Epidemiology
University of Leeds
About the Project A full-time PhD scholarship is available in the School of Medicine in 2026/27. The scholarship is open to UK applicants and covers UK tuition fees for 3 years, a maintenance stipend at the UKRI rate (£21,805 for 2026/27) and up to £8,000 to support research-related activities. This PhD will explore how stakeholders value technologies designed to reduce falls in residential social care settings.
- Location
- Leeds, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 30 September 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Epidemiology
University of Leicester
About the Project Background Multiple long‑term conditions (MLTC), or multimorbidity, is a growing public health challenge, affecting millions of people and placing substantial strain on healthcare systems. Despite increasing numbers of trials, the evidence base remains fragmented and inconclusive due to heterogeneity in populations, interventions, and outcomes.
- Location
- Leicester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 4 October 2026
- Funding
- Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Epidemiology
University of Bristol
About the Project This interdisciplinary project provides training in global mental health and advanced epidemiological/statistical methods. Using data from two large cohorts in the Philippines and England, the project will improve our understanding on life course risk factors for poor mental health and self-harm. Data were collected from young people in these settings on a yearly basis, providing two rich datasets to explore important questions which are policy relevant.
- Location
- Bristol, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 21 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Epidemiology
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
About the Project Applications are invited for a 3.5-year NIHR ARC KSS funded PhD studentship at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Project details: Trans and non-binary people face serious, well-documented health inequalities. They are twice as likely to experience long-term physical and mental health conditions, yet remain consistently underserved by healthcare systems. As people age, these inequalities compound.
- Location
- Brighton, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 26 October 2026
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Epidemiology
King’s College London
About the Project To apply for this PhD, visit the institution website. Start date: 1 February 2027 A substantial body of research has demonstrated persistent divergence in health technology assessment (HTA) recommendations for identical medicines across countries, with roughly half of paired decisions disagreeing even among methodologically similar agencies.
- Location
- London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 30 November 2026
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Epidemiology
Loughborough University
About the Project Long COVID (post‑COVID condition) is a chronic, multisystem disease state that persists for ≥3 months after SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and impairs dailyfunctioning for many sufferers. Women consistently show higher prevalence and activity limitation than men, yet the drivers, biological (immune, autonomic, endocrine), and social, are not resolved.
- Location
- Loughborough, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 18 December 2026
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Epidemiology
The University of Manchester
About the Project In the UK, every two minutes someone is diagnosed with cancer and every four minutes someone dies from it– leading to more than 360,000 new cases and 160,000 deaths annually 1 .
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Epidemiology
University of Leicester
About the Project Background Paediatric Critical Care Transport (PCCT) teams were established following the centralisation of Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in the UK to ensure critically ill children receive timely access to specialist care. These teams provide “intensive care on the move,” stabilising and transporting children from referring hospitals to PICUs.
- Location
- Leicester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Epidemiology
University of Leicester
About the Project Background and importance: In the UK, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health (1). Nearly 30% of preventable deaths in England are attributed to air pollution (2). Air pollution can cause and worsen the health of all people, but the most vulnerable populations in society are most affected.
- Location
- Leicester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Epidemiology
University of Liverpool
About the Project Cardiovasclar disease continues to be a major public health policy challenge and understanding how its unequal health burden can be tackled is a global priority. Cardiometabolic diseases—including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and related multimorbidity—remain leading contributors to premature mortality and widening health inequalities worldwide.
- Location
- Liverpool, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Epidemiology
University of Bristol
About the Project Why do some people thrive when they become parents, while others struggle? This PhD explores how mental wellbeing changes during the transition to parenthood, using rich data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and datasets from non-UK countries. It will investigate psychological, social, economic, and biological factors that shape emotional health in new parents and compare findings across cultures.
- Location
- Bristol, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Epidemiology
University of Leicester
About the Project The LUCID (Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Chronic Kidney Disease Integrated Care Delivery) programme exemplifies how long-term condition management can be transformed through integrated, data-driven, and patient-centred care (1). Initially focused on chronic kidney disease (CKD), LUCID integrates primary and secondary care data, digital risk prediction, and medicines optimisation to enable proactive, personalised prevention and early intervention.
- Location
- Leicester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only
Epidemiology
University of Bristol
About the Project Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have uncovered many genetic associations linked to health outcomes but uncovering the mechanisms behind these associations remains difficult. DNA methylation (DNAm) is an epigenetic modification process providing insights into the regulatory mechanism of GWAS variants. DNAm can be measured at over 800,000 DNAm sites genome-wide using microarrays. Variation in DNAm arises from genetic and environmental factors(1).
- Location
- Bristol, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Year-round applications
- Funding
- Self-Funded PhD Students Only