The School of Health & Psychological Sciences (SHPS) offers a series of doctoral studentships in cutting edge research areas, including topics related to: Applied Vision, Food Policy, Health Services Research, Language and Communication Science, Maternal and Child Health, Midwifery, Nursing, Mental Health, and Psychology.
We are offering seven (7) funded PhD studentships in total, four (4) University funded studentships and three (3) School of Health & Psychological Sciences (SHPS) funded studentships.
Application closing date: 29 January 2024
Short listed candidates informed: w/c 11 March 24
Interview Dates: w/c 18 March 2024
Offers made: early April 2024
PhD Start Date: October 2024 & February 2025
University Funded Studentships
These four studentships must address at least one of three cross-cutting themes that SHPS has identified for strategic development and investment:
- Inequalities in practice
- Intervention development, testing, and/or implementation
- Coproduction
Additionally, there must be interdisciplinarity in the supervision team; which may also include supervisors external to City, University of London. The application must also include a Category B supervisor as this is also a development opportunity for staff, please discuss this with your intended principal supervisor.
In addition to the advertised stipend, University funded students will receive £1,500 for research expenses and a full tuition fees waiver (this includes overseas and home students).
School of Health & Psychological Sciences Funded Studentships
The School of Health and Psychological Sciences (SHPS) is also offering three additional PhD studentships. These three studentships are funded by the School itself and are in addition to the four studentships funded centrally by the University.
The topic for these three studentships is open to applicants to decide upon, as long as the topic aligns with the research expertise and interest of the proposed supervisor within SHPS, and that the composition of the research team is consistent with University doctoral regulations.
In addition to the advertised maintenance grant of £20,622 per annum, SHPS funded students will get £1,000 for research expenses and a waver for home tuition fees. Overseas students who are successful will have to meet the difference between the home fee (waived) and the overseas fee.
One of these three School-funded studentships is protected for applicants from a Black, Black British, Caribbean, or African background. Additional eligibility criteria for this studentship includes that the applicant:
- is a UK-permanent resident (UK fee-paying student) and
- is from the following ethnic groups: Black (this includes Black British African or Black British Caribbean or Black British other or Mixed Black or Black British). Applicants are requested to self-identify in their covering letter.
General requirements
The studentship will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and potential to produce cutting edge-research.
Applicants should have:
- Bachelor’s degree with honours at least a 2:1 (or overseas equivalent) and Master’s degree or equivalent qualification. Qualifications will ideally be in medical or allied health subjects, psychology, or a related field.
- Experience of research.
- For applicants whose first language is not English, an IELTS score of at least 7 (with a minimum of 7.0 in writing).
What we offer
In SHPS, we offer PhD candidates a world-class research environment:
- 100% of our research environment and impact was judged as world leading or internationally excellent in the Allied Health Professions Unit of Assessment
- 82.5% of our impact was judged as world leading or internationally excellent in the Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience Unit of Assessment.
Within the SHPS, we place a priority on:
- researcher development
- creating a positive research culture
- strengthening interdisciplinary research, and
- working with our communities and achieving a strong impact through our research.
Potential PhD projects and project supervisors
Applicants will submit their own research proposals, providing it aligns with expertise and interests of staff within the School and for the University funded studentships that it aligns with one of the three strategic themes.
You are encouraged to review the list of Research Centres & Departments in SHPS and of available supervisors and their areas of expertise and to establish contact with the supervisor to discuss the planned project further.
Details of the areas of expertise and research interests can be found by Research Centre/Department, below.
- Applied Vision
- Language & Communication Science
- Mental Health
- Health Services Research
- Maternal & Child Health
- Food Policy
- Psychology
- Nursing
- Radiography
- Centre for Healthcare Innovation Research
How to apply
Applicants will submit their own proposals, establish contact with SHPS staff and must identify and name appropriate supervisors as part of their application.
Applicants will need to submit a 4-page research proposal plus up to 1 page of references cited in the research proposal, as part of their application.
Applicants are encouraged to read about how to prepare your application and writing the proposal.
Applicants are required to submit their application online. Further information and the online form are available on each of our PhD Programmes webpages. Please note that these pages contain generic information on PhD candidacy within SHPS.
You must follow the criteria and process outline above, and not the generic criteria. Toward the bottom of the page you will find a section on <How to Apply> within this you can find the portals for submitting your studentship application (either full-time or part-time).
Please make sure you have started your application with sufficient time and understand what documentation is required, for example, certificates of qualifications need to be provided.
The deadline for applications: 29 January 2024.
Applicants can expect to hear the outcome of shortlisting by w/c 11 March 2024.
Shortlisted applicants will be expected to attend an interview or be interviewed on-line during w/c 18 March 2024 and final decisions will be communicated in early April 2024.
SHPS reserves the right to make final decisions in a manner that optimises equitable distribution of resources across SHPS.
For any queries about the SHPS PhD studentships that are not addressed in the above information or available, please contact SHPS Doctorate Enquiries on SHPSresearch@city.ac.uk.
City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes and culture, for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, gender identity, trans status, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief or social class.