Hello everybody.

I am looking for a PhD in neuroimaging (MRI field). Do you have any suggestion, advices, how to start, etc.

Many thanks in advance.

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Hey, a bit more information would be helpful. A few questions... Firstly what's your background? (Neuroscience, psychology, maths, computing etc).

Secondly, is it fMRI you're interested in?

If that's your field, there's a couple of ways to approach it. In places with a greater focus on neuroscience (and more so in Europe) you'd be looking for a project that comes with funding. If you're more into psychology/cognitive science (and looking for a studentship in the UK) you'd probably be looking at choosing a supervisor, designing a project together, then applying for funding.

But that really depends on what you want to do... e.g. do you want to use neuroimaging to find out something about the brain? do you want to work on how to process brain signals? do you want to work with humans or animals?

I think there are some more neuroscience people here, if you give us some more info we can point you in the right direction. :-)

Hello Melsie


Hope you are well.

Thank you so much for your quick reply. I do apologize for the vague information I have posted.

I am currently working in UK as a radiographer (MRI/CT) therefore my background is radiography. I want to do research as part of my day to day job: Neuro, MRI and Humans are my interests.

I am looking for a 4-Year PhD programme because I need to learn more experimental and theoretical techniques in the field. I have no previous research experience, apart from the mini thesis I wrote in the last year of the university.

I am looking for this kind of programme http://www.ucl.ac.uk/npp/NeurosciencePhD/. After the first year try to decide which specific area I am very interested and of course analyze of fMRI might be a great possibility.

I know that there are other several programmes in UK with great reputation worldwide. At http://www.clneuro.ox.ac.uk/ and http://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/.

Thanks again for the time consuming.

Please keep sending me ideas and advices.

All the best
;-)