Health Sciences PhD

Our research investigates: 
 

• Cancer, including early diagnosis, the influence of cancer treatment on people and supportive technologies. 

• Digital health, including access to primary and community care services, predictive risk modelling, and the remote monitoring and management of conditions. 

• Ethics in care, including cross-cultural perspectives on caring for the elderly, understanding and responding to fitness to practise complaints, and values-based end-of-life care for young people with learning disabilities. 

• Long-term conditions and ageing, including dementia care, frailty and multimorbidity in older people and non-medical prescribing. 

• Maternal, child and family health, including mental health, palliative care, perinatal depression, safeguarding and sexual health. 

• Workforce, organisation and wellbeing, including staffing and policy implementation, student, employee and patient wellbeing, and supporting healthcare delivery. 

Applicants are expected to hold a good honours degree (upper second) in an appropriate discipline, but prior experience in research or health and social care may be acceptable.
 

To apply for one of our postgraduate courses that require a UK 2:1, you must achieve at least 60% or 65% in the final two years of your undergraduate study depending on the institution you have completed your degree.

To apply for one of our postgraduate courses that require a UK 2:2, you must achieve at least 55% or 60% in the final two years of your undergraduate study depending on the institution you have completed your degree.

For courses that require a UK first-class degree to be eligible for a scholarship, you must achieve at least 65% or 70% in the final two years of your undergraduate study depending on the institution you have completed your degree.

IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 5.5 in each element.

Full-time
 

• UK          £4,596
   
• Overseas     £20,500