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Physician Associate Research and PhD programmes

Research opportunities for students

Research students are welcomed to Brunel as valued members of our thriving, research-intensive community. Browse PhD opportunities below and find out about the funding available for students.

Doctoral research information
How to apply for a PhD
View list of PhDs in this area

Independent assessment of our research quality (REF 2021)

View REF 2021 details for Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy (UoA 03)
Helping policymakers stub out smoking

Helping policymakers stub out smoking

REF 2021

Research groups and centres

Brunel Partners Academic Centre for Health Sciences

Brunel Partners Academic Centre for Health Sciences

Focusing on allied health, nursing, social care and medicine, the centre supports ambitious plans to educate the health and care workforce, supporting the delivery of radically transformed integrated physical and mental health and care provision.

Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifecourse

Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifecourse

Inequalities in health and wellbeing in the UK and internationally; welfare, health and wellbeing; ageing studies; health economics.
Health Behaviour Change

Health Behaviour Change

Development and evaluation of theory- and evidence-based health behaviour change interventions, across communicable and non-communicable diseases; evidence synthesis of behaviour change interventions.

Institute of Health, Medicine and Environments

Institute of Health, Medicine and Environments

Our challenge-led work in health and wellbeing focuses on understanding the relationships between biological, social, natural, and built environments and health and wellbeing outcomes.
Kidspace: Key skills and participation in childhood

Kidspace: Key skills and participation in childhood

Research on key skills and participation in childhood
Physical Activity in Health and Disease

Physical Activity in Health and Disease

The centre conducts interdisciplinary research to improve human health and performance through regular physical activity and exercise, and by limiting sedentary behaviour.
Smart Technology Advancements in Health and Rehabilitation

Smart Technology Advancements in Health and Rehabilitation

Data science/wearable technology and Rehabilitation; Haptic feedback, multi-sensory interfacing and Robotics in Health; Immersion and Engagement in Virtual Rehabilitation; TeleHealth/TeleRehab; Data: using AI and Machine learning to improve health.


Courses

Ageing Studies PhD

Health Sciences Integrated PhD

Human Performance, Exercise and Rehabilitation PhD

Occupational Therapy PhD

Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences PhD

Welfare, Health and Wellbeing PhD
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Fully-funded studentships

Our funded studentships become available at different times of the year. Please keep checking our page regularly to see the latest funded opportunities. We also advertise all our funded studentships as soon as they become available on the @BrunelResearch twitter account.

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