The aim of this interdisciplinary research cluster is to better understand and improve healthcare services for homeless people in the UK. Three distinct PhDs will examine homeless healthcare service users with particular attention to hospital admissions and discharge, experiences of homelessness, barriers to self-care, and access to primary care services.
Homeless people are more likely than the general population to be victims of violent crime and abuse and significantly at more risk of numerous health issues including mental health problems, substance misuse, chronic diseases, skin problems, infectious diseases and oral health problems.
These issues are frustrated by difficulties accessing primary healthcare services or feeling stigmatised by healthcare providers. Improved homeless healthcare provision has the potential to avoid premature deaths and significantly improve the lives of homeless people in the UK. Homeless Healthcare Hull is an exciting opportunity for three candidates to undertake doctoral research into this challenging but crucially important area.
As members of the Academy of Primary Care and Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research, you will join a vibrant research environment with dedicated facilities and resources. You will be based at the award-winning Allam Medical Building where you will be supported by an interdisciplinary supervisory team with expertise in generalist medicine, patient-centred care, drug addiction, victimisation, alcohol dependence, long-term conditions, social inclusion and health inequalities.
Your doctoral research will make use of our collaborative connections with primary care networks, local hospitals, Hull City Council and homeless healthcare services.
Application deadline: Wednesday 29 January 2020
Visit the University of Hull website for details of the following studentships and to apply:
Homeless hospital admissions and discharge: a mixed methods study of service users and providers
Motivations and barriers of homeless people accessing and using primary care services
Exploring the homeless perspectives and experiences of chronic illness, self-care and healthcare
We are looking for talented candidates to join a multi-disciplinary cluster of four fully funded PhD studentships. Working with a major industry partner you will develop and apply cutting edge microbiome profiling technologies to real world clinical and consumer applications.
We are covered, inside and out, by diverse communities of microorganisms, collectively termed our ‘microbiota’. These microorganisms are intimately associated with their micro-environment, producing a range of factors that regulate both our heath and susceptibility to disease.
As a student within this cluster you will focus on understanding the microbial complexity of the skin or respiratory tract, two tissues that are currently poorly studied. You will explore new ways to promote a “healthy” microbiome, test the microbe-supporting effects of new products, or develop new methods to characterise the resistance of wound bacteria at the population level.
Supervised by a team of internationally recognised academics you will have access to outstanding research facilities, including the Hull “VIPER” high performance computing, and NHS/clinical partners.
These projects will provide unique “big data” bioscience training, within a vibrant, supportive research environment, equipping you with skills that are essential for a future career in modern academia or industry.
Application deadline: Wednesday 29 January 2020
Visit the University of Hull website for further details of the following studentships and to apply:
Innovative bioinformatics pipeline development for microbiota analysis
Understanding factors that regulate respiratory microbiota
Supporting healthy microbiota in aged skin
Applying population-level microbiota resistance profiling in skin wounds