Collaborative PhD scholarships in Child Health Technology

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Hallam University are inviting applications for a collaborative PhD scholarship in the area of Child Health Technology, to start October 2021 or February 2022. The scholarship is jointly funded by Sheffield Hallam University and The Children's Hospital Charity, and is available for 3 years of full-time or 5 years of part-time study.

The focus of the call is for novel developments in Child Health Technology. This collaboration will enable the successful applicant to explore creative approaches to developing health technologies that align with national strategic priorities in child health and address an identified clinical need.

Eligibility

See www.shu.ac.uk/research/degrees/phd-scholarships/child-health-technology for eligibility information.

Funding

The scholarship provides University tuition fees at Home levels and an annual maintenance stipend at UKRI national minimum doctoral stipend rates (£15,609 per annum for 2021/22 full-time study; £7,805 per annum for part-time) for 3 years of full-time or 5 years of part-time study.

How to apply

Please visit our website for further details on this scholarship, eligibility and how to apply:
www.shu.ac.uk/research/degrees/phd-scholarships/child-health-technology

Closing date for applications is 23:30 on 17 June 2021

Research at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust covers a wide range of clinical specialties, working with some of the country’s leading professionals in paediatric conditions. The Sheffield Children’s Clinical Research Facility (CCRF) opened in 2008 and was the first paediatric clinical research facility in the UK. Currently we have over 300 research projects open in the Trust and these range from highly complex clinical trials of investigative medicinal products to small pilot studies. Last year over 1,700 patients and volunteers participated in research at our Trust, including nearly 1000 participants taking part in COVID-19 Urgent Public Health Research studies. The research conducted at the Trust is a mix of non-commercial and commercial funded research, which is supported by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), charity funders and industry partners. We are keen to grow our own researchers and support those who are at the early stages of their clinical research careers.

Research at Sheffield Hallam in the area of child health encompasses a range of disciplines and approaches. We provide a multi-disciplinary research environment with expertise spanning engineering; materials science; biomolecular sciences and tissue engineering; design and co-design methodologies; the use and development of digital media and gaming applications for clinical applications; qualitative and quantitative approaches to understanding the patient experience; physical activity, exercise science and lifestyle interventions; and health and social care. See our website for an overview of some of our health technologies research..