systematic review PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 56 systematic review PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Care-home and Community Residents Engage in Exercise Digitally (CCREED): Exploring and comparing the effectiveness of online physical activity for falls prevention and loneliness for older adults based in care homes versus the community.

University of Stirling Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport

An exciting opportunity for a full-time PhD period of study is available in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling. Read more

Supervisors: Prof AC Whittaker, Dr J Connelly

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Is there a role for Fusobacterium nucelatum, candida or HV16 in oral disease progression?

University of Dundee Dental School

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounts for over 90% of all oral cancers and is generally considered the 8th most common cancer worldwide [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Macluskey, Dr D H Edwards

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Exploring Parkinson’s disease subtypes using data driven approaches applied to prospective cohorts

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by a wide range of motor and non-motor features, for which there is no known cause. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Lawton

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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What outcomes are important to patients with osteoarthritis? Development of a core outcome set

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Osteoarthritis is the most common musculoskeletal condition worldwide and is the leading cause of disability in the UK. In our recent study to identify research priorities in osteoarthritis, the highest priority question to patients was “What outcomes are important to patients?”[1]. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Whitehouse

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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MSc By Research: Exploring how the immune microenvironment contributes to outcome in male breast cancer

Aberdeen University School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

The MSc by Research programme at the University of Aberdeen is for students interested in a research-intensive master's degree. It is designed specifically to enhance your skills for a PhD or research career. Read more

Supervisors: Prof V Speirs, Dr R Abu Eid, Dr B Elsberger

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Development of a decision tool for people offered bone conduction hearing implants

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Background. Some people with hearing loss cannot wear conventional hearing aids and a bone conduction hearing implant (BCHI) might be considered. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RP Powell, Dr K Kluk, Dr S Peters, Mr KG Green, Dr PFH Feltham-Hill

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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An investigation of the causal relationship and genetic overlap between sleep traits and physical and mental health using Mendelian randomization

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Sleep has long been known to play a role in physical and mental wellbeing and sleep disruption has been observed to co-occur with a number of health conditions including. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Lewis, Dr MR Renteria, Dr HJ Jones

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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A mixed methods study to explore under-representation in undergraduate dental education and the barriers to access to dental schools in the UK

Queen Mary University of London Institute of Dentistry

Background. There is a scarcity of research examining how under-representation is specifically produced in UK dental schools, despite the well-established body of research exploring barriers to access to higher education (1). Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Muirhead, Dr A Mahendran, Dr P Neville

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Assessing the consistency assumption underlying network meta-analysis in systematic reviews

University of Liverpool Faculty of Health and Life Science

Systematic reviews of trial evidence are often carried out to summarise and compare the effectiveness of treatments for a specific disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Donegan

1 October 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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An exploration of the interactions and relationships between key stakeholders within entrepreneurial ecosystems

Atlantic Technological University Research

The Postgraduate Research Programme in Innovation, Digitalisation, Enterprise and Society (IDEAS) offers 12 PhD research scholarships to commence in 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SS Stephens, Dr CM Moran, Dr GO Onofrei, Dr R Lyons

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Peptide-based nanoparticles for brain targeted gene delivery.

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Gene therapy has the potential to provide therapeutic benefit to millions of people with neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Delivery into the brain is hampered by the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which limits the efficacy of both conventional and novel therapies at the target site. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E McErlean, Prof H McCarthy

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Genetic Engineering of Immune Effector Cells for CAR therapies using a Peptide Technology

Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapies have demonstrated remarkable treatment outcomes and several CAR-T therapies now approved for treatment of haematological malignancies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E McErlean, Prof H McCarthy

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Sarcopenia as a biomarker for people with multiple long-term conditions: an epidemiological perspective

University of Leicester Department of Population Health Sciences

Background . The term ‘multiple long-term conditions’ (MLTCs) refers to the co-existence of two or more chronic conditions (physical or mental) in a person [Navickas et al. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Wilkinson

9 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Are financial professions missing out on ethnically diverse talent? A study of leadership progression in accountancy

University of Portsmouth Faculty of Business and Law

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance and will be supervised by Dr Karen McBride and Dr Judith Fletcher-Brown. Read more

Supervisors: Dr K McBride, Dr J Fletcher-Brown

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Disease modelling to understand long-term progression and treatment response in Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust GOSH BRC Applied Child Health Informatics Theme (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

This project addresses the urgent medical need to collect and analyse big data sources. on the natural history disease progression of children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Baranello, Dr D Ridout

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 56 systematic review PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

systematic review PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 56 systematic review PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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