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health and social care PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 87 health and social care PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Exploring the Challenges to Dementia Diagnosis in Rural Areas

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
Rural areas face distinct healthcare challenges, including an aging population, vast distances to cover, and inadequate transport and telecommunications infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RS Swift, Dr P Unwin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Virtual Wards, Real Inequities: Understanding the Intersection of Ethnicity, Culture, and Deprivation in Remote Health Services

Queen Mary University of London
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Virtual wards, sometimes called Hospital at Home, allow doctors, nurses, and therapists to care for people in their own homes using a mix of home visits and digital monitoring. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AW Woodward, Prof ND Davies
 4 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Changing How We See the World: Inclusive Augmented Reality for Health and Wellbeing

Kingston University
Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
This research offers an exciting opportunity to explore how Augmented Reality (AR) can be designed and applied to improve health, wellbeing, and inclusion. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Johnson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Research MPhil/PhD

King’s College London
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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Vaccine hesitancy among adults living with allergy

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
The global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2) brought the impact of vaccine-related hesitancy on healthcare planning and delivery into sharp focus (Clark et al, 2025). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Mahoney
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A Longitudinal Investigation of Symptom Burden in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) [The CKD-INSIGHT study]

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
Background. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a long-term condition (LTC) with significant global health implications, affecting millions of people worldwide [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Kyte, Dr K Papadopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South West, University of Exeter and University of Plymouth

University of Exeter
The NIHR ARC South West invites applications for a portfolio of fully funded PhD studentships based at University of Exeter or University of Plymouth starting Autumn 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  NIHR Funded
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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South West, University of Exeter and University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth
The NIHR ARC South West invites applications for a portfolio of fully funded PhD studentships based at University of Exeter or University of Plymouth starting Autumn 2026. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  NIHR Funded
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Hybrid Microsimulation and Agent-Based Modelling of Healthy Ageing in Place in England

University of Surrey
School of Health Sciences
  Research Group: Living and Dying Well Research Group; Centre for Excellence in Ageing; Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI
England’s population is ageing rapidly and those who need support most often live in communities already stretched by pressures on housing, transport, and care services. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RG Green, Dr H Jin
 12 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Health Studies Research/ option of joint PhD with HKU or NUS MPhil/PhD

King’s College London
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  PhD Research Programme
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The impact of extended waiting times for treatment and investigation in people with long-term conditions

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
Waiting lists for hospital treatment have steadily increased since 2016 (2016 was the last time that the 18-week treatment target was met by the NHS). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Stack, Prof D Kyte
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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What role can leisure play in enabling people to sustain their chosen lifestyle post diagnosis with dementia?

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
Discourse about dementia and best practice in addressing its malign outcomes has progressed over the last generation from a purely medicalised lens, through person centred and personhood approaches, to those where the social citizenship of individuals is promoted. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CR Russell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A good teacher listens: Why knowing your students and teaching your students go hand in hand

University of Worcester
Institute of Education
In the UK interest in Social Pedagogy is growing, as the chasm between what our children need, and what our education system offers them, grows wider by the day. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Solvason, Dr RP Paige, Dr AH Hodgkins, Dr AP Prowle
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Home Automation and Dementia Care

University of Worcester
Worcester Business School
Home Automation technologies have evolved significantly in recent years to incorporate all aspects of modern living from climate control, lighting, security, safety monitoring, entertainment and energy conservation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C Bowers, Dr S Evans
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Working with farming families to build resilience when living with dementia

University of Worcester
School of Health and Wellbeing
Although there is no cure for dementia, the experience can be shaped by the individual’s’ coping style, life history, health, neurological impairments and social environment. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CHJ Jones
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