Epidemiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 125 Epidemiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Exploring the value of using large third-party artificial intelligence models in epidemiology, with examples using Twitter/X data

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Large language models (LLMs) are an artificial intelligence approach that typically have a very large number of parameters (e.g. millions or billions) and have been trained on extremely large datasets. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Millard

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

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Quantifying prognosis in the current era of antiretroviral therapy among persons with HIV in Europe and North America across different HIV acquisition route groups

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

In Europe and North America, prognosis for persons with HIV (PWHIV) has improved since the introduction of combined antiretroviral in 1996[1]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SI Ingle

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

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Understanding the role of adiponectin in kidney disease development at a population level

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Reduced circulating adiponectin levels are associated with poor outcome in patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) (1). Adiponectin has been shown to be protective against the development of DKD in Type 2 diabetic models (2, 3, 4). Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Foster

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

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Investigating the interactions of incretin hormone mimetics with hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system arginine vasopressin and oxytocin release

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Our research focus over decades has been the osmoregulatory function of a special collection of neurones in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Murphy

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

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Investigating the causal relationship between atopic dermatitis and cardiovascular disease in multiple ancestry groups

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Atopic dermatitis (AD) or eczema affects 20% of children and 10% of adults, where the prevalence is reported to be higher among individuals of Asian and African ancestry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Budu-Aggrey

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

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Metabolomic characterisation of adiposity across the life course

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

There is evidence that adiposity, measured by body mass index (BMI), causally influences a range of health outcomes, but little understanding of the mechanisms driving BMI effects. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Corbin

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

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Pectin supplementation to reduce gut and systemic inflammation and improve liver, muscle and gastrointestinal outcomes

University of Nottingham School of Medicine

A quarter of the world's population has metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, (which used to be known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease). Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Aithal, Dr J Grove, Dr KR Rollins, Prof AMV Valdes

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Inflammatory Arthritis in Childhood: Impact, Outcomes and Safety of Treatment

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is the most common inflammatory arthritis of childhood. Although less common than arthritis in adults, a diagnosis of arthritis in a child can have lasting impacts on that child and their families through their entire lifespan. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Hyrich, Dr L Kearsley-Fleet

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

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Modelling within-individual variability of clinical parameters and investigation of their effects on clinical decision-making

University of Birmingham Institute of Applied Health Research

All measured clinical parameters vary within individual the same individual. This variation includes biological variation (chance variation around a physiological mean) and variation in the measurement process (measurement error). Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Marshall

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

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Therapeutic resolution of coronavirus (COVID-19) diseases by natural products

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Coronavirus now labelled as Covid-19 has become a global pandemic affecting around 200 countries. Currently neither any cure nor any vaccine for Covid-19 has been established. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Nasim

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

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Ethnicity, Class and Consumption - Continuity and change in ethnic minority cultural practice in the UK

University of Bradford Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences

Research Group: Criminology and Sociology

This research topic focuses on the intersections of ethnicity, class and consumption in contemporary British, and multi-ethnic spaces. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Alam, Dr I Chaudry

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

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ERK5 MAPK signalling in Alzheimer’s disease

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Neurodegenerative diseases have devastating effects on individuals’ lives and our society, with no effective treatments available. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Muller, Dr S Kantamneni

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

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Statistical inference for epidemics models

University of Birmingham School of Mathematics

Mathematical models have been established as an important tool for capturing the features that drive the spread of a disease, predicting the progression of an epidemic and guiding the development of effective control strategies to prevent potential outbreaks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Touloupou, Dr R Seymour

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Modelling & Economics of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in South East Asia

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Decisions on adopting vaccine policies for infectious diseases can be informed by model-based economic evaluations of the costs and benefits achieved, including the indirect benefits by reducing transmission. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Dodd, Dr A Brennan, Dr A Lee

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhDs in The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research

Sheffield Hallam University Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research

Our research focuses on issues of social and economic disadvantage as experienced by places and people. We invite applications for research study in any of our research strengths, which include. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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We have 125 Epidemiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

Epidemiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

We have 125 Epidemiology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in the UK

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