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menopause PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 11 menopause PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Bridging the gap between healthcare professionals and users: can digital resources be empowering, useful and supportive for menopausal women (RDF25/HLS/PSY/LAKEY)
Menopause is a natural transition marked by the end of menstruation, typically occurring between the ages of 45 and 55, with an average age of 51 in Western cultures. Read more
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Mental health during the menopausal transition
Despite the increasing media coverage concerning the impacts of the menopause on women’s wellbeing, this remains an under-researched area. Read more
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Understanding skeletal tissue responses to sex and menopause in osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major chronic degenerative joint disease that affects a significant number of the ageing population representing the largest cause of disability and pain in people over 50 years of age. Read more
Women's physical and cognitive health across the menstrual cycle, into menopause, and beyond
Project ID. HI_3. Theme. Health Innovation. Half the world’s population are women (Taylor et al., 2021), however, historically, research focusing on women’s health has been neglected, and most of what we know about health and disease is via the investigation of males (Zucker & Beery, 2010). Read more
GEMS Topic: Sleep Quality and Cognitive Health in Menopausal Women: Pathways to Preventative Strategies
Menopause marks a significant time in a woman’s life and often with symptoms that adversely affect sleep, cognitive function and overall quality of life. Read more
Exploring the cost-of-living crisis on women from underprivileged background living with obesity in Scotland: barriers and opportunities for weight management
The prevalence of obesity in Scotland is rising, with around two thirds of adults living with overweight or obesity. Obesity rates are 36% in areas in the highest quintile of deprivation and 26% in areas in the lowest social deprivation quintile. Read more
Health inequalities which impact the treatment of urinary tract infections
Project ID. HI_9. Theme. Health Innovation. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, particularly among women, primarily caused by Escherichia coli in up to 80% of UTIs, and around 50% of cases can recur and 40% lead to bloodstream infections. Read more
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Using Lessons Learnt from Alzheimer’s Disease to Untangle the Role of Tau and scope for new treatments in Sex Hormone Responsive Cancers
Tubulin associated unit, or as it is also called, Microtubiln Associated Tau Protein (MAPT) has been extensively studied in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), whereby its hyperphosphorylation and accumulation contributes to disease pathogenesis in most cases. Read more
Funded PhD- Multivariate, longitudinal and cross-cultural exploration of the effects of becoming a parent on mental health and wellbeing in modern society
There are significant moments of transition in life, such as entering the workforce, becoming a parent, bereavement, menopause, and retirement. Read more
Self-funded PhD- Exploring changes in well-being across key life transitions
About the Project. We conduct research on the causes and consequences of positive well-being across the life course. Positive well-being includes feelings of happiness, satisfaction with one’s life, and having meaning and purpose. Read more
Mood and Reward and Mental Health
We examine a broad range of topics in the Neuroscience of Reward Group, all connected by reward processing and mental health. For example, we examine youth depression and mood in peri/menopause. Read more
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