Dr L Ritchie, Dr K James
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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is seeking to attract PhD candidates of outstanding ability and commitment to join its vibrant and growing programme of internationally excellent research. Successful applicants will benefit from our intellectually stimulating and inclusive research environment and from enhanced career development support and professional skills training.
This studentship proposes to investigate the impact of employment, volunteering and other purposeful activities to the lives of younger people with dementia. A younger person with dementia is defined as someone who is diagnosed under the age of 65, it is estimated that there are currently 40,000 younger people with dementia in the UK. Previous research carried out at the University of the West of Scotland has shown that having the opportunity and support to continue employment post diagnosis can be beneficial for individuals with dementia in terms of their emotional and social wellbeing. However, continued employment with dementia is not always possible for a number of reasons, in these cases accessing appropriate activities and services is important and volunteering or other purposeful activities may be ways of addressing this. This studentship will aim to explore the contribution of purposeful activities, including employment, volunteering and community based activities to the lives of younger people with dementia. A mixed methods approach will be adopted involving focus groups with people with dementia and their family members. This will inform the development of a questionnaire to explore the links between the activities younger people with dementia engage in and wellbeing. Understanding the impact of these activities will inform the development of policy and practice relating to post diagnostic care of younger people with dementia and contribute to the emerging literature on employment of people with dementia.
Funding Notes
The studentship offers an annual stipend of £14,296 per annum for three years and payment of tuition fees (current value £4052). Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and successful candidates will be put forward to a final selection panel which will decide on the award of studentships (i.e. funding will be considered as part of a competitive round and there is no guarantee that it will be awarded). Candidates will not be required to attend the final panel. Successful applicants will be expected to contribute up to 6 hours/week to UWS’ academic related activities.
References
Studentships are open to Home/EU candidates with a first degree in a relevant discipline. Non-EU students can apply, but will not receive the stipend and will be required to pay fees.
Candidates must be available to commence their studies on 1st October 2016.
How to apply:
Postgraduate Degree by Research Applications should be completed online at
http://www.uws.ac.uk/research/graduate-school/prospective-students/
Applications without all relevant documents will not be considered. Please quote the Project Reference Number. The deadline date for applications is 15th May 2016.
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