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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Full Time
Apr 2027
3 Year
Within our multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, we offer research supervision in all areas of staff expertise in sports and exercise sciences and related areas. As a research student at Essex, you work at the heart of our internationally acknowledged and well-connected research community. Our School offers an environment with an excellent reputation for research and teaching. Undertake your research with access to a range of specialist facilities, including: a wide range of ergometers and treadmills stand-alone and portable gas analysers force plates isokinetic dynamometers a Vicon motion capture system electronic timing gates full blood gas analysers (including pulse and co-oximeters) a variety of EMG systems It is also possible to study non-invasive measurements of brain function within our school and via collaborations with the cognitive neuroscience laboratory in our Department of Psychology. Methods include: Electroencephalography (EEG) transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) We also offer an MSc by Dissertation (MSD) and an MPhil in this subject. Both full-time and part-time study can be supported. You can start this course in October, January and April.
This module is for PhD students who are completing the research portions of their theses.
You must attend two formal supervisory board meetings each year where you submit literature reviews and research reports to the Board members prior to the meeting. At these meetings, such documents are discussed with you and your progress is assessed. Your PhD thesis is generally completed within three to four years and has a maximum length of 80,000 words. Great importance is given to the completion of PhDs within a four-year period from the time of initial registration.
This module is for PhD students who are completing the research portions of their theses.
You must attend two formal supervisory board meetings each year where you submit literature reviews and research reports to the Board members prior to the meeting. At these meetings, such documents are discussed with you and your progress is assessed. Your PhD thesis is generally completed within three to four years and has a maximum length of 80,000 words. Great importance is given to the completion of PhDs within a four-year period from the time of initial registration.
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