Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Services Research MPhil, PhD, MD
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
Postgraduate research supervision is available in:
Our research
We have four research themes underpinned by four discipline groups. You'll work within these themes and groups. You'll have a team of supervisors, including clinicians or policymakers. They will be from a range of health and social care settings. Current research interests, projects and publications are available from our staff profiles.
Our research themes include:
Applied epidemiology
The applied epidemiology theme contributes to the understanding of chronic non-communicable disease across the life course. Research areas include:
Decision making and organisation of care
Decision making and organisation of care brings together social and behavioural science, and clinical expertise to conduct applied health research. Research areas include:
Life-course, development and ageing
Life-course, development and ageing explores healthy ageing. From development in childhood and consequences of disability to health and wellbeing of the oldest old. Research areas include:
Public health improvement
The public health improvement theme conducts applied health research. It has a focus on the development, evaluation and translation of health interventions. Research areas include:
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Program Outline
Your development
We'll provide you with a comprehensive research training programme. This includes training in professional skills and research techniques. We'll also support your personal development. We have a thriving postgraduate research culture and great support for international students.
Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) researcher development programme
Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:
Through workshops and activities, it will build your transferable skills and increase your confidence.
You’ll cover:
Your programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.
Find out more about the FMS researcher development programme
Doctoral training and partnerships
There are opportunities to undertake your PhD at Newcastle within a:
Being part of a CDT or DTP has many benefits:
Find out more about doctoral training and partnerships
If there are currently opportunities available in your subject area you’ll find them when you search for funding in the fees and funding section on this course.
The following centres/partnerships below may have PhD opportunities available in your subject area in the future: