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Population Health Sciences 

University of Bristol

Ph. D. On Campus
36 months
Duration
23900 GBP/year
4475 GBP/year
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About

Population Health Sciences is part of the Bristol Medical School at the University of Bristol. Staff in the University of Bristol have extensive national and international research collaborations, with several providing health policy advice for government organisations and international bodies. 

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Overview

The staff in the Population Health Sciences programme offered by University of Bristol are multi-disciplinary and include statisticians, epidemiologists, geneticists, sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, health economists, public health physicians, medical ethicists, computational biologists, neuroscientists, and various community-based physicians and nurses. 

A selection of fully funded PhD opportunities are available within the department. We host a Wellcome Trust PhD programme in Molecular, Genetic and Lifecourse Epidemiology which offers fully-funded four year PhD studentships. Cross-institutional PhD studentships are available through the GW4 PhD Biomedical and Clinical programmes, enabling students to benefit from the diversity of expertise and resources across the GW4 network of universities. 

Careers

Most of our final-year research students express a wish to continue in research. The vast majority of recent PhD graduates now work in the academic sector, with many others working in the health and private sectors. In addition to excellent research training, our students develop a range of transferable skills to ensure they have the best possible opportunities whatever their chosen career.

Programme Structure

Research areas:

  • Epidemiology
  • Health services research
  • Research methods
  • Primary care, public health and mental health
  • Paediatrics and child health

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 36 months
  • Part-time
    • 72 months
    • Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

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Start dates vary depending on funding source.

Language

English
TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30.
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IELTS admission requirements IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading).
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Delivered

On Campus

Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems.
Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30.
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IELTS admission requirements IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading).
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Other requirements

General requirements

An upper second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) or a lower second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) with a master's degree in a subject relevant for the proposed research. For an MD you must hold an MBChB.

Applicants must have identified two potential supervisors who are willing to support the research proposal.

Tuition Fee

  • International

    23900 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 23900 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months.

  • National

    4475 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 4475 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months.
  • UK: part-time£2,238
  • Overseas (including EU): full-time (Clinical)£37,200
  • Channel Islands/Isle of Man: full-time£9,475

Funding

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