{"id":464,"date":"2026-03-17T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/?p=464"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:17:26","slug":"shu-phd-opportunity-3d-body-composition-methods-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/2026\/03\/17\/shu-phd-opportunity-3d-body-composition-methods-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"SHU PhD Opportunity: Child 3D Body Composition Methods (18\/05\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>SHU Funded PhD Opportunity:\u00a0Validating 3D Child Body Composition: Agreement, Bias, Equity &amp; Correction.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">We\u2019re pleased to share a fully funded <\/span><em style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Transforming Lives<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"> PhD scholarship at Sheffield Hallam University. This project focuses on an exciting and fast\u2011growing area: <\/span>checking how accurate and fair 3D body composition methods are for children, and developing ways to improve them<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As 3D imaging becomes more common in health, sport, and research, it\u2019s essential that these tools work well for all children. This PhD offers the chance to make a real difference to future health assessment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APPLICATION DEADLINE 18th May 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why This Project Matters?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Traditional ways of measuring children\u2019s body composition (like skinfolds or waist circumference) can take time, feel intrusive, and aren\u2019t always consistent. 3D body scanning is quicker, non\u2011contact, and easier to use &#8211; but we still need to understand:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How accurate is it for children?<\/li>\n<li>Does it work the same for different ages, ethnicities, and body types?<\/li>\n<li>Could hidden biases affect results?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your research will help answer these questions and guide how 3D methods are used in healthcare, research, and future growth monitoring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You Will Study?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this PhD, you will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compare 3D body composition estimates to established \u201cgold\u2011standard\u201d methods<\/li>\n<li>Explore where errors or bias might occur<\/li>\n<li>Examine whether models built for adults work for children<\/li>\n<li>Study how factors like age, sex, ethnicity, and body size influence accuracy<\/li>\n<li>Develop ways to correct or improve prediction models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your findings will help make digital measurement fairer, more accurate, and more useful for children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who We\u2019re Looking For?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This PhD is a great fit for people with backgrounds in: <span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Health sciences, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Biomedical sciences, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Sports and exercise science, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Nutrition, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Psychology, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Data science or digital health, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Engineering, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Physiology or a related field.\u00a0 <\/span>If you care about improving child health, enjoy working with data, and are interested in new technologies, this could be the ideal project for you.<\/p>\n<p>Find full details here: \u00a0<strong>https:\/\/www.findaphd.com\/phds\/project\/transforming-lives-phd-scholarship-sheffield-hallam-university-validating-3d-child-body-composition-agreement-bias-equity-and-correction\/?p194831<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>APPLICATION DEADLINE 18th May 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re motivated to explore digital health, fairness, and innovation in child measurement, we\u2019d love to hear from you &#8211; so please get in <a href=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/contact-us\/\">contact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>add_filter( &#8216;the_content_more_link&#8217;, &#8216;wpsites_read_more_link&#8217; );<br \/>\nfunction wpsites_read_more_link() {<br \/>\nreturn &#8216;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"' . get_permalink() . 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This project focuses on an exciting and fast\u2011growing area: checking how accurate and fair 3D body composition methods are for children, and developing ways to improve them. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/2026\/03\/17\/shu-phd-opportunity-3d-body-composition-methods-for-children\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SHU PhD Opportunity: Child 3D Body Composition Methods (18\/05\/26)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":471,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464\/revisions\/471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/shusize\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}