About the project
Applications are invited for NIHR School for Primary Care Research studentships in primary health care from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research.
Applications are invited from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research. This award is offered at the Primary Care Research Centre, University of Southampton. Visit the NIHR SPCR trainee page for information on the SPCR Trainees community and the benefits this brings.
The Southampton Primary Care Research Centre (PCRC) is one of the world’s leading primary care centres of excellence, offering an excellent spectrum of expertise in methodologies and a remarkable range of topic areas. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework PCRC achieved the highest rating in our unit of assessment (UoA2) for outputs with a Grade Point Average of 3.71 and 94% considered as 'internationally excellent' or 'world leading'. Applicants must have a first degree in a discipline relevant to primary care research and will be expected to complete a PhD, usually full-time over 3 years, during the award period.
The award offers traditional project-specific training in areas of particular importance to primary care and awarded to applicants from diverse backgrounds including e.g., medical statistics, social sciences, health economics, health psychology. The award will be taken up in September 2024 and is offered either full or part-time. You can view the list of potential projects here.
For further information about PhDs at the Primary Care Research Centre, visit our PhD opportunities page.
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