Overview

This Health and Wellbeing PhD programme from University of Bristol enables students to cultivate the skills needed to develop and evaluate interventions and strategies to improve health behaviour.

Your work will make a major impact on the social science underpinnings of avoidable health problems and will build research capacity at the interface of biomedical and social sciences, both within and beyond academia.

Career opportunities:

The PhD in Health and Wellbeing offers useful preparation for a number of careers. Our students often go on to employment in areas of government policy and health promotion at local, national and international levels. Others have continued to academic careers, taking up post-doctoral positions and lecturing in UK and international universities.

The programme establishes both a sound research training base and an understanding of practical applications, which prepare our students for different types of employment, including research, policy and intervention.

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Programme Structure

All students have two supervisors from different disciplinary perspectives on health and wellbeing.
Your supervisors will convene joint meetings on a regular basis and will attend the annual one-day workshop for all pathway students.
Students will normally be registered in the school of their first supervisor.
This may not be the school that processes your application.

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-22 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-01-19 00:00:00

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More details

We welcome new PhD students all year round. However, the largest intake is in September each year with a second intake in January.
We welcome applications at any time of year; early application is advised.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Health Sciences View 221 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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95

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

A master's qualification (or equivalent) with appropriate research training.

Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.

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Tuition Fee

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International

21300 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 21300 GBP per year during 48 months.
National

4850 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4850 GBP per year during 48 months.

Home: part-time

£2,425 per year

Living costs for Bristol

750 - 1260 GBP /month

Living costs

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