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PhD (Faculty of Health Studies)

Doctorate

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Suitable for applications.

Overview

We invite applications from enthusiastic research students wishing to explore an aspect of practice related to our research clusters.

  • Living well with dementia
  • Health technology for quality and safety
  • Public health
  • Healthy childhood

Explore the areas above to find details of available projects, potential supervisors, and current students.

You are welcome to contact staff within the Faculty who work within your area of interest to discuss your research ideas before before submitting your application and research proposal.

We welcome applications for postgraduate research degrees all year round, and will consider alternative starting dates when the timing doesn't fit with our enrolment intake dates: October, February and June.

Entry requirements

The minimum requirements to apply for a PhD are:

  • First or upper-second class Bachelor’s degree at an approved university or institution
  • Exceptionally, candidates with lower than above but with experience and training as suitable preparation

The minimum requirements to apply for an MPhil are:

  • Bachelor’s degree at an approved university or institution
  • Professional qualification approved by Research Degrees Committee and suitable general education and training
  • Exceptionally, candidates with less than above but able to give satisfactory evidence of having obtained adequate standard of knowledge may be accepted by the Research Degrees Committee

Places are subject to a robust research proposal followed by a successful interview process.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, we ask for a minimum standard entry requirement of 6.5 IELTS (with sub tests not lower than 5.5).

The certificate must have been gained within two years of the proposed start date.

If you do not meet the IELTS requirement, and you have a UKVI approved IELTS, you can take a University of Bradford pre-sessional English course. See the Language Centre for more details. For further information on English Language requirements please see the dedicated international entry requirements page.

Learning and assessment

PhD students undertake a viva to assess that they are progressing sufficiently in their studies.

The student is usually required to produce a report and a detailed timetable for further work.

This takes place 12-18 months after initial registration.

Fees, finance and scholarships

Tuition fee 2024

Please see the tuition fees website for the relevant tuition and writing up fees:

Additional costs

There may be additional costs that you may incur as a student. Though these are not essential to your programme of study you need to be aware of them as a student of the University. A list of the sort of costs you might expect can be found on our fees and finance section.

Financial support

See our fees and financial support section.

Scholarships

Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship. For full details, visit our scholarships section.

Available PhD projects

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Career prospects

One of the University of Bradford's goals is to equip all our students with the attributes and capabilities to be confident and capable in their life beyond university.

Career support

The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from the Career and Employability Services, including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies. Students are encouraged to access this support at an early stage and utilise their extensive resources.

Designed specifically for doctoral researchers, there is extensive training and development opportunities included in our unique and flexible Postgraduate Research Framework. This bespoke offering tailored for research students, provides training opportunities to support your future employability and your development as an independent researcher.

Study support

Supervision

You will receive excellent guidance, advice and support from experienced, knowledgeable and approachable supervisors on a regular basis.

Training and development

We provide our PGRs with every opportunity for personal and professional development via our unique PGR Framework. Our PGRs and their supervisory teams determine a personalised and progressive plan for the PGR to meet their potential. The opportunities include:

  1. A personal self-audit and training needs analysis (TNA) carried out at regular intervals to ensure that both project-specific, and advanced transferable, research skills are developed.
  2. Expert-led workshops, modules, one-to-ones and seminars on a variety of topics and skills.
  3. Opportunities to access external training (e.g. via the White Rose ESRC DTC, NARTI, CARMA, North-West and Yorkshire Training Group etc.)
  4. Career and employability advice and development for PGR, including access to specialist advisors and the Bradford Graduate Fellowship scheme for PGRs. This is a bespoke opportunity to achieve a teaching qualification through attending training events and acquiring teaching experience under the support of a teaching mentor.
  5. PGR Connect - a student-led scheme to help people adjust to and progress in doctoral research by getting to know others, sharing experiences and ideas, tackling common wellbeing issues and developing a sense of community and belonging.  

MyBradford

In order to make life easier for our students the University has brought together a number of its support departments in an area known as MyBradford.

MyBradford is located in the Richmond Building adjacent to the Atrium. This Student Support Centre provides a central reception where students can receive information and guidance.  

The Research Administration Team based in the PGR Lounge (Carlton Building) provides regular drop in support sessions.

Peer support

We have a community of PhD students who share a dedicated office space.

You will meet as a group on a monthly basis with the Director of Postgraduate Research to discuss issues, progress and concerns.

You will have the opportunity to join our forums to share our learning including action learning sets and journal clubs which involve regular meetings in small groups.

We also arrange annual poster presentations to provide you the opportunity to share your research and learn from other students.

Research

We have purpose built, excellent facilities for researchers and a vibrant community of enthusiastic staff and doctoral students.

92% of our research was classified as 4*(World Leading) or 3* (Internationally Excellent). In terms of the Impact of our research and the environment in which research is undertaken 100% was classified as world leading or international excellent.

We also have excellent links with service providers in health and social care, voluntary sector organisations and community groups with collaborative work being undertaken at local, regional, national and international levels including The Alzheimers Society, Bradford Institute for Health Research and the Born in Bradford project.

These links are highly beneficial for doctoral students in the school, helping their studies to progress.

We have a thriving service user and carer research group who are enthusiastic about our work and keen to be involved with our research, offering the public patient perspective.

This is the current course information. Modules and course details may change, subject to the University's programme approval, monitoring and review procedures. The University reserves the right to alter or withdraw courses, services and facilities as described on our website without notice and to amend Ordinances, Regulations, fees and charges at any time. Students should enquire as to the up-to-date position when applying for their course of study.