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 Imperial 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 Imperial College London, 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 Imperial College London.

Find out more and apply

23:59, 5 June 2026

 

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Senior Postgraduate Education Administrator

education.surgerycancer@imperial.ac.uk


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