Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | 100% of home tuition fees paid and annual living expenses at UKRI rate, currently £19,237 per year |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 8th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 28th May 2024 |
Reference: | PH050 |
Award summary
100% of home tuition fees paid and annual living expenses at UKRI rate, currently £19,237 per year.
Successful international candidates will be required to fund the difference between the home fees and international fees.
This interdisciplinary position is funded through National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Patient Safety Research Collaborative (PSRC) in Newcastle. Its key aim is delivering real, meaningful improvements to safety for patients with Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTCs).
https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/news/5-3million-investment-for-patient-safety-research/
Overview
The Newcastle NIHR PSRC is a partnership between three universities (Newcastle, Northumbria, and Queen Mary, London) and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Post-graduate students will join a vibrant team of Newcastle-based researchers within the PSRC.
The PSRC includes four research themes and a patient and public involvement programme. This PhD project will sit within the theme of:
Our research theme embraces the exceptional capacity of Machine Learning (ML) to identify patterns in vast collections of electronic health records and imaging data (http://ai-multiply.co.uk/). We aim to discern risk patterns at both population and individual patient levels, enabling earlier intervention. Exploring the trajectories and care pathways of MLTCs in the ophthalmology service will be core to this PhD.
There will be important opportunities to collaborate cross theme and benefit from a dedicated post-graduate training program, providing unparalleled opportunities for post-graduate training and interdisciplinary working.
Number of awards: 1
Start date: Sept 2024
Award duration: 3 years
Application closing date: 28th May 2024
Sponsor
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), NuTH and Newcastle University
Name of supervisors
The principal supervisors will include:
Dr Will Innes – Staff_profile, link_to_Octahedron_Project_Team
Professor Nick Reynolds – Staff_Profile
Professor Mike Barnes - https://www.qmul.ac.uk/whri/people/academic-staff/items/barnesmichael.html
It is likely that other academic and clinical colleagues from our broader themes will be involved in supervision:
Safer management of polypharmacy in MLTCs
Safer integrated health and social care environments
Safer management of MLTCs in disadvantaged communities
Eligibility Criteria
We are looking for a candidate with:
The following are not required, but would be regarded as extremely advantageous:
How to apply
Please see https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-funding/search-funding/?code=ph050 for application information.
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