Training the next generation of medical imaging experts

Cross-Institutional Collaboration

King’s College London and Imperial College London have complementary strengths in basic physical sciences, engineering and clinical translation. Our CDT brings together these two leading research- and educational-focused universities in close partnership.

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Digital Storytelling Masterclass

In December 2019, a group of students from the CDT visited Facebook HQ for a hands on workshop run by the Ideas foundation and the Royal Academy of Engineers. The workshop aimed to equip attendees with the tools to change the face and image of biomedical engineering...

Student Experience: ICVSS Summer School 2019

Margarita Bintsi shares her experience of meeting new people and enjoying recreational activities at ICSVSS Summer School; a week focusing on computer vision - the science and technology of making machines that see. Having in mind that summer schools can be extremely...

Student Experience: Conferences

Jessica Hopson, who is currently in the first year of her PhD at the CDT in Smart Medical Imaging, writes about her experience at conferences early this year. After starting my PhD at the beginning of October, it wasn’t long before I attended my first conferences: the...

Recruitment opens for our CDT in Smart Medical Imaging

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Smart Medical Imaging at King’s College London and Imperial College London continues the successful partnership of two world-class institutions, to provide PhD training within an embedded hospital environment in Central...

A Workshop exploring Public Engagement at BioMedEng

In early September the annual BioMedEng19 conference took place at Imperial College London. Branded as the largest gathering of Bioengineers, Biomedical and Medical Engineers in the UK, the conference offered the opportunity to catch up on the latest trends and...

The AI Will See You Now: A Panel Discussion

Jonny Jackson is a CDT PhD student with a research interest in how machine learning can be used to interpret medical images. In August he hosted a panel discussion to engage the general public with the debate around the future of Artificial Intelligence in...

CDT Industry-Supervisor Networking Event 2019

On Thursday 27 June, the CDT hosted a range of industry associates for its annual Supervisor-Industry Networking Event at St Thomas’ Hospital. The day provided the opportunity for the 29 industry associates attending to meet with supervisors, with some of our students...

The Great Exhibition Road Festival 2019

Following months of preparation and on the warmest day of the year so far – even hotter than in Hawaii – students and alumni from the CDT teamed up to present a stall at the Great Exhibition Road Festival on 29th and 30th June. Led by Sam Vennin, with the help of the...

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Unique PhD Opportunities

Cohort Approach

Our students enter their programme as a cohort and maintain contact with each other throughout their research projects. They come from a variety of academic backgrounds, including engineering, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science, biochemistry and physics.

Programme Structure

WORLD-LEADING Research

Through our research, we look to build smart new technologies into the entire medical imaging process. PhD projects are directed towards at least one our smart medical imaging themes: AI-enabled imaging, Smart imaging probes, Emerging imaging and Affordable imaging.

Available Projects

Industry PARTNERSHIP

Our CDT was designed and is managed with the help of our industry partners. There are many ways for companies to engage with us, including research project sponsorship, Industrial Board membership, student placement opportunities, mentoring provision and more.

Our Industry Partners