Other (genetic) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 10 Other (genetic) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Understanding psychiatric outcomes in children born with cleft lip and/or palate using genetics

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Cleft of the lip and/or palate is a common birth defect worldwide and occurs at a rate of one in 650 live births in the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Stergiakouli, Dr S Lewis, Prof M J Owen, Dr M van den Bree

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

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Deep phenotyping of genetic syndromes associated with autism

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Autism is an extremely heterogeneous condition. Some of this variability results from genetic heterogeneity. Some rare genetic conditions appear to have an increased prevalence of autism. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Freeth

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

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Investigating causal effects of neurodevelopmental and mental health problems in childhood on adult physical health

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Neurodevelopmental and mental health problems in childhood have been linked to adverse physical health outcomes in both childhood and adult life. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Stergiakouli, Dr L Howe, Dr RB Blakey, Ms CD Dardani

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

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Investigating the relationship between digital media use and children’s mental health

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Children are now exposed to and use digital media from a very young age both for entertainment and educational purposes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Stergiakouli, Prof C Haworth, Dr O Davis, Dr AH Havdhal

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

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Synthesizing evidence on different outcome scales: development of mapping methods for analysing childhood obesity data

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Obesity in childhood is a central theme in life course epidemiology. As well as middle-age mortality, childhood obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes and heart disease in adulthood [1]. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Higgins, Dr AD Davies

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

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Exploring the relationship between alcohol consumption and self-harm combining epidemiological and human laboratory methods

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Project Background. Self-harm is a major public health concern. It is the strongest predictor of suicide and is particularly common among young people; a group in which rates of self -harm and suicide appear to be rising. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Mars, Dr J Heron, Assoc Prof AA Attwood, Prof M Munafo

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

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MUSIC-AF: Personalised music interventions to reduce arrhythmia recurrence after rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation

University of Liverpool Department of Music

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia characterized by irregular and often rapid electrical activity in the atria of the heart due to a disruption to the normal coordinated contractions1. Read more

Supervisors: Dr EC Coutinho, Dr A Shantsila, Prof GYH Lip

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

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Self-funded PhD- Exploring changes in well-being across key life transitions

University of Bristol School of Psychological Science

About the Project. We conduct research on the causes and consequences of positive well-being across the life course. Positive well-being includes feelings of happiness, satisfaction with one’s life, and having meaning and purpose. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Haworth

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

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Self-funded MSc R- Exploring changes in well-being across key life transitions

University of Bristol School of Psychological Science

We conduct research on the causes and consequences of positive well-being across the life course. Positive well-being includes feelings of happiness, satisfaction with one’s life, and having meaning and purpose. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Haworth

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

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Cognitive Science PhD

Rochester Institute of Technology USA NTID Space Research Center

RIT's Cognitive Science Ph.D. provides an interdisciplinary study of the human mind that combines insights from psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, augmented reality, and philosophy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Dye

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

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We have 10 Other (genetic) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Other (genetic) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 10 Other (genetic) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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