Dr Alex Dickinson MEng, PhD, CEng MIMechE
Associate Professor
Dr Alex Dickinson is Associate Professor in Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, in the Bioengineering Science Research Group. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Alex Dickinson is a Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Research Fellow and a Lecturer in the Bioengineering Science Research Group. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
His research focuses on applied biomechanical engineering research, developing tools to enhance design and pre-clinical analysis of medical devices, motivated by an aim to achieve clinical impact and socioeconomic benefits for patients, healthcare providers and industry.
He graduated in 2006 with an MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering including a semester studying computer aided engineering at ESTACA, Paris. He completed a PhD in 2010 part-time whilst working in industry, in the Research and Development team at Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd.
He then completed postdoctoral research positions supported by the EPSRC Doctoral Prize scheme and a Fraunhofer Institute Fellowship with the Biomechatronic Systems group at Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart, as lead researcher on EU-funded project 'EnDuRE'.
Alex held a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship from 2015-20, conduct research into the Development, Testing and Fitting of Prosthetic Limbs, from 2015-2020. He is Principal Investigator on EPSRC/NIHR Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) project A Step Change in LMIC Prosthetics Provision through Computer Aided Design, Actimetry and Database Technologies (EP/R014213/1) (2018-2021).
Alex lectures Engineering Design and Computing, Biomaterials, and Biomedical Implants and Devices. He is the University's Academic Liaison Officer for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. An enthusiastic communicator of his research, he is involved in frequent outreach activities and is a STEM Ambassador.
Alex completed postdoctoral research projects supported by the EPSRC Doctoral Prize scheme and a Fraunhofer Institute Fellowship with the Biomechatronic Systems group at Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart, as lead researcher on EU-funded project 'EnDuRE'.
