Innovation in Health and Social Care: Fully Funded Welsh Government PhD in Business Management:[...]

European Commission; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in the UK is offering a fully funded PhD scholarship aimed at improving health and care systems across the Commonwealth. The successful candidate will work on innovative strategies, engage with global health leaders, and have access to training and travel opportunities. Applicants need a relevant undergraduate and master's degree or significant experience for consideration.

Benefits

Access to leadership training

Travel and training budget for fieldwork

Active participation in interdisciplinary research

Qualifications

• Passion for health systems transformation and innovation leadership.
• Significant relevant experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and evaluate innovation capacities in health.
• Collaborate with health innovation scholars.
• Contribute to development of evidence-based strategies.

Education

Undergraduate degree at 2.1 level or first class honours

Master’s degree with minimum overall grade at ‘Merit’

Job description

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Organisation/Company Swansea University Department Central Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 10 Aug 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Oct 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

This unique, fully funded PhD scholarship offers an outstanding opportunity for a candidate to explore and identify the most effective innovation strategies and frameworks for transforming health and care systems across the Commonwealth.

Hosted by the All-Wales Intensive Learning Academy for Innovation in Health and Social Care, and in partnership with the newly established Commonwealth Leaders Institute (Health) and the Commonwealth Young Health Leaders Fellowship, the project will engage with a global network of impactful and future-focused health leaders.

The successful PhD candidate will:

• Investigate and evaluate innovation capacities, models, and frameworks used in diverse Commonwealth countries to improve health and care outcomes.
• Collaborate with leading health innovation scholars and practitioners across Wales and the Commonwealth.
• Contribute to the development of scalable, evidence-based strategies for fostering innovation in health and social care systems worldwide.

In June 2024, we successfully launched both the Commonwealth Leaders Institute (Health) and the Commonwealth Young Health Leaders Fellowship at Windsor, UK — two major initiatives designed to empower health leaders and amplify their global impact. This PhD will actively contribute to and benefit from these platforms.

Additional Benefits:

• Access to leadership training and international collaboration opportunities.
• A travel and training budget to support fieldwork and engagement with global partners where appropriate.
• Active participation in a vibrant interdisciplinary research environment committed to health innovation and social impact.

We are seeking a motivated candidate who is passionate about health systems transformation, global collaboration, and innovation leadership. This PhD project represents a significant opportunity to shape future health innovation policy and practice across the Commonwealth.

Applications will be selected on the basis of this contribution, and against the eligibility criteria listed below.

UK FEES ONLY:As part of this programme, we are able to offer several full-fee scholarships to professional learners from across the UK.

PhD: Applicants for PhD must hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level and a master’s degree with a minimum overall grade at ‘Merit’. Alternatively, applicants with a UK first class honours degree (or non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University), or significant relevant experience, not holding a master’s degree, will be considered on an individual basis. Note for international and European applicants: details of how your qualification compares to the published academic entry requirements can be found on our Country Specific Entry Requirements page.

Additional Information

This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees.

Additional expenses will also be available, where appropriate, to conduct field work and travel to training and engagement events in line with the project.

Method B rules apply as the students will be professional learners employed, doing the PhD full-time in their place of work

Eligibility criteria

UK FEES ONLY:As part of this programme, we are able to offer several full-fee scholarships to professional learners from across the UK.

PhD: Applicants for PhD must hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level and a master’s degree with a minimum overall grade at ‘Merit’. Alternatively, applicants with a UK first class honours degree (or non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University), or significant relevant experience, not holding a master’s degree, will be considered on an individual basis. Note for international and European applicants: details of how your qualification compares to the published academic entry requirements can be found on our Country Specific Entry Requirements page.

Selection process

Please see our Website for further information.