Two Full-time PhD (via MPhil) studentships are available at Liverpool John Moores University, via the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC). NIHR ARC NWC is one of 15 regional ARCS funded by the NIHR to bring together those needed to support research to improve health and care. Our vision is to address the considerable health inequalities across our region through the collaborative production and implementation of high-quality applied health research in our five themes. Research supported by the ARC NWC must be relevant to the needs of the diverse communities served by the NIHR ARC NWC and its local health and care system, and be generalisable across health and care nationally, as well as within the local health and care system where it is conducted. Our Doctoral Fellows are distributed across the themes and universities and are a crucial part of our Academic Career Development Strategy.
The supervisory teams have a broad range of expertise, and experience in successful supervision to PhD completion. Two from the 11 projects currently advertised will be funded, reference ARC1-11.
Co-production of the Children’s Liverpool Survey of Health, Activity, and Wellbeing across the Lifecourse: 1 (L-SHAWL 1)
Background: Physical activity and fitness are key determinants of health and wellbeing. The physical activity levels of children in the UK are low. Levels of physical fitness have been declining for several years and the prevalence of childhood obesity remains high. Liverpool currently lacks robust annual, representative data regarding children’s physical activity and fitness levels. To address the gaps in health intelligence, we are proposing a study to co-produce and pilot the annual Liverpool Survey of Health, Activity and Wellbeing across the Lifecourse with a specific focus on children (L-SHAWL 1). The goal of the PhD programme is to develop, pilot and refine L-SHAWL 1 to deliver a surveillance system and measurement protocol that can be rolled out, at scale, across the city and provide a blueprint for other areas across the North West and beyond.
Aim: To co-develop and pilot a physical activity, fitness, health and wellbeing surveillance system for 9-13 year old school children and examine its acceptability and feasibility.
Plan: The proposed research will have two phases.
Phase 1. Co-Production
Stakeholders including representatives from key health, education and local authority organisations, children, parents, school teachers and collaborating academics will be invited to join academics from LJMU’s Physical Activity Exchange and the Institute for Health Research’s Children, Young People and Families interest group in a series of workshops designed to shape and refine L-SHAWL 1.
Phase 2. Pilot of L-SHAWL 1
L-SHAWL 1 will be piloted with schoolchildren recruited via local primary and secondary schools. The feasibility and acceptability of L-SHAWL 1 will be examined. We will also examine participation rates and the completeness of data collected. The results will inform the final design of L-SHAWL 1 and its subsequent expansion.
Contact details: For informal enquiries or for any further information please contact Dr Lynne Boddy ([Email Address Removed]).
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