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
• About Brunel University London
• Brunel University London PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Brunel University London PhD Scholarship
• Requirements for Brunel University London PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Brunel University London

Brunel University London is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1966, it was named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel's campus is located on the outskirts of Uxbridge. It is organised into three colleges and three major research institutes, a structure adopted in August 2014 which also changed the university's name to Brunel University London. Brunel has over 12,900 students and 2,500 staff and had a total income of £200.7 million in 2014/15, of which 25% came from grants and research contracts. &nbs... continue reading

Brunel University London PhD Scholarship

• Category PhD
• SponsorBrunel University London
• City to study London
• School to study Brunel University London
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline January 12, 2024

Aim and Benefits of Brunel University London PhD Scholarship

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 for Brunel University London PhD Scholarship Qualification

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]