Excellent postgraduate research degree (PhD) opportunities in a leading centre for population health sciences.

The School of Social and Community Medicine seeks applications from outstanding and highly motivated science graduates, with good honours or Masters degrees in relevant disciplines. Prestigious “University of Bristol Postgraduate Research Scholarships” and Medical Research Council Studentships are available to cover tuition fees, and provide a maintenance stipend of £13,590.

Projects in statistics, epidemiology, primary health care, psychiatry, psychology, community child & adolescent health, ethics in medicine, economics, human genetics/genetic epidemiology, bioinformatics, econometrics or sociology, applied to public health, medical and/or clinical issues are encouraged.

These prestigious studentships are awarded in open competition across all faculties, and students must demonstrate academic excellence and outstanding research potential. Information on these studentships is available at:

www.bristol.ac.uk/studentfunding/home_pg/schols.html

Further details and application forms are available from:

Ms Susie Potts
School of Social & Community Medicine
University of Bristol
Canynge Hall
39 Whatley Road
Bristol, BS8 2PS

Tel: 0117 928 7274

Email: Susie.Potts@bristol.ac.uk

Closing date: 5pm on Tuesday 1st February 2011