Overview
Ageing, Health and Welfare affects almost all species, but the rate at which it occurs varies considerably among and within species. People are now living much longer than previous generations, with ageing being the major risk factor for many diseases. This has given rise to the concept of not only our ‘life span’ but also our ‘health span’ which is the length of a disease free life. We know that the environment we live in can influence how we age, it is now increasingly recognised that the aging process and its associated disease risk can be ‘set up’ or programmed by events experienced before we are born ‘prenatal programming’ or during post natal development ie pre and peripubertal as well as in adult life. Consequently, understanding why we age, how we age, the factors responsible for variation in ageing and longevity and the impact ageing has on health and wellbeing is a major challenge in science today.
Learning outcomes
Health of managed and wild animals, as well as of humans, is also at risk from processes and products that arise during food production, for example endocrine disruptors and animal and human digestive end products. University of Glasgow investigate effects of such substances and of various other pollutants and stressors in projects at the intersection of animal biology and veterinary medicine.
To achieve these overall aims this research theme actively collaborates with others in this university (e.g. biomedics, clinicians, veterinarians, Glasgow Polyomics facility) and elsewhere, including Government agencies (e.g. DEFRA), external institutes (e.g. The James Hutton Institute, Moredun Research Institute) and commercial partners.
Programme Structure
Specific areas of interest include:
- Interplay between physiology, behaviour and life history
- Wild immunology
- Avian reproduction
- Mammalian reproductive physiology and neuroendocrinology
- Poultry science
- Environmental factors, chemical exposure and reproductive function
- Maternal smoking and development
- The effect of environmental stressors on ageing and longevity
- Evaluating stress in companion animals
- Organic production systems and animal welfare
- Physiology, ecology and migration of birds
- Annual and daily rhythms of wild organisms
- Biological clocks and response to environmental change
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Start dates would be agreed with your supervisor during the application process.
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Disciplines
Gerontology View 14 other PhDs in Gerontology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
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General requirements
- For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.
Tuition Fee
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International
27930 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 27930 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
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