Available
Project number:
2025_03
Start date:
October 2025
Project themes:
Main supervisor:
Professor of Developmental Disorders and Neuropsychiatry
Co-supervisor:
Professor Richard Dobson
Additional Information:
ADHD transition: using remote technology to identify targets for intervention
Background: Late adolescence and the transition to adulthood is a highly challenging and potentially critical period for young people with ADHD that can lay the foundations for diverging adulthood trajectories. This vulnerable phase coincides with the clinical transition from child and adolescent mental health care to adult services, which itself is a focus of major current clinical concern: most youth with ADHD do not successfully transfer to adult services, despite significant needs for ongoing treatment.
Novelty and importance: Using remote measurement technology (RMT) the team has developed for ADHD, the ADHD transition project aims to identify fluctuations in symptoms and the wider phenotype at a level of detail not previously possible, and to identify real-world targets for intervention that include environmental factors and health behaviours. The study data will subsequently inform the development of an app that aims to transform monitoring, self-management, personalised treatment and engagement with clinical services during ADHD transition. ART-transition is a prospective observational cohort study that involves active and passive remote monitoring of 250 young people with ADHD for up to 24 months
Primary aims:(a) To identify, with precision, the nature and timing of real-world changes that take place in the transition to adulthood for young people with ADHD (e.g. changes in clinical symptoms and functional impairment; healthy lifestyle behaviours (physical activity, sleep, daily structure, online lifestyle), social support, employment/studies). (b) Using the rich remote monitoring data to identify factors that predict such changes in the outcome measures.
We are now accepting applications for 1 October 2025
How to apply
Candidates should possess or be expected to achieve a 1st or upper 2nd class degree in a relevant subject including the biosciences, computer science, mathematics, statistics, data science, chemistry, physics, and be enthusiastic about combining their expertise with other disciplines in the field of healthcare.
Important information for International Students:
It is the responsibility of the student to apply for their Student Visa. Please note that the EPSRC DRIVE-Health studentship does not cover the visa application fees or the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) required for access to the National Health Service. The IHS is mandatory for anyone entering the UK on a Student Visa and is currently £776 per year for each year of study. Further detail can be found under the International Students tab below.
Next Steps
- Applications submitted by the closing date of Thursday 6 February 2025 will be considered by the CDT. We will contact shortlisted applicants with information about this part of the recruitment process.
- Candidates will be invited to attend an interview. Interviews are projected to take place in April 2025.
- Project selection will be through a panel interview chaired by either Professor Richard Dobson and Professor Vasa Curcin (CDT Directors) followed by informal discussion with prospective supervisors.
- If you have any questions related to the specific project you are applying for, please contact the main supervisor of the project directly.
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