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healthcare PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 329 healthcare PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Exploring the Use of Social Media Platforms for Supporting Individuals with Long-Term Conditions: Impacts on Self-Management and Healthcare Engagement

This PhD will investigate how individuals with long-term conditions (LTCs) use social media platforms to access informal care, social support, and advise from people with lived experience of illness. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Stack, Dr CS Sealey
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Identifying strategies to enhance Feedback Engagement in Healthcare and Medical Education

Background. Feedback is widely recognised as critical for learning, yet students often struggle to interpret. When feedback is poorly understood, it can lead to disengagement, reduced confidence, and missed opportunities for improvement, particularly for students from widening participation backgrounds. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Stack, Dr J Cooke
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Artificial Medical Intelligence for precision and preventive healthcare

Supervisory Team. Dr Rahman Attar. This PhD project focuses on Artificial Medical Intelligence, creating AI tools that anticipate risks rather than respond after disease develops. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Attar
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Healthcare Data Science (HDS CDT)

The EPSRC CDT in Healthcare Data Science is a four-year cohort-based doctoral training programme offering opportunities for doctoral study in computational statistics, machine learning, data engineering and infectious disease analytics within the context of ethically-responsible health research. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Creative Health in Paediatric Care and/or Social Prescribing in the Community: Co-designed Arts and Digital Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes for Children and Families in the UK

Arts-led joined Arts & Health PHD scholarship. A collaboration between the Leeds School of Arts/Creative Arts and Health Research Lab (CAHREL) and the School of Health/Centre for Health Promotion Research (CHPR). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Sextou, Prof A Bagnall
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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It’s the way we speak: exploring the impact of accent, dialect and language in creating inclusive environments for medical education

Decades of research and policy developments have explored how to promote diversity and inclusion in the medical profession, including via widening participation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Gibson Smith, Dr A Laidlaw, Prof J Harden
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The Impact of Housing Conditions on the Health and Healthcare Engagement of Asylum-Seeking and Refugee Women During Pregnancy and Early Motherhood in the UK (HHS-2026-16)

Housing is a key social determinant of health, shaping wellbeing, safety, and access to healthcare. In the UK, asylum‑seeking and refugee (ASR) women are frequently placed in temporary, overcrowded, or poor‑quality accommodation due to restrictive immigration policies and limited financial resources. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Firth
 19 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Improving meta-analysis of complex healthcare interventions: Application to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Health and social care interventions—like those for quitting smoking or managing weight—are often made up of several parts. For example, a smoking cessation programme might include motivational sessions, behaviour-change strategies, and different delivery formats (online, in-person, group sessions) [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Freeman, Prof A Sutton, Dr ES Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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To explore symptom management during end of life care in neonatal settings

  Research Group: Healthcare
Each year, around 1200 babies will die in the neonatal period, constituting the largest category of death in children under 5yrs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KG Gallagher, Dr S Seaton, Prof JM Manning
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Next-Generation Farrington Model for Infection Prevention and Control: A Farrington Algorithm with Spatiotemporal and Adaptive Baseline Capabilities

  Research Group: School of Mathematics
The project focuses on developing new statistical methods for detecting unusual patterns in healthcare-associated infections. This is a fully funded 3.5-year PhD project supported by the Healthcare Infection Society. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Titarenko, Dr H Liu
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD studentship in the Population Health Sciences Institute: Exploring the impact of heavy drinking in older adults on healthcare costs

Award summary. 100% of home tuition fees paid and an annual stipend (living expenses) of £21,805 (2026-27 UKRI rate). Overview. Are you interested in public health, ageing and health economics? This PhD will explore the costs of heavy drinking amongst older adults to the UK healthcare system. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr B Bareham, Prof A O'Donnell, Dr T Robinson
 12 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Autism and healthcare: Public Health, Autism and cervical screening

Key Information. Open to. UK fee eligible applicants only. Funding Providers: Cancer Research Wales  . Subject Area: Autism and cervical screening . Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Aimee Grant Grant, Dr Rebecca Ellis Ellis
 15 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next generation wearable healthcare sensors

The aim of this project is to research and develop the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) connected wearable sensor technologies for applications in healthcare and physiotherapy. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S Sherratt, Dr S Hadjiloucas
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Scholarship, Sheffield Hallam University: Exploring the role of physical activity in NHS paediatric pain management services

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at the School of Sport and Physical Activity, commencing 01 October 2026.  . Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Lamb, Dr CB Benkowitz, Dr C Homer
 17 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Creating Explainable AI for Health with Confidence

Supervisory Team. Professor Gabriela Czanner. This PhD will develop advanced machine learning methods to transform heterogeneous, routinely collected medical data into explainable, uncertainty-aware insights for healthcare decision-making. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof G Czanner
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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