Swansea City AFC and EPSRC PhD in Biomedical Engineering (Fully funded) – 2023/24
This PhD study determines whether team performance indicators (PIs) can accurately forecast game results in professional football played in the EFL Championship.
The candidate will examine current team performance indicators and use these to retroactively establish the efficacy of match prediction using historical data from our project partner, Swansea City FC.
The candidate will look into whether the existing or newly discovered PI’s can be diminished so that they are more manageable for practitioners at the level of the individual player and give a scientific foundation for future adjustments to team composition, playing formation, and strategy. Additionally, this internship will aid in redefining post-game recovery for players as a function of the style of play, which was previously ignored, by assisting football practitioners in comprehending the physical effects of playing patterns and the ‘effort-level’ imposed on individual players.
The applicant will be integrated into a professional football setting and be required to abide by stringent non-interference guidelines. They will be in charge of gathering multi-channel data from various microtechnology tools that evaluate performance and track the amount of training required, and they will ultimately be in charge of a standardized database’s data quality, provenance, and curation.
Eligibility
- Candidates must hold a 2.1 or higher undergraduate degree in data science, computer science, mathematics, physics, sports science, or a closely related field (or the equivalent in a country other than the UK, as determined by Swansea University).
- IELTS score of 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component), if applicable, or a Swansea recognised equivalent.
- Due to funding limitations, only applicants who meet UKCISA standards and are able to pay tuition fees at the UK rate are eligible for this award.
- Please refer to Swansea University’s degree comparisons if you hold a degree from a country other than the UK to check if you qualify.
Benefits
The whole cost of UK tuition is covered by this scholarship, along with an annual stipend at UKRI rates (currently £18,622 for 2023–2024).
Added research costs will also be covered.
How to Apply
Please enter the following information on your online application if you wish to apply:
- Please pick Biomedical Engineering / PhD / Full-time / 3 Year / October as your course of study.
- Please select 2023 as the start year.
- Finances (8 pages) –
- “Are you paying for your own studies?” – please choose No
- Please enter “RS420 – PhD SCFC” for the “Name of Individual or Organisation Providing Funds for Study” field.
*Please note that incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration for the scholarship grant. It is the applicant’s obligation to accurately include the above information when applying.
Applications cannot be considered if they list more than one Swansea University-led research scholarship grant; only one application is needed per unique Swansea University-led research scholarship award.
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