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This scheme enables researchers to undertake humanities or social science doctoral degrees in any area of health.
The way we fund research is changing to support our new strategy .
This scheme is now closed.
Stipend, research expenses and tuition fees
Usually 3 years
2 March 2021, 17:00 GMT
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You can apply for a Doctoral Studentship if you want to complete a 3 year PhD in any humanities or social science area on a topic related to health.
At the point of applying, you should hold, or expect to hold, a relevant Master's degree, or have equivalent research experience.
You must have been accepted onto a PhD programme with an eligible host organisation in the UK, Republic of Ireland or a low- or middle-income country (apart from mainland China). You should have a written statement to confirm this from someone at the relevant level of authority.
You must not have started your PhD.
You can be of any nationality.
Nationals of the UK and Republic of Ireland are eligible to pay home fees.
Nationals of all other high-income countries will need to pay international fees.
From 1 January 2021, this also includes EU and EEA nationals. We recommend that you check with your host organisation to see what fees you’ll need to pay.
If you need to pay an international fee (we cover the home fee), you should either:
You can't apply if:
If you've previously been unsuccessful with a full application for this scheme, you can't apply again with the same proposal unless we've invited you to do so. However, you're welcome to apply with a new project.
You can't apply to carry out activities that involve the transfer of grant funds into mainland China.
We will assess:
Read about the grants we've awarded and the research we support in the humanities and social sciences .
We encourage you to check that your application is competitive by discussing your project with:
Your supervisor and other researchers will give you advice about the intellectual quality, methodology and importance of your project. They will also help you to decide whether it’s the right time for you to apply.
The research office at your host organisation should be able to advise you on:
how much time the authorised organisational approver needs to approve your application after you submit it – this may need to be done well in advance of the Wellcome deadline
how to structure your application, including the budget
what information is needed to support your proposal.
Contact the research office and your supervisors for advice as early as possible in the application process.
You must have an eligible host organisation that will administer your fellowship for the full duration of the award.
You should give careful thought to your choice of supervisor(s); they should have strong track records in research, training and mentorship.
If you have a multi-site or multi-method project, you may need more than one supervisor. You should make it clear on your application form how you will all work together.
Your sponsor can also be your supervisor.
Your sponsor should be in a position to guarantee you space and facilities for the full period of your PhD. Sponsors are usually the head of department or head of school/faculty. The sponsor must:
Your supervisor should:
Your supervisor(s) and sponsor will write letters of support. These should discuss your suitability for doctoral research, the quality of your project, and the support that the host organisation and relevant department will offer you.
Research fellowships for health professionals, what we offer.
A Doctoral Studentship is usually for three years, although we consider requests to undertake PhDs on a part-time basis (for example, if someone has family commitments or intends to keep up another career for sufficient hours to maintain a professional accreditation).
Support includes:
If you're based outside London:
Year 1 | £23,955 |
Year 2 | £24,525 |
Year 3 | £25,096 |
Year 4 | £25,666 |
If you're based in London:
Year 1 | £25,954 |
Year 2 | £26,572 |
Year 3 | £27,190 |
Year 4 | £27,808 |
Year 1 | £22,976 |
Year 2 | £23,523 |
Year 3 | £24,070 |
Year 4 | £24,617 |
Year 1 | £24,975 |
Year 2 | £25,570 |
Year 3 | £26,164 |
Year 4 | £26,839 |
We usually provide funds at the level charged to UK and Republic of Ireland students.
We only pay the international student rate for applicants who are from low- and middle-income countries .
See the 'Eligibility and suitability' section on this page for more information.
We will add inflation to your fees – you do not need to add it to your application.
We will provide a contribution of up to £5,000 towards the costs of attending academic meetings and conferences. This includes registration fees and childcare or any other caring responsibility cost . You will need to justify the costs and include a breakdown for each part of your trip, for example air fares and number of journeys.
We will pay for the materials and consumables you need to carry out your proposed research, including:
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Costs can include guards, panic buttons and alarms. You should ask your employing organisation for advice on the level of security you need.
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If you will be away for more than 12 months , you can ask for up to 100 hours of lessons in the local language for you and/or your partner during the first 12 months of your visit.
We will cover 100% of the costs for local language school classes or up to 50% of the costs of individual tuition.
We will not cover the cost of examinations or personal learning materials such as DVDs and books.
If you have to move to take up the post at your host organisation, you can ask for £1,000. You'll need to justify this.
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We will add an inflation allowance to your award.
Your inflation allowance is based on your total eligible costs and the duration of the award. You'll receive the allowance if the costs in your application are in pounds sterling, euros or US dollars.
Award duration (in months) | Inflation allowance |
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0-12 | 0.0% |
13-24 | 1.0% |
25-36 | 2.0% |
37-48 | 3.0% |
49-60 | 4.1% |
61-72 | 5.1% |
73-84 | 6.2% |
These rates are calculated using compound inflation at 2.0% a year from Year 2 onwards.
If your costs are in any other currency, we will use an inflation allowance that reflects the inflation rate of the country where the host organisation is based.
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Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Exeter |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | From £19,237 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 23rd August 2024 |
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Closes: | 17th September 2024 |
Reference: | 5224 |
Project description:
There is well-established evidence from primary care that continuity of care with a single healthcare professional, such as a GP, can lead to improved care and clinical outcomes. However, this key concept has diminished as multiple long-term condition pathways and multi-disciplinary teams have superseded the idea of a primary HCP responsible for coordinating care. There is a significant gap in the evidence on how these changes have impacted care and outcomes, and how different measures of continuity-of-care are incorporated in AI/ML predictive models of outcomes.
The aims of the studentship are to develop AI/ML predictive models of outcomes using new measures of continuity of care based on routinely collected clinical and care data, for the population with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
There will be three stages to the studentship: (i) Systematic review of the literature on continuity of care measures and application in AI/ML prediction models using routinely collected care data; (ii) Development of AI/ML predictive models using the anonymised Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) database for adults with multiple conditions of heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which require high levels of care; (iii) Performance testing of these AI/ML predictive models using specified clinical and care outcomes for HF and COPD.
This PhD studentship is a data science project in the healthcare domain and as such will provide experience of handling ‘big data’, developing AI/ML methods and translation of methods into practice, working with PPI. Development will take place in an inter-disciplinary team for a dynamic career as a healthcare data scientist
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A PhD student in the US accused of killing her friends’ baby and abusing his twin brother could face the death penalty if convicted.
Nicole Virzi has been charged with murdering six-and-a-half-week-old Leon Katz while she babysat him at the family’s home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The 29-year-old is also accused of abusing Leon’s twin brother Ari.
Virzi was a friend of the twins’ parents Ethan Katz and Savannah Roberts, and was watching the boys while on a college break, authorities said.
Ethan and Savannah found Ari had a mysterious injury to his groin area and scratches on his face, and decided to take him to hospital, leaving Leon in Virzi’s care.
Virzi claims that while they were away, she went to the kitchen to get a bottle and Leon fell from his bouncer, according to police and court records.
Virzi asserts she found Leon lying on the floor, picked him up, and saw ‘a large bump to the left side of Leon’s head.
Paramedics rushed Leon to hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead at 5:47am on Father’s Day, June 15, police said.
Doctors found that the injuries – a fracture to the skull and several bleeds on the brain – were ‘consistent with having been sustained as a result of child abuse’ and not an accident, reports WTAE.
Doctors examining Ari’s injuries also felt they were caused by child abuse.
Court documents obtained by WPIX show the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office is seeking the death penalty against Virzi.
Prosecutors believe a number of aggravating factors justify the death penalty, including an allegation that Virzi tortured Leon.
However, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has promised to refuse any death warrants sought during his time in office.
Virzi who was reportedly a clinical psychology student at UC San Diego’s Joint Doctoral Program.
She is a graduate of Pepperdine University and holds a graduate degree in clinical psychology from San Diego State.
She is the daughter of highly respected cardiologist, Peter J Virzi, who is affiliated with Mt. Sinai Doctors in Manhattan.
Virzi was charged with criminal homicide, three counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child on June 16.
She is currently being held without bail at the Allegheny County Jail.
Her attorney David Shrager told The New York Post his client was innocent, and planned to plead not guilty.
Virzi was referred to as a ‘trusted family friend’ on a GoFundMe set up to help the surviving twin and his parents.
Her professional bio says her ‘research aims to explore the complex interplay between psychological factors—such as depression, stress, negative affect, and trauma— and critical health outcomes and behaviors— such as metabolic syndrome, heart disease, obesity, eating behavior, and exercise’.
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A 2025 Crick PhD project with Ed Tate and Jo Redmond.
The majority of high-value drug targets lack a conventional druggable active site and are considered intractable to traditional small molecule drugs (also termed ‘undruggable’), leading to massive investment in alternative drug modalities. Effector-driven pharmacology has recently emerged as a revolutionary approach to drug discovery, exemplified by molecular glue degrader (MGD) therapeutics which have reached >£10 billion sales in 2022 [1]. In this strategy the drug induces a ternary complex between a target protein of interest (POI) and an effector protein, often an enzyme, which acts catalytically on the POI to trigger a specific cellular effect [2]. However, the almost unlimited potential of effector-recruiting drugs is limited by the lack of general approaches to discover new molecular glues, which have previously been discovered serendipitously [3]. Approaches to generate novel glues for, in principle, any combination of effector and POI would have revolutionary and far-reaching impact for both academic applications and industrial therapeutic discovery.
This project is part of a new Prosperity Partnership jointly supported by the UK government and AstraZeneca, in which groups at the Crick and Imperial College London collaborate with drug discovery scientists at AZ to develop novel approaches to discover molecular glues. Whilst the primary focus of the partnership is on intractable targets in cancer, the technologies developed have broad applications across many disease areas. More information about this exciting Partnership can be found here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/245036/new-partnership-will-molecular-glues-tackle/.
Across the 4 years of this chemical biology PhD You will have the opportunity to experience each stage of MGD discovery from selection of target proteins and effectors to MGD identification and optimisation. Your project will leverage state-of-the-art technology platforms developed in the Prosperity Partnership, including cellular and biochemical screens, gene editing and structure-based design, machine learning, and encoded library technologies. You will be supported by the unique collaborative environment of the Partnership, with more than 15 scientists exploring all aspects of MGD science, enabling you to receive hands-on training and supervision from deep experts in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics, molecular biology, and chemical proteomics. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with scientists at partner organisations, including Micrographia Bio (https://www.micrographiabio.com/), a TechBio startup based at the Imperial White City campus innovating in sensitive and high-throughput spatial proteomics.
This project would suit a student with a strong molecular science background (for example, chemistry, chemical biology, molecular biology, biochemistry), ideally including hands-on lab experience applying molecular approaches in a relevant biological context. The scope of the project will be tailored to the interests and background of the student, and we are particularly looking for candidates with a passion for enabling new paradigms in drug discovery, with the enthusiasm to learn and apply a diverse range of modern chemical biology approaches.
1. Schreiber, S.L. (2021)
The rise of molecular glues.
Cell 184 : 3-9. PubMed abstrac t
2. Kannt, A. and Đikić, I. (2021)
Expanding the arsenal of E3 ubiquitin ligases for proximity-induced protein degradation.
Cell Chemical Biology 28 : 1014-1031. PubMed abstract
3. Domostegui, A., Nieto-Barrado, L., Perez-Lopez, C. and Mayor-Ruiz, C. (2022)
Chasing molecular glue degraders: screening approaches.
Chemical Society Reviews 51 : 5498-5517. PubMed abstract
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A PhD student in Pennsylvania could be put to death if prosecutors prove she killed her friends' newborn child and injured the baby’s twin brother.
Allegheny District Attorney's Office said on Friday that it would pursue capital punishment charges against Nicole Virzi , who allegedly crushed the skull of six-week-old Leon Katz.
Virzi, 30, was babysitting Leon in June at his family's home when the incident occurred. She is a “longtime friend of the family,” the San Diego Union-Tribune reports , citing her attorney.
According to prosecutors, Ethan Katz and his wife Savannah Roberts asked Virzi to watch Leon on June 15 while they took his twin brother, Ari, to hospital after the child was injured. Virzi was later accused of causing those injuries as well.
While they were gone, Leon was injured, prompting Virzi to call 911 at around 11:15pm. She told emergency workers that the child had fallen and bumped his head and was unresponsive. Leon was taken to Pittsburgh Children's Hospital and was pronounced dead the following day, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .
Detectives investigating the incident noted in their reports that from the tallest point of the bouncer seat to the floor is only 18 inches.
Doctors also told detectives that Leon's brother, Ari, had small scratches all over his face, two bruises just below his belly button, swelling, bruising, redness, and scratches on his genitals. They noted to investigators that the injuries were unnatural and suggested abuse.
When questioned, Virzi told police that she was the one who first noticed Ari's injuries and informed the boy's parents. She said she saw the child scratch his own face while he was flailing in a car seat.
Prosecutors noted a number of aggravating factors in the case that they believe justifies pursuing the death penalty. Among those factors is an allegation that Virzi tortured the child, which resulted in the boy's death, according to the Post-Gazette .
When police questioned Virzi about the child's death, she claimed that the boy had fallen out of his bouncer chair when she had stepped away.
Doctors who examined the child's remains were skeptical of that explanation, determining that the injuries were "consistent with having been sustained as a result of child abuse, as these are inflicted injuries that are not natural and not accidental," according to WTAE , which reviewed court and police records.
The child's cause of death was ruled as blunt force trauma to the head. A later CT scan showed that the child had suffered a severe skull fracture on the left side of his head, as well as multiple brain bleeds.
Virzi faces homicide, aggravated assault, and child endangerment charges.
She previously studied clinical psychology at UC San Diego's Joint Doctoral Program. She was temporarily living out of an Airbnb in Pittsburgh when the incident involving Leon occurred.
Virzi has maintainer her innocence and, according to her attorney David Shrager, was devastated by the child's death.
“If there was something that she would want to convey, it would just be the absolutely horrible pain that she’s feeling,” Shrager told the Post-Gazette . “These were her close friends.”
Despite the prosecutors' pursuit of the death penalty in this case, Governor Josh Shapiro has vowed to strike down any death warrants sought during his time in office.
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Any prospective doctoral student wishing to study at a UK research organisation, including prospective international students, can apply for a UKRI studentship. All UKRI-funded doctoral students will be eligible for the full award, both the stipend to support living costs, and home-level fees at the UK research organisation rate. ...
Full studentship - These add a non-repayable, tax-free maintenance grant known as a 'stipend'. In 2024/25, this is worth a minimum of £19,237 and it can be used towards living costs - see UKRI - Find studentships and Doctoral training. For example, at The University of Manchester, the School of Social Sciences PhD studentship includes tuition ...
Funded PhD research programmes 2025 UK. The University of Brighton regularly invites applicants for fully-funded PhD studentships across all its disciplines. These allow motivated, high-calibre applicants for research degrees to join our thriving academic community and contribute to our rich and innovative research environment.
LSE PhD Studentships are tenable for four years and cover full fees and an annual stipend, which for 2024 entry is £21,237. They are available for UK and international students undertaking research in any LSE discipline, with annual renewal subject to satisfactory academic performance. These awards will be made solely on the basis of ...
A studentship is like a scholarship but for a research degree at the university, helping to fund your research project. Finance shouldn't be a barrier to delivering world-leading research, that's why we run an annual fully funded PhD studentship competition, to recruit talented researchers from across the world.
A studentship is a form of doctoral funding that is often attached to a specific project. Full PhD studentships cover the cost of tuition and materials as well as providing you with a maintenance allowance, or 'stipend'. The body awarding the studentship may decide which projects to fund. Some PhDs are advertised with funding in this way.
Welcome to jobs.ac.uk's PhD Studentship section. Here you can find the latest PhD scholarships available at universities across the UK and globally. We regularly advertise new fully-funded PhD studentships and PhD scholarships in STEM, the humanities, business and management studies and the social sciences plus many more.
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Learn about the types of studentships available to current and prospective students. View live studentship opportunities. What is a studentship? 'Studentship' is the term used for a funding package, or grant, awarded to a student by one or a combination of the below funding sources for university study. Studentships can cover part or all of a student's tuition fees and include a ...
PhD Studentship opportunities in the College of Business and Social Sciences. Founded in 1895, Aston University has a history of academic excellence. Since becoming a university in 1966, our campus located in the heart of Birmingham, England has welcomed thousands of students from around the globe. Read more.
Accelerating computational materials discovery with diverse toolsets for verification and optimisation. Funding: Funded studentship. Application deadline: Tuesday 31st December 2024. Subject area: Maths and Computing. Supervisors: Dr Alexei Lisitsa Dr Rasmus Ibsen-Jensen. Eligibility: Open to students worldwide.
A full PhD studentship is non-repayable, tax-free maintenance grants known as a 'stipend', whereas a fees-only studentship may be repayable under certain conditions. They were known to be worth a minimum of £14,777 - £15,000 which can be used towards living costs, such as rent and bills.
How to Apply. Applications for 2024 entry are open now. The HSS Principal's Doctoral Research Studentships for Academic Year 2024-25 closing on 26th February 2024. The studentships cover all tuition fees, and provide a grant for living expenses at UK Research Council rates for London (c. £20,622 p.a. full-time, c. £10,311 part-time).
UK PhD studentships are now typically only open to UK students, with fewer being available to EU and international students. One of the key reasons for this are the higher tuition fees that students outside the UK will need to pay. Some universities may offer EU/international students studentships if they are able to cover the additional fee ...
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A PhD or a Doctorate of Philosophy is the highest level of qualification in higher education and it's awarded to a student who completes independent research over the course of 3 years (full time), which is approved by submission of a thesis and viva at the end of the PhD. According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), just over ...
Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education. Kingston is seeking to make substantial investment in new PhD studentships for awards beginning in 2024. The competition for these prestigious research studentships is now open to students who wish to study for a full-time PhD at Kingston University. Funding is at Home/EU level only.
doctoral focal awards support studentships in tightly focused themes with highly tailored programmes; doctoral landscape awards provide broader flexible funding to support the UK's overall capability and capacity needs; Search funding opportunities. Find out more about how our councils develop people and skills: Arts and Humanities Research ...
University of Leeds Faculty of Environment. This fully funded PhD provides an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate research in a range of fields relating to Cell Biology, Nanotechnology, Food Science, Immunology, and Biophysics, with potential applications in healthy ageing and prevention of metabolic syndrome. Read more.
PhD studentship: DIVIDED: Inequality and Polarization Prevention. Politics and International Relations. 31 October 2024. Open to UK applicants. Doctoral Loans. Apply for a loan of up to £29,390 for 2024/25. All disciplines. Full or part-time study. Ongoing.
Funding to undertake a PhD studentship relevant to any area of medical, biological or veterinary research which supports the development and application of the 3Rs. Funding: Cash-limited award of £30,000 pa (£90,000 total over three years) Duration: 36 months. National Institute for Health Research: Doctoral fellowships.
You must have been accepted onto a PhD programme with an eligible host organisation in the UK, Republic of Ireland or a low- or middle-income country ... Our new PhD studentship stipend scales from 1 October 2023 are: If you're based outside London: Year 1: £23,955: Year 2: £24,525: Year 3: £25,096: Year 4: £25,666: If you're based in London:
This PhD studentship is a data science project in the healthcare domain and as such will provide experience of handling 'big data', developing AI/ML methods and translation of methods into practice, working with PPI. ... PhD Studentship: Unlocking the Power of UK Hospital Data: Leveraging Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing for ...
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A 2025 Crick PhD project with Ed Tate and Jo Redmond. Project background and description . The majority of high-value drug targets lack a conventional druggable active site and are considered intractable to traditional small molecule drugs (also termed 'undruggable'), leading to massive investment in alternative drug modalities.
The Graduate Route allows international students to stay in the UK for at least two years after graduating. This guide covers everything you need to know, including who is eligible and how to apply. ... PhD funding guide UK PhD loans Research Council studentship Graduate teaching assistantships International PhD funding View all funding guides.
Death penalty will be sought against student accused of killing baby Nicole Virzi, pictured in a booking photo, was arrested after police said she killed a six-week-old and assaulted his twin brother.