Cherith Semple

Ulster University is advertising a fully funded PhD opportunity in family-centred cancer care . The project explores how best to support families with children who are neurodivergent or have special educational needs when a parent or significant adult caregiver has cancer. The successful candidate will join an established 16-year programme of research and help develop evidence-based resources and an intervention designed with families and health and social care professionals. Research activities include co-design and feasibility testing of an intervention to better equip professionals to support these families. The student will also gain valuable placement experience with the team at Cancer Fund for Children . Supervisory team: Dr Jeff Hanna, Professor Cherith Semple, and Dr Lauren Mullan. Funding: fully funded PhD. Deadline: 8 January 2027. Interested applicants should use the further information link and apply through the instructions provided in the post.