University of Kent, Centre for Health Services Studies

PhD Scholarship in Social care supported by the Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex (ARC KSS)

The Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) at the University of Kent, in collaboration with the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey, Sussex are offering a PhD scholarship (3-year full-time or 5 years part-time) to be based in the Centre for Health Services Studies. We welcome applications to undertake research focusing on social care commencing in September 2023. The studentship is linked to the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex which aims to develop applied health and social care research across the region for the benefit of patients and the public.

Criteria

This studentship opportunity is open to all candidates with the following requirements:

• Have completed a health- or social work/care-related postgraduate training course at Master's level equivalent to merit or distinction.
• A combination of qualifications and/or experience that is equivalent to a relevant UK Master’s level degree may also be accepted.
• This studentship is available for eligible UK home-rate fee candidates only.

Scholarship information

The scholarship is open to applicants with a defined research proposal relevant to social care. We particularly welcome applications from prospective students interested in the below but are not limited to these areas as all applications welcome.

• Experiences of and support for family and unpaid carers
• Understanding issues around variation in use, equity, and access to social care
• Use of outcome measures in adult social care
• Contributing to and reviewing the evidence on the evaluation of person-centred models of social care provision

The prospective student will be linked to the ARC KSS academy and benefit from research training and support across the Kent, Surrey and Sussex area as well as regional programmes of applied health and social care research in social care and social work, primary and community care, child and adolescent mental health and dementia.

Scholarship Value

• The studentship will cover tuition fees at the standard postgraduate Home rate (£4,596 for 2023/24) rate plus an annual maintenance stipend of £17,668 per annum (in line with the UKRI rate for 2023).
• Annual Research Training Support allowance of £750 to cover conference attendance, training courses, equipment and books.

Deadline

• 25th June 2023, 23:59 BST
• Interviews to be held in July 2023

How to apply

For further information and to apply please visit our Kent page.