Rebecca Shepherd4-year PhD Studentship: Understanding barriers and facilitators of dietary and lifestyle interventions to reduce side effects of treatment and improve outcomes in South Asian men with prostate cancer
4-year PhD Studentship: Understanding barriers and facilitators of dietary and lifestyle interventions to reduce side effects of treatment and improve outcomes in South Asian men with prostate cancer
About the Project Prostate Cancer (PCa) is a leading cause of male mortality, with 336,000 deaths worldwide each year (1). Although most PCa cases are indolent, slow-growing, and tend not … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Co-producing a programme theory and framework for evaluating trauma-informed organisational change interventions in UK primary care
4-year PhD Studentship: Co-producing a programme theory and framework for evaluating trauma-informed organisational change interventions in UK primary care
About the Project From research, clinical practice, and people with lived experience, we know that many patients and healthcare professionals in primary healthcare services have experienced violence and trauma and … Read More Read More
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Katie PorterPhD Studentship: Safer innovation
PhD Studentship: Safer innovation
About the Project About us The UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science (DSIS) is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary environment where clinicians, scientists, engineers, and allied health professionals are constantly … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Synthesizing evidence on different outcome scales: development of mapping methods for continuous outcome data in meta-analysis
4-year PhD Studentship: Synthesizing evidence on different outcome scales: development of mapping methods for continuous outcome data in meta-analysis
About the Project Evidence synthesis techniques are used to combine data from multiple medical trials to compare different treatment options for the same condition. The results of these analyses are … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Investigating the causal relationship between atopic dermatitis and cardiovascular disease in multiple ancestry groups
4-year PhD Studentship: Investigating the causal relationship between atopic dermatitis and cardiovascular disease in multiple ancestry groups
About the Project Atopic dermatitis (AD) or eczema affects 20% of children and 10% of adults, where the prevalence is reported to be higher among individuals of Asian and African … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: The Role of Cell Fusion in Maintaining and Restoring Cerebellar Function
4-year PhD Studentship: The Role of Cell Fusion in Maintaining and Restoring Cerebellar Function
About the Project The cerebellum plays a critical role in control and coordination of movements in addition to higher-order functions including cognition and emotional processing. Diseases involving the cerebellum occur … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Widening participation in economic evaluations alongside randomised controlled trials: developing resource-use questionnaires for underserved populations
4-year PhD Studentship: Widening participation in economic evaluations alongside randomised controlled trials: developing resource-use questionnaires for underserved populations
About the Project When conducting a trial-based economic evaluation to assess the cost-effectiveness of a new treatment or drug, it is necessary to measure both the benefits (such as quality … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: A novel, bacterial quorum sensor-infused nanocarrier drug delivery system to tackle antimicrobial resistant fungi
4-year PhD Studentship: A novel, bacterial quorum sensor-infused nanocarrier drug delivery system to tackle antimicrobial resistant fungi
About the Project Healthcare associated infections (HAI) remain an unresolved clinical issue that significantly impacts patients’ lives and global economies. The mean prevalence of HAI is 7.1% in Europe, with … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Higher education and employment journeys for young adults and the impact on their mental health
4-year PhD Studentship: Higher education and employment journeys for young adults and the impact on their mental health
About the Project Young adulthood is a period characterised by profound life transitions, and the peak period for emerging mental health problems.(1-3) Difficulties at this stage can potentially set in … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: User-centred development of a digital intervention to support strength training in people with rheumatoid arthritis
4-year PhD Studentship: User-centred development of a digital intervention to support strength training in people with rheumatoid arthritis
About the Project Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory arthritis in the UK affecting around 1% of the population(1). RA is a chronic autoimmune condition where the body’s … Read More Read More
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