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We have 147 Health Psychology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students
Health Psychology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students
We have 147 Health Psychology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students
Enhancing Maternal Health through Physical Activity
The School of Biomedical Sciences invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2025/26. Read more
When blue spaces turn brown: understanding the influence of poor water quality on blue health (dis)benefits
Water environments, or blue spaces, such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs and coastal waters are an important natural resource that support biodiversity, underpin food and energy production, supply drinking water, promote tourism and enable recreational opportunities. Read more
(Bicentenary) Building Connections to Address Environmental Issues and Inequalities in Healthy Foods
We wish to appoint a PhD candidate to undertake research in the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology in collaboration with Engineering and Plant & Soil Sciences. Read more
Examining the clinical effectiveness of intra-apheresis cycling for peripheral blood stem cell donations
Application deadline - midday (GMT) Friday 10 January 2025. Additional supervisor. Dr Alex Thompson, University of Nottingham. Over 90,000 people receive stem cell transplants every year worldwide for illnesses such as blood cancer. Read more
The impact of the menstrual cycle on harmful gambling behaviour in females
Application deadline - midday (GMT) Friday 10 January 2025. Additional industrial supervisor. Dr Rosalind Baker-Frampton, Clinical Director, Gordon Moody. Read more
(Bicentenary) The impact of juvenile/adolescent onset chronic conditions and mental health on education, vocation and employment
Juvenile and adolescent onset chronic conditions (e.g. asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, cystic fibrosis, mental health issues) may influence education and career aspirations. Read more
Communicating the air: identifying better methods to support public engagement with air pollution to help minimise air pollution exposures
Air pollution is a public health emergency (Holgate, 2022), responsible for an estimated 8.1 million global premature deaths every year (Health Effects Institute, 2024). Read more
(Bicentenary) Development of a prototype digital platform to improve patient adherence in rheumatoid arthritis: DigiRA
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting 1% of the adult population. The drug methotrexate is used to control the disease but not everyone responds and up to 41% of patients do not take their methotrexate on time (non-adherence). Read more
(Bicentenary) 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
(Bicentenary) Access to care, the impact of inequalities, and mental health outcomes for young people with psoriasis, eczema, or acne in the UK
Illnesses in children and young people (CYP), defined as people aged 10-24 years old, can have a long-lasting impact on their development, and skin conditions are some of the most common diseases in this age group. Read more
PhD Studentship at the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory, University of Stirling
The Leverhulme International Professorship grant supports the establishment of a new Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory at the University of Stirling. Read more
Developing effective interfaces for EMA data collection to support prediction and treatment of health conditions in the community
Health technologies play important roles in earlier prediction of illness and enabling behavioural interventions to help manage conditions in the community. Read more
Scent of Emotion: Investigating cross-modal associations between smell, sound, and vision and their impact on emotional processing across the lifespan
Multisensory experiences are an intrinsic part of how we perceive the world around us, with smells having a particularly strong ability to trigger emotions and vivid memories. Smells are deeply connected to memory and emotion, often eliciting feelings that appear instantly and unconsciously. Read more
Developing and refining a conceptual model for de-implementing low-value safety practices
We invite UK applicants for this fully funded PhD scholarship (NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration) based in School of Psychology. Read more
What’s the value of improving a smile – study of people experiencing homelessness
One fully funded Frederick E Hopper full-time PhD scholarship is available in the School of Dentistry for a start in October 2025. Read more