Overview

The Centre for Population Health Sciences, which forms a large part of the Usher Institute, has a thriving PhD community with well-developed management and administrative structures.

University Quality Assurance monitoring and reporting processes will be adhered to. All supervisors will satisfy University requirements in terms of training and mentoring.

Expectations on the students, including assessment guidelines, will be clearly communicated by multiple channels (e.g. at interview, during induction, in the Postgraduate Research Student and Supervisor Handbook, by supervisors, at annual review meetings and on relevant web pages). All students will have at least two supervisors who will also give pastoral care and career advice in addition to student services provision.

Facilities of Population Health Sciences at The University of Edinburgh

The Usher Institute brings together researchers active in population health science research, including public health and primary care.

Within the school the Usher academic staff play a large role in research project supervision.

There are also links with the Institute of Genetics and Cancer and the Queen's Medical Research Institute.

Programme Structure

The Usher Institute supervises postgraduate research students in a wide range of population health disciplines, including

epidemiology,

genetic epidemiology,

health promotion,

health services research,

medical statistics,
molecular epidemiology and sociology and on a wide range of topics including allergic and respiratory disease

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-09 00:00:00
Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-06 00:00:00
Starting 2026-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Medicine Health Sciences Genetics View 244 other PhDs in Medicine in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

Pass _{(recommended)}

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

PhD: A UK 2:1 honours degree and a UK masters degree with a mark of at least 60%, or their international equivalents.
We will also consider a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, and significant work experience in an area relevant to your research project.

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Tuition Fee

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International

26300 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26300 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4786 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Edinburgh

725 - 1167 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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