This programme aims to provide rigorous postgraduate training to those interested in pursuing interdisciplinary research across public health and the social sciences. It offers structured training towards research for a PhD, providing the basis for a research career. The Global Health Policy Unit (GHPU) was established to carry out and disseminate research in health policy and to provide exceptional postgraduate teaching. Focusing on the principles of equity, access and universality, we have gained an international reputation for the quality and social relevance of our research. Research themes Our research is organised around a number of intersecting themes, each of which is central to contemporary policy debates. The GHPU welcomes proposals in the following broad research areas: Health policy processes Power and governance Health systems Commercial determinants of health Equity and health inequalities Knowledges and epistemologies of health More information on these research themes is available on the GHPU website: *Global Health Policy Unit Our staff GHPU staff have a history of: conducting outstanding research playing leading roles in debates around the impact of current policies on public health and social inequalities contribute to the world’s leading peer-reviewed journals, professional journals and the wider media