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Please note that applications for the 2025 cohort will open in late August 2024

You can either apply to undertake one of the projects listed here or propose your own research project. Students who devise their own doctoral projects are strongly advised to discuss their proposed studies with their proposed supervisors and must have agreement from their proposed primary supervisor upon submission of the application. Projects should be Primary Care focused, relevant to UK populations and/or the NHS and must be conducted in the UK.

There are various PhD projects available across consortium members. If you are interesting in undertaking one of the proposed projects, you will need to reach out to the lead supervisor and work with them on your application. We advise you do this a minimum of 8 weeks before the deadline. Students who apply for one of the projects listed below must write the application in their own words. 

As part of your application, you will be asked to confirm that you have discussed your proposal with your supervisory team.

Projects available at University of Bristol

Project title Lead supervisor
The management of young people's mental health in primary care

Dr Charlotte Archer (charlotte.archer@bristol.ac.uk)

Optimising a model for community pharmacy based Hepatitis C Virus testing

Dr Jenny Scott (jennifer.scott@bristol.ac.uk)

Proposed projects available at University of Exeter

Project Title Lead Supervisor
 Adaptation and evaluation of the FaME programme in older people in assisted living facilities Prof Vicki Goodwin (V.Goodwin@exeter.ac.uk)

 Proposed projects available at Keele University:

Project title Lead supervisor
The impact of primary care clinical risk prediction tools on management to prevent new morbidity  Not confirmed for 2025 entry - contact supervisor for more information Prof Kelvin Jordan (kp.jordan@keele.ac.uk)

Assessing the potential of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) in UK primary care

Prof Carolyn Chew-Graham

(c.a.chew-graham@keele.ac.uk)

Dementia prognosis: exploring health, care, and lived experience perspectives

Dr Rosie Harrison

(r.harrison1@keele.ac.uk)

Proposed projects available at University of Manchester:

Project title Lead supervisor
Optimising the equitable application of oncogenomics for early cancer detection in primary care
Dr Sam Merriel (samuel.merriel@manchester.ac.uk)
A human-centred design approach to medication safety in primary care   Dr Denham Phipps (denham.phipps@manchester.ac.uk)
Artificial Intelligence triage in online consultations Dr Ben Brown (benjamin.brown@manchester.ac.uk)

Proposed projects available at University of Nottingham:

Project title Lead supervisor
Exploring the treatment pathway for severe acne from patient and professional perspectives Dr Paul Leighton (paul.leighton@nottingham.ac.uk)
Developing a reasonable adjustment tool for people with long-term health conditions Professor Kathryn Radford (kate.radford@nottingham.ac.uk)
Supporting the treatment of skin disease in skin of colour – issues and solutions for primary care Dr Paul Leighton  (paul.leighton@nottingham.ac.uk)
Refining and feasibility testing a digital return-to-work toolkit for stroke survivors and employers Dr Jade Kettlewell (Jade.Kettlewell@nottingham.ac.uk)

Proposed projects available at Queen Mary University of London:

Project title Lead supervisor
Enhancing palliative care management in Primary care Dr Megan Armstrong (megan.armstrong@qmul.ac.uk)
The implementation of clinical guidelines in primary dental care Prof Eduardo Bernabe (e.bernabe@qmul.ac.uk )
Understanding the role of offline and online social networks in asthma management through quantitative social network assessment Dr Anna De Simoni
(a.desimoni@qmul.ac.uk)
Defining opportunities for timely and equitable dementia diagnosis Dr Charles Marshall (charles.marshall@qmul.ac.uk)
Digital self-management interventions for those with early onset type 2 diabetes  Dr Jamie Ross (jamie.ross@qmul.ac.uk)
How can we improve inclusion in primary care research for ethnically minoritized people through training and capacity building for academic and community researchers? Dr Ratna Sohanpal (r.sohanpal@qmul.ac.uk)
Increasing the capacity and quality of assisted technology (AT) in primary care to better support patients with long term conditions live more independently for the long term. Dr Ratna Sohanpal (r.sohanpal@qmul.ac.uk)
Understanding Implementation of Behaviour change in the National Health Check Programme  Dr Liz Steed (e.a.steed@qmul.ac.uk)
Development and Implementation of a Systematic Screening Algorithm for Atrial Fibrillation in General Practice  Prof Jianhua Wu (jianhua.wu@qmul.ac.uk)
Understanding and optimising management of cancer risk in symptomatic patients with possible bladder and kidney cancer Dr Yin Zhou (yin.zhou@qmul.ac.uk)

Proposed projects available at University College London:

Project title Lead supervisor
How can speech and language therapists best collaborate with primary care practitioners to support personalised dementia care planning?   Dr Sarah Griffiths (sarah.griffiths@ucl.ac.uk)
Sexual Health Not confirmed for 2025 entry - contact supervisor for more information Dr Julia Bailey
(julia.bailey@ucl.ac.uk)
Supporting diagnostic decision making for mental health conditions in primary care: Developing and evaluating a virtual patient tool for current and future primary care clinicians

 

Dr Jessica Sheringham (j.sheringham@ucl.ac.uk)

Dr Ruth Plackett (ruth.plackett.15@ucl.ac.uk)

Exploring the role of clinical pharmacists in providing personalised care for people living with and beyond cancer in primary care

 

Dr Jessica Sheringham (j.sheringham@ucl.ac.uk)

Dr Kumud Kantilal (kumud.kantilal@ucl.ac.uk)