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2016 PhD Studentships for UK/EU Applicants Opportunities are available in the Developmental Biomechanics group for excellent UK/EU PhD applicants to the Bioengineering Department Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT). For further details on projects available please contact Dr Nowlan by email. MRes Opportunities for 2016/17 Opportunities are available in the Developmental Biomechanics group for enthusiastic MRes students. The research focus of the group is the importance of fetal movements for skeletal development. When a baby doesn’t move enough in the womb, their bones and joints may not form normally, and our research aims to find out why and how this can occur. Both experimental and computational projects are available, and researchers from either a biology (e.g., developmental biology, physiology, genetics) or engineering background are welcome- we are an interdisciplinary group! If you are interested in pursuing an MRes project in our group then please email Dr Nowlan to arrange a chat and include in your email (a) your CV and (b) a brief description of what type of project you are interested in and why. Please note that applicants must arrange their own funding sources. Possible project ideas: - the importance of mechanical forces for spine development in the embryonic chick - creating a mechanobiological simulation of joint shape morphogenesis - computational modelling of human fetal movements - Effects on prenatal joint development of a period of immobility followed by movement recovery in the chick model system - Image registration analysis of joint shape development