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primary care PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 64 primary care PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Development and Validation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Smoking Cessation at a Primary (Dental) Health Care (PHC) Setting in Country X
Background: . Smoking remains a major public health issue worldwide, significantly contributing to various diseases, including oral health conditions such as periodontal disease and oral cancers. Read more
Co-designing Socially Assistive Robots for People with Dementia (Project ID SHSC0052)
Dementia is a complex neurological syndrome impacting over 944,000 people in the UK (Alzheimer's Research UK, 2022). Read more
Using Big Data Approaches to Enhance Fluid Stewardship in Intensive Care Unit
Charles University, Third Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine . An enthusiastic group of young scientists mostly from Charles University in Prague and UMC Amsterdam is looking for a junior colleague who is willing to join our team and take over Dysnatraemia subproject. Read more
Investigating weight loss in secondary care settings (Ref: SSEHS/CM01)
Approximately 30% of people are living with obesity, which is a risk factor for many health conditions that require secondary care and costs the NHS £6.1 billion/year. Read more
Understanding needs and care pathways for people with co-morbid dementia and psychosis
Psychotic symptoms occur in one-third to one-half of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD; Ropacki & Jeste, 2005) and also occur in other forms such as vascular dementia, Lewy body disease (LBD), or frontotemporal dementia (FTD) (Agüera-Ortiz, 2022). Read more
Identifying the efficacy of medical dermatology therapies using artificial intelligence. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Patient Safety Research Collaborative (PSRC) PhD studentship.
Award Summary. To deliver real and meaningful changes in patient safety for those with Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTCs). Read more. Read more
Investigating the role of novel and established plasma biomarkers in the evaluation of heart failure in children with heart disease
Research Group:
Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
This project will use plasma samples of children with congenital heart disease to evaluate the role of novel and established cardiac biomarkers in identifying and monitoring paediatric heart failure. Read more
Investigating the role of alveolar macrophage metabolic reprogramming in pathogenesis of progressive pulmonary fibrosis.
Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF) is a devastating condition which causes worsening breathlessness and disability, with a high mortality rate. Read more
Model-based health economic evaluation of interventions for improving primary healthcare for patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during severe flooding in India
Applications are invited for a 3 year fully-funded PhD Studentship starting September 2025. Background to the project. Severe floods are an increasing annual problem in parts of India and South Asia, worsened by global warming. Read more
Funded PhD- Emerging co-resistance to first and second line antibiotics in urinary pathogens and implications for the control of urosepsis.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common presentation in primary care, and the most common infection leading to microbiological examination and antibiotic treatment. Read more
Novel mechanisms to reduce steroid burden for patients with asthma
The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) as experimental medicine centres of excellence via competitive application every five years. Read more
A decentralized, data driven health monitoring and diagnostics platform based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and wearable/portable Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) sensors
Research Group:
Computing, Informatics and Applications Research Group
Research Group. Computing, Informatics and Applications Research Group. Proposed supervisory team. Dr Mahdi Maktabdar. Dr Lakshmi Babu Saheer. Read more
Super-Smart Textiles: A Self-Powered Wearable Technology for Remote Health Monitoring (Ref: UF-ID-2024)
According to the World Health Organisation, over 1 billion of the global population suffer from disabilities. However, access to rehabilitation care has been a global issue due to lack of resources including infrastructure and trained professionals. Read more
Identifying how mucinous tumours use glycobiology to resist chemotherapy
Mucinous colorectal cancers are easily identifiable early in a patient’s care due to their extracellular glycan (sugar)-dominated mucus, which accounts for more than 50% of tumour volume. Read more
Developing tailored solutions to under-recruiting randomised controlled trials: a mixed-methods investigation
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) drive evidence-based medicine, but they can be resource-intensive and challenging to conduct. Read more