Postgraduate Research
You can find general information about postgraduate research at QMUL on QMUL PhD funding pages, and contact Patrick Mullan p.mullan@qmul.ac.uk for general enquiries about postgraduate research in the Wolfson Institute of Population Health. Once you have successfully applied for funding you will need to complete an application directly to Queen Mary University of London here.
There is a range of funding sources available for PhD students in the Wolfson Institute of Population Health. These include, but are not limited to the following:
Alzheimer's Society Fellowships for Integrated Dementia Care (ICare-DTC)
QMUL leads the Alzheimer's Society funded Doctoral Training Centre for Integrated Care (ICare-DTC). This PhD programme will support five cohorts of 29 students from 2025-2030 across QMUL, University College London, London School of Economics, Leeds Bekett University and University of Plymouth. The fellowship is awarded as either a four-year full-time award, or as a three-year Clinical Fellowship supporting individuals to undertake a PhD focusing on understanding how providing joined up care across primary, secondary and social care ensures that people with dementia receive care that is holistic and easy to navigate.
We are looking for students who want to become the next generation of outstanding dementia researchers, who will gather evidence that the policymakers, researchers, and services need to improve the dementia care system in the UK. Applications open annually starting in December 2024.
Barts Charity Doctoral Training Programme
This Barts Charity Funded DTP aims to strengthen biomedical research capacity focused on the health inequalities and major health morbidity/mortality experienced by the underserved East London population. The DTP will recruit 5 PhD students per year for 5 years, with the first cohort of students starting their 4-year programme in October 2026. This non-clinical PhD programme will span the wide-ranging specialty areas of Barts Health NHS Trust and research within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. Student applications open early in the year for start dates the same October. Please find more details and application guidance via the FindAPhD advert.
Bart's Charity Healthcare Professional Clinical Research Training Fellowship
This scheme provides opportunities for healthcare professionals to undertake health-related research at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) at Queen Mary University of London or the School of Health & Psychological Sciences at City, University of London. This 3-year PhD Fellowship scheme is open to all healthcare professionals (HCPs) including Allied Healthcare Professionals, Clinicians (including General Practitioners and Dentists), Healthcare Scientists, Midwives, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Psychologists. Candidates should be currently clinically active and have previous research experience.
NIHR School of Primary Care Research PhD Studentship
Our NIHR-funded Studentships offer traditional project-specific training in areas of particular importance to primary care and are awarded to applicants from diverse academic backgrounds including e.g., medical statistics, social sciences, health economics, and health psychology.
London Interdisciplinary Social Sciences DTP (LISS DTP)
This programme enables social science research students to join and develop a research community that springs from the interface between the social science disciplines with health and medicine, the natural and physical sciences, engineering, and the arts and humanities. Topics include business and management, economics, epidemiology, geography, health, international relations, law, linguistics, politics and psychology.
London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme (LIDo)
The BBSRC-funded London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Programme (LIDo) is an exciting collaboration between eight of London's world-class universities and specialist institutions, working closely with a constellation of external partners from industry, government, and charities. Since 2012, LIDo has been providing fully-funded PhD studentships to pursue innovative interdisciplinary research projects in the heart of one of the world's most vibrant cities. We have graduated over 370 doctoral students who form a highly engaged alumni network. Applications open in Autumn for enrolment in October of the following year.
City of London Cancer Centre PhD Studentships
The Cancer Research UK (CRUK) City of London (CoL) Centre is a centre of excellence in cancer biotherapeutics and brings together researchers from Queen Mary University of London, University College, London, King's College, London and the Francis Crick Institute. QMUL PhD students, funded by the City of London Cancer Centre (CoL CC) will follow the four-year version of the CRUK CoL PhD training programme. Although based in their primary supervisor’s research group, students will have the opportunity to work across the centre, for example when carrying out their research placements or accessing the Centre’s infrastructure cores. Applications will open early in the year for enrolment in October of the same year.
MRC/NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership
The MRC/NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership aims to Improve health by improving the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials. Their MRC Doctoral Training Partnership presents an opportunity to undertake training for a PhD in trials methodology. Three-year funded studentships are available in statistics, data analytics, informatics, computer science, health economics, qualitative methods, mixed methods, clinical medicine and psychology.
MRC DTP in Translational Biomedical Science
Queen Mary University of London and the University of Southampton are proud to run a joint Medical Research Council (MRC)-funded Doctoral Training Partnership. Starting in 2016 in collaboration with the MRC, we have established a successful programme that identifies excellent students and matches them with outstanding research projects. This would particularly suit candidates looking to develop mathematical, computational, or bioinformatic skills. The opportunity will generally open November/December for enrolment the following academic year.
The NIHR Doctoral Fellowship is a three year full-time award that supports individuals to undertake a PhD in an area of NIHR research. This fellowship may also be taken up on a part-time basis of between 50% and 100% whole time equivalent (WTE). Clinical applicants are able to include up to 20% clinical time as part of the fellowship, to ensure the maintenance of their clinical competence whilst undertaking the fellowship. See more information specific to the Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship here
British Heart Foundation 4 year Mres/PhD
Our British Heart Foundation (BHF) funded 4-year MRes/PhD programme enrols four fully funded (at Home rates) students per year, three funded by the BHF and one funded by the School of Medicine and Dentistry, onto a 4-year course, consisting of a first-year MRes followed by a three-year PhD.
The scheme offers students the opportunity to work in a vibrant multi-disciplinary environment interacting with researchers working across the university focussed upon advancing our understanding of cardiovascular physiology, pathology in disease and identification novel therapeutics (from drugs to devices to stem cells) for prevention and treatment.