A PhD is a three to four year research-intensive programme resulting in an original piece of research and thesis. Research in the Department covers a variety of areas and involves collaborations with several departments at Imperial, as well as leading national and international research institutions. Core research areas include biomechanics and mechanobiology, detection, devices, design, implants and regenerative medicine, molecular and cellular bioengineering, neural engineering and human and biological robotics. Please see further details below.

Our PhD students are encouraged to interact with researchers working in different areas and are commonly co-supervised by academics from other departments. Such interdisciplinary training fosters the intellectual capabilities and practical skills needed to cooperate with engineers, clinicians and scientists from a variety of academic backgrounds.  

Themes-Structure

Our research themes

Research in the Department covers a variety of areas and involves collaborations with several departments at Imperial, as well as leading national and international research institutions. Core research areas include biomechanics and mechanobiology, detection, devices, design, implants and regenerative medicine, molecular and cellular bioengineering, neural engineering and human and biological robotics.

Our research themes

PhD programme structure

The PhD in Bioengineering is a research degree awarded on the basis of the thesis submitted, and typically takes three or four years to complete. Our PhD training aims to provide students with a qualification of international standing that is suited for an industrial or academic career. To achieve this, we complement work on the research project with three further elements of training: a) Departmental seminars, b) Interdisciplinary research networking events and c) a variety of courses offered by the College’s Graduate School.

The PhD milestones

Enterprise-Previous theses

Enterprising students

Many students and members of our Department are counted amongst the most promising young innovators and entrepreneurs. The Department and Imperial College offer many ways of support and opportunities:
• Accelerate
• Imperial Enterprise Lab
• WE Innovate
• Venture Catalyst Challenge

Enterprising pages

Previous PhD theses

This page is dedicated to listing the names of PhD candidates who were awarded a PhD, demonstrating the breadth of the research in the Bioengineering Department. All research areas are connected and fluid, with staff and students working across more than one area, often at their interfaces.

List of PhD awards

The Graduate School is for all doctoral students

All postgraduate students automatically become a member when they register for a Postgraduate research (or taught) qualification at Imperial College.

The Graduate School has several roles - to ensure the quality of provision of postgraduate education; to provide a forum for students from across the College to meet at lectures and social events; and to provide a professional skills development programme to help you develop those skills that will make you a more productive and successful researcher and also prepare you for your career, whether in or out of academia.