Population Health Sciences PhD
University of Bristol
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OverviewThe Department of Population Health Sciences is part of Bristol Medical School. Staff in the department participate in extensive national and international research collaborations and provide health policy advice for government organisations and international bodies. Staff and students in the department are also members of the cross-faculty Bristol Population Health Science Institute.The department is multidisciplinary and includes statisticians, epidemiologists, geneticists, ...Read more

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The Department of Population Health Sciences is part of Bristol Medical School. Staff in the department participate in extensive national and international research collaborations and provide health policy advice for government organisations and international bodies. Staff and students in the department are also members of the cross-faculty Bristol Population Health Science Institute.

The department is multidisciplinary and includes statisticians, epidemiologists, geneticists, sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists, health economists, public health physicians, medical ethicists, data scientists, neuroscientists, and various community-based physicians and nurses. We are keen to attract graduates from all these disciplines to carry out postgraduate research.

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09 Jan 24

Bristol is an amazing place to study and is a vibrant city. There is a variety of study spaces, members of staff are really helpful and my program is really engaging. The..Read more

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Supportive and inclusive..Read more

Entry requirements

An upper second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) or a lower second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) with a master's degree in a subject relevant for the proposed research. Applicants must have identified two potential supervisors who are willing to support the research proposal.

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£26,700 per year

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University of Bristol
Beacon House Queen’s Road Bristol BS8 1QU United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Clifton Down  0.2 miles away
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