Health

We welcome proposals for postgraduate research in all of these areas
Health

  • eHealth 
  • Rehabilitation 
  • Applied health genetics 
  • Clinical skills innovation 
  • Dietetics and health 
  • Health policy, implementation and organisation 
  • Health services 
  • Clinical neurosciences
  • Cancer
  • Clinical trials

  • Drug and drug use 
  • Health applications of IT 
  • Health communication and risk 
  • Nursing 
  • Occupational therapy and occupational science 
  • Diabetes
  • Infection, immunity and inflammation
  • Diagnostics
  • Dental health
  • Women's health

Postgraduate research opportunities

Although you can do research in any of the areas above, you may wish to look at these programmes:

Our research community

South West Clinical Schools South West Clinical Schools
 Linking research with practice to improve patient outcomes across the region

School of Nursing and Midwifery Research School of Nursing and Midwifery Research
 Nationally and internationally significant research

Dietetics, human nutrition and health Dietetics, human nutrition and health
 Working to further understand the relationship between nutrition and health

Rehabilitation research Rehabilitation research
 A forum for scientists, health care professionals and service users to exchange ideas and develop new research ventures

Participation in everyday life research group Participation in everyday life research group
 We focus on studies about people, their everyday occupations and the environment

Development and evaluation of complex interventions Development and evaluation of complex interventions
 Promoting and supporting high quality research, innovation and impact associated with the design and evaluation of complex interventions

Eye and vision research group Eye and vision research group
 Vision is rated as the most important of the five senses; it is responsible for more than 80% of input to the brain

Global health collaborative Global health collaborative
 A forum for overseas health education, research and sustainability

Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research

From basic research discovering the causes of disease, through to evaluating novel ways of delivering care to the most vulnerable people in society, our thriving community conducts adventurous world-leading research

Transformation in life course, ageing, methodologies, e-health, technology and interventions in health, social care, lifestyle and wellbeing

Find out more about our research
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"One aspect of my research was speaking with parents who were searching for a diagnosis for their child. I was trying to understand more about the hoops they had to jump through as they did not have a name for their child’s condition. Some of the findings from this work were used in an application to the National Lottery to set up a support group for parents in this situation (SWAN UK). It was lovely to have something tangible and positive come out of academic research."

<p>Celine Lewis</p>

Postgraduate Research Coordinators

If you are thinking about becoming a postgraduate researcher at the University of Plymouth, you are welcome to contact the Postgraduate Research Coordinators in your field of interest. 

They will discuss potential supervisors with you and answer any questions you might have about embarking on a research degree in their research area.

Find out who to contact and how they can help you
Psychology PhD student and supervisor

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How to apply for a research degree

Do you need more information about admissions requirements?

We offer a wide variety of degrees, including ResM research degrees, Professional Doctorates and MPhil and PhD doctorate opportunities.

Find more information and how to apply
<p>Qian Chen</p>