Medical and Health Care Studies: Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Medical and Health Care Studies

Swansea University; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in the United Kingdom is offering three fully funded PhD scholarships in mathematical and statistical methods to advance medical research. Applicants will select from four projects and undergo a competitive interview process. This opportunity includes full tuition coverage and an annual stipend at the UKRI rate of £20,780 for the academic year 2025/26.

Benefits

Full tuition coverage

Annual stipend at UKRI rate

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level and a master's degree.
• Alternatively, UK first class honours graduates without a master's degree may apply.

Responsibilities

• Choose one project related to medical research and present qualifications.
• Participate in interviews to ensure a fit for the project.

Education

Undergraduate degree at 2.1 level

Master's degree

UK first class honours degree

Job description

Organisation/Company Swansea University Department Central Research Field Medical sciences » Health sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 28 Nov 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2026 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

The Faculty of Medicine Health and Life Science is pleased to announce THREE fully funded PhD scholarships in fields related to mathematical and statistical methods to advance medical research. We ask applicants to choose ONE project from the list of FOUR below when applying. Students will be shortlisted for interview across the four projects and will be required to give a short presentation on why they have chosen that project and why their academic experience makes them a suitable candidate. Then following interview, the top student in each of the FOUR projects will be ranked and the top THREE successful applicants chosen. There will be a maximum of ONE student per project. This process will ensure an excellent fit of student to project and also an excellent strategic fit of the project within the faculty.

• Bayesian methods for image clustering applied to population health research
• Novel statistical approaches for analysing high resolution movement data in animal models of human health
• Early presentation of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients with depression and influence of cardiovascular risk factors
• Longitudinal modelling to integrate biological and physiological responses with physical activity in healthy and adverse pregnancy

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.

PhD : Applicants for PhD must hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level and a master’s degree. Alternatively, applicants with a UK first class honours degree (or non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) not holding a master’s degree, will be considered on an individual basis.

Additional Information

This scholarship covers the full cost of tuition fees and an annual stipend at UKRI rate (currently £20,780 for 2025/26).