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Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Long COVID Preventive Therapies, Respiratory Outcomes and Quality of Life University of Derby in United Kingdom

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PhD

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Biology

Funding

Fully funded MPhil/PhD studentship for three years full-time starting September 2026. Provides a maintenance stipend of £21,805 per year plus home tuition fees of £5,238. Available only to UK home students.

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About this position

University of Derby is offering a fully funded MPhil/PhD studentship in Long COVID research, with a focus on preventive therapies, respiratory outcomes, and health-related quality of life.

This is an opportunity to carry out independent clinical research in an emerging and high-impact area, working with supervisory support and industry partners to generate evidence that may improve care and recovery for people living with Long COVID.

The project will involve designing and conducting a clinical or applied study, including protocol development, ethics applications, data collection, statistical analysis, and publication. It is well suited to applicants interested in clinical academia, applied health research, or industry-facing research careers.

Funding: maintenance stipend of £21,805 per year plus home tuition fees (£5,238) for three years full-time, starting September 2026.

Eligibility: available only to UK home students.

Deadline: applications close on 2 August 2026, with interviews on 18 August 2026.

How to apply: submit your application via the University of Derby online portal using funding reference EXT_CoHH_LongCOVID_26-27. Required documents include a 500-word personal statement, CV, transcripts, and ideally two academic references.

Contacts: Dr Corinna Chidley ([email protected]), Prof Mark Faghy, and Dr Rebecca Owen-Toon.

Funding details

Fully funded MPhil/PhD studentship for three years full-time starting September 2026. Provides a maintenance stipend of £21,805 per year plus home tuition fees of £5,238. Available only to UK home students.

What's required

UK home students only. Applicants should be prepared to undertake an MPhil/PhD in clinical or applied health research focused on Long COVID. Application materials requested include a personal statement (500 words), CV, transcripts, and ideally two academic references.

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