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The Research Department of Primary Care and Population HealthÌýis a centre of teaching excellence that offers world-class education and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels

Staff lead undergraduate and postgraduate taught and research programmes. All teaching is embedded alongside cutting edge research, whereÌýinterdisciplinary study is encouraged, and a belief that all areas of study can inform and enrich each other is woven into our programmes.Ìý

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Programmes

Staff contribute teaching towards the following programmes:

PhD opportunities at theÌýResearch Department ofÌýPrimary Care and Population Health

Who are we?

  • Clinicians (doctors, nurses, physios, pharmacists, dentists…)Ìý
  • Psychologists
  • Epidemiologists
  • Statisticians
  • Sociologists
  • Health economists
  • Patients and the public (through user groups)

Topics

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  • Mental HealthÌý
  • Sexual healthÌý
  • Infectious disease including HIVÌý
  • Electronic health records researchÌý
  • Epidemiology (health of populations)Ìý
  • Drug safetyÌý
  • Cardiovascular diseaseÌý
  • Health behaviorÌý
  • Health promotionÌý
  • Health communicationÌý
  • Health Services Research · Medical educationÌý
  • Society, culture and healthÌý
  • New methods for analysis of data

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Methods and study designs

  • Qualitative methods (e.g. interviews, focus groups)Ìý
  • Cross-sectional survey researchÌý
  • Intervention design (in consultation with users)Ìý
  • Statistical techniques for large databasesÌý
  • Epidemiology (analysing data on populations)ÌýÌý
  • Observational studies using electronic health recordsÌý
  • Randomised controlled trialsÌý
  • Quasi-experimental designsÌý
  • Discourse analysis, conversation analysisÌýÌý
  • Economic evaluation including decision modellingÌý
  • Action researchÌý

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Why join us?

  • Research with clear links to patient health problemsÌýÌý
  • Very wide choice of topics relating to patients or healthcareÌý
  • Enthusiastic, supportive PhD student groupsÌýÌý
  • Internationally recognised research teamsÌýÌý
  • Expertise from many different disciplinesÌý
  • Excellent support from supervisorsÌý
  • Freedom to pursue your own research ideasÌý
  • Opportunities to present and publishÌý
  • Support for your future career

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