PhD Studentships in Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University

UK. Few numbers of PhD studentships will be awarded for candidates willing to undertake research in specific topics related to research priorities of School of Health Sciences and Institute for International Health and Development.

School of Health Sciences

The School of Health Sciences is a vibrant, mature, nationally and internationally recognised research community undertaking a portfolio of research related to health and health services, which concentrates on specific research niches in which we are considered to be leaders in the field.

Institute for International Health and Development

The Institute for International Health and Development (IIHD) is a multidisciplinary institute carrying out teaching at postgraduate level, research and consultancy. The focus of IIHD is to address issues of both institutional and social development in securing health gain in resource-poor settings. The context for such research ranges from supporting Ministries of Health to develop sector-wide working or decentralised management, to capacity building of NGOs to address issues of poverty and empowerment.

Research at QMU
Queen Margaret University awards two higher degrees by research, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil). Research methods training is offered in the first semester but after that there are no taught elements as such - students are expected to manage their own research project, with guidance from a supervisor. Bursaries cover all tuition fees and provide help with living costs for three years (the prescribed period of study for a PhD).

Bursaries are only available for PhD study based at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.

To be eligible for a bursary, the following criteria must apply:

• The applicant meets the standard entry criteria for research degrees.
• The research proposal is in one of the topic areas specified below
• Applicants may apply to study on a part-time or full-time basis, but they must be willing to be resident within reach of Edinburgh.
• Applicants must be willing to study for a full PhD, not an MPhil.
• Applicants may come from the UK or any other country.

The closing date for applications will be 26 March 2008. No late applications will be accepted.

Eligible topics

• HS1 An exploration of the experiences of individuals with MS and the impact of functional electrical stimulation on their daily lives
• HS2 Comparing the views and perpectives of experienced community health nurses and users on partnership in care
• HS3 Haematological markers and factors in predicting leg amputation success in diabetic patients with advanced artherosclerosis
• HS4 Energy Dynamics in measuring the level of compliance in the morbidly obese
• HS5 The influence of pro-inflammatory genotype on nutritional status an rehabilitation following elective surgery
• HS6 Refugee integration in the European context
• HS7 Analysing decentralisation in low income countries
• HS8 Social exclusion in low income countries
• HS9 Does a binge pattern of drinking compromise immune function and thereby contribute to the prevalence of Chlamydia among young adults?
• HS10 Communication, behaviour and cortisol in the primary school child
• HS11 A prospective study to investigate the clinical effectiveness of pre-formed semi-rigid foot orthoses on the dynamcs of gait of patients diagnosed with early Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
• HS12 Involving community podiatrists in influencing behavioural lifestyle changes in obese patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus
• HS13 Exercise after stroke: an investgation into goal attainment
• HS14 Characteristics of the lumbo/pelvic area in standing and during stance phase in gait in healthy subjects
• HS15 Approaches to participative research with older people from excluded groups and disadvantaged communities
• HS16 The effects of antioxidants on apoptotic signalling pathways in inflammatory disease

Queen Margaret University,

School of Health Science and
Institute for International Health and Development

For further information please contact the Research Degrees Office, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, Edinburgh EH21 6UU, or email (researchdegrees@qmuc.ac.uk)

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