The Department of Surgery and Cancer have a number of postgraduate research opportunities, which are listed in the table below when they become available. The Institute of Global Health Innovation also offers a number of studentships each year affiliated to their associated centres. 

If you're looking for funding to undertake a PhD with a supervisor from the Department of Surgery and Cancer, please see the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ fees and funding page.

Available studentships
Title Description Deadline

Developing novel techniques to improve pre-hospital diagnosis and management of traumatic brain injury

An opportunity has arisen for a 3 year PhD studentship within the Department of Surgery and Cancer at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, funded through the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Injury (HRC) Fellowship Programme.

Find out more and apply

23:59, 30 April 2026

Activating Young People to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – Exploring the ability to iterate and scale AMR educational interventions across global regions 

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time, fully-funded PhD studentship position within the Fleming Initiative, housed within the Department of Surgery and Cancer at ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

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23:59, 5 June 2026

 

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Senior Postgraduate Education Administrator

education.surgerycancer@imperial.ac.uk


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