PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship: Computer vision to predict falls from everyday movement in older adults

Deadline: 8 Dec 2026 · 26 days left

Institution: University of Exeter
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Computer science and AI
Type: PhD position
Pay: £21,805 The studentship will provide funding of fees and a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.
Deadline: 8 Dec 2026 · 26 days left

About this position

Falls are the most common cause of injury-related hospital admission and death among older adults, yet fall prevention has made little measurable progress for two decades. Around a third of people aged 65 and over fall each year, and falls result in around 210,000 emergency hospital admissions a year in England. Current risk assessment relies on brief clinical tests, carried out once, in a clinic. These tests reveal little about how a person moves through an ordinary day, which is when most falls happen. Our recent research on real world falls recorded with wearable sensors has shown what goes

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