Overview

The programme at The University of Manchester provides key transferable skills and equips our postgraduate researchers with the tools to progress beyond their research degree into influential positions within academia, industry and consultancy.

The emphasis is on enhancing skills critical to developing early-stage researchers and professionals, whether they relate to effective communication, disseminating research findings and project management skills.

What you will learn

Our main research themes within Epidemiology investigate autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, neurological, psychiatric and cognitive genetic epidemiology, male infertility and cancer at a population and family level.

Programme Structure

Research areas covered:

the distribution of disease and related health-behaviours and their relationship with the complex interaction between people, place and time and inequalities;
genetic and genomic epidemiology to investigate health and disease, particularly where longitudinal clinical data has been collected;
the design and implementation of complex interventions, underpinned with evidence from other disciplines including anthropology, social sciences, health psychology and urban planning;
the use of more novel applications to capture cross sectional and longitudinal behaviour and outcome measures;
using digital/web-based techniques of crowd-sourcing, social media, geo-coding, and machine learning;
epidemiological, evaluative and policy related research in the field of substance misuse, within the areas of health and criminal justice.
how health service interventions, from policies to lab-based sciences, impact on society more widely

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Epidemiology View 7 other PhDs in Epidemiology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Other requirements

General requirements

We require applicants to hold, or be about to obtain, an Upper Second class Honours degree, or the equivalent qualification gained outside the UK, in a related subject area for entry to a PhD programme.
A Lower Second class Honours degree may be considered if applicants also hold a Master's degree with a Merit classification.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

27000 GBP / year

≈ 27000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

4786 GBP / year

≈ 4786 GBP / year

Additional Details

UK (per annum): Standard £4,786, Low £11,000, Medium £17,500, High £23,000
International (per annum): Standard £27,000, Low £28,500, Medium £34,500, High £40,500

Living costs

Manchester

United Kingdom

645 - 1197 GBP / month

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

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