ESRC Funded Studentships in Health and Wellbeing at Brunel University London

Brunel University London is pleased to invite applications for ESRC-funded studentships in

Health and Wellbeing offered through the Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership

(GUDTP). The GUDTP is an exciting collaboration between Brunel, the University of Oxford and the Open University, which offers its students access to innovative social science research training across all three institutions. Brunel DTP students in Health & Wellbeing will be members of the GUDTP Health & Wellbeing Pathway, led by Brunel and delivered collaboratively by the three universities. You can find further information about the GUDTP here.

Applicants conducting doctoral research in Health and Wellbeing at Brunel will be based within the appropriate subject area. The Pathway studentships are available across a wide agenda of the most significant national and global health and wellbeing challenges, offering applicants opportunities to work with expert research teams in a range of disciplines. Areas of expertise include - but are not restricted to -

• lifestyle behaviours and health and wellbeing inequalities
• sport, physical activity, health and wellbeing;
• health and wellbeing across the life course, including youth and in older age;
• psychology, health and wellbeing;
• gender, sexual health and anti-violence
• healthcare and occupational therapy;
• health economics
• digital health

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 12, 2024
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorBrunel University London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyBrunel University London
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

In addition to fees at the current UKRI rate for full-time or part-time courses, successful candidates for a full-time award would receive an annual maintenance stipend of around £20662 per year (2023/4) UKRI rate paid monthly in advance for the length of their award (three to four years). Pro rata payments will be sent to successful applicants for part-time awards throughout the duration of the award, which is six to eight years.

Requirements

Depending on the degree of research training previously attained, full- or part-time studentships lasting three years (PhD +3) or four years are offered to applicants from the UK and other countries.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For the Health & Wellbeing pathway, please see the following website for further details:

https://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Research-degrees/DTPs/Grand-Union-DTP

Please contact [email protected]