PhD Opportunities in Health Services Research

PhD scholarship opportunities are available for two candidates to join the Monash Bioethics Centre at Monash University’s Clayton campus in Melbourne. The project sits within an ARC-funded Future Fellowship project on addressing cultural diversity in healthcare through global bioethics, led by Dr Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki. The research examines how bioethics engages with cultural diversity across Australian and global healthcare contexts, combining qualitative, quantitative and analytical approaches....

Wiser Healthcare at Monash University is offering a PhD scholarship within a new NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence focused on strengthening health system sustainability and resilience. The project sits inside an internationally recognised Australian research collaboration that aims to improve the value, sustainability and equity of health care while supporting stronger outcomes for patients, practitioners, the public and the planet. The successful candidate will join the Wiser Healthcar...

The Doctoral Programme in Clinical Pharmacy at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München focuses on improving drug safety in hospital care. It brings together pharmacy and medicine to address complex pharmacotherapy for patients with multiple conditions and medication regimens. The research themes include individual dose adjustment, drug-drug interactions, adverse drug events, and personalised medicine. Projects are carried out in cooperation with specific medical disciplines and are mentored by te...

Vanderbilt University in the United States is accepting applications for a fully funded PhD in Health Policy and Health Services Research . The programme examines health policy, healthcare systems, health services, and related quantitative research questions. The funding package covers tuition, health insurance, and student-services fees for four years, together with an annual stipend of $40,000 based on 2025–26 rates. International students are eligible. Applicants should hold a master’s degree...

PhD opportunity at Aston University in Birmingham, United Kingdom on medication optimisation, severe mental illness, peer support workers, realist research, qualitative interviewing, and co-design . This fully funded PhD (3 years, full-time) is part of the TIMELINESS project and will explore how peer support workers (PSWs) can use lived experience to help people with severe mental illness make informed decisions about medication and support recovery. The project is delivered in partnership with ...

PhD opportunity at the Justice Health Research Program, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) for a project titled “Developing a whole-of-setting model of care project for trans people in prison.” This is a funded PhD under the UNSW Scientia scholarship PhD scheme and is part of an MRFF-funded research project. The position offers a 3.5-year scholarship with an annual tax-free stipend of AUD 39,991 . In addition, the project provides a one-off AUD 25,000 global mobility grant for travel to...

Ulster University is advertising a fully funded PhD opportunity on paediatric Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) in Northern Ireland . The project, titled “Bridging the Gap Together: Co-Producing Support for Families Awaiting Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Services in Northern Ireland” , will examine the experiences and support needs of parents, children, paediatric SLTs, and service managers during the waiting period for SLT services. The successful candidate will work collaboratively wi...

New clinical PhD opportunity in maternity/perinatal health at the University of Warwick . The project will investigate how perinatal mental health referral thresholds, pathways, and guidance can be improved to support more equitable access and better outcomes for women and families. The research combines evidence synthesis , routine data analysis , qualitative research , and coproduction . This opportunity is part of the Midlands Mental Health and Neurosciences PhD Programme and is open to regis...

Expressions of interest are open for the 2027 Midlands+ Mental Health & Neuroscience PhD Programme, a fully funded doctoral opportunity for healthcare professionals interested in mental health research, brain health, and neuroscience. The programme offers up to five PhD studentships across partner universities: the University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, and University of Warwick. Applicants can choose between two routes: a supervisor-le...