🎓 PhD Opportunity at UCL (UK): The Body as a Future Instrument 🎶

[Chris Rhodes]

Hi everyone, 

We have a PhD open for start in October 2026 at UCL (London, UK), more details below:

 

Project Title: The Body as a Future Instrument: Improving Musical Interaction in Extended Reality Environments using Biometric Interfaces

Supervisors: Dr Chris Rhodes & Prof Brigitta Zics (UCL Knowledge Lab, IOE)

Funding: UCL EPSRC Landscape Award (UELA) Studentship

Application Deadline: 5 January 2026

Application opening at the end of October 2025

Start Date: October 2026

Are you interested in the intersection of music, technology, and human–computer interaction?

This fully funded PhD project explores how biometric and movement-based interfaces can transform musical performance and creativity in extended reality (XR) environments. The research will draw on spatial computing, wearable sensors, and interactive system design to reimagine the human body as an expressive musical instrument.

The successful applicant will join UCL’s Knowledge Lab—a leading interdisciplinary centre for research on learning, creativity, and emerging technologies—benefiting from access to state-of-the-art XR and motion capture facilities.

🔗 Project details: View full description here

ℹ️ Studentship information: UCL EPSRC Landscape Awards (UELA)