The BU PhD and MRes Studentships are open to UK, EU and International students.

Candidates for a PhD Studentship should demonstrate outstanding qualities and be motivated to complete a PhD in 4 years and must demonstrate:

• Outstanding academic potential as measured normally by either a 1st class honours degree (or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) or a Master’s degree with distinction or equivalent
• An IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 minimum (with a minimum 6.0 in each component, or equivalent) for candidates for whom English is not their first language and this must be evidenced at point of application.

Closing date: The closing date for applications is 1 December 2024

For further information on how to apply click the ‘Apply’ button above or email pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk

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