These five 3-year full-time (5 years part-time) PhD scholarships are supported by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex. ARC KSS aims to develop applied health and social care research across the region for the benefit of patients and the public.
We are keen to invite applications from potential PhD applicants to undertake health and social care research, with interests in any of the ARC KSS research themes, commencing in October 2020:
- Social care: person-centred, community based social care
- Starting Well: Early detection and Intervention of Mental Health Problems in Children and Young People
- Primary and Community Health Services: Sustainable and integrated care focusing on people with chronic conditions and marginalised groups
- Dementia: Living Well with Dementia
- Co-production: Involving and working with patients and the public to produce relevant research
- Public Health: Improving health and reducing need among older patients with multiple conditions and younger people at time of transition
- Digital Innovation: Harnessing digital technology to help create a sustainable health and social care system
- Health and Social Care Economics: using best practice to efficiently fund health and social care services of benefit to patients.
Funding Notes
The studentship will cover tuition fees at the standard postgraduate home/EU rate (£4,407 per year) plus an annual maintenance stipend per annum £15,285 (2020-2021 rate). In addition, there is an annual Research Training Support allowance of £750 to cover conference attendance, training courses, equipment and books.
Closing date: 5 June 2020
Further information on the SSPSSR website and FindaPhD.
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