Dr. Tim Denison

Professor

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Biography

Professor Denison holds the Royal Academy Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies at the University of Oxford, where he explores the fundamentals of physiologic closed-loop systems. Before joining Oxford, he was Vice President of Research & Core Technology at Medtronic, supervising the design and generation of neural interface algorithm technologies for treating neurological disorders. Awarded membership in the Bakken Society in 2012, Medtronic’s highest scientific honor, in 2014 he received the Wallin Leadership Award and became the only person in Medtronic’s history to achieve both awards. He became a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering in 2015. Since moving to the UK in 2018, he has focused on “brain engineering” and was named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2024 due to his contributions to research systems and investigational devices in clinical neuroscience for new neurological disorder treatments. Tim is the co-founder and chief engineer of Amber Therapeutics, applying research tools to mixed urinary incontinence and supporting various academic studies focused on central and peripheral nervous system diseases. His work has led to hundreds of issued patents across multiple fields, including gene sequencing and brain-computer interfaces.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

University of Oxford • Oxford, UK

Holds the Royal Academy Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering.

Vice President, Research & Core Technology

2010-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Medtronic • USA

Supervised design and development of neural interface technologies for treating neurological disorders.

Awards

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Fellow

2024-01-01
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Annual BCI Award (Team Award)

2022-01-01
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MRC Investigator

2020-01-01

Courses

Analogue Microelectronics Introduction to Bioelectronic Medicines Physiologic Control Systems (Project Class)

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.