Professional Doctorate in Public Health (University of Hertfordshire

Professional Doctorate in Public Health: fee waiver available in the School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire One fee-waived place is available on the new Professional Doctorate in Public Health (DPH) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK (https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/cripacc/research-degrees-in-health). The DPH, which enrols in January 2020, is a part time 5-year research degree programme designed specifically to develop the research and leadership capacity of public health professionals and practitioners. It is also suitable for individuals, including experts by experience, who wish to enhance their work-related experience and move into public health from a related field. The programme will foster the development of research competent practitioners and policy professionals so they may apply sound research evidence to shape public health. Using a combination of online and on-campus research resources, tuition and supervision, the programme has been designed to develop the research and leadership capacity of even the most senior of public health professionals and practitioners, who are unable to attend the University more than 2-3 times each year. We invite proposals from applicants whose research interests align with the theme of ‘Prevention and Early Detection in Health and Social Care’. This theme is one of seven priority areas of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) for the East of England (EoE). The successful applicant will need to develop and undertake research relating to this theme and which involves communities and/or provider organisations in at least one of the following geographical priority areas of the ARC EoE: Great Yarmouth and Waveney, Peterborough and Fenland, Stevenage, Thurrock. In general, applicants should hold a 1^st or upper 2^nd class undergraduate degree and/or a master’s degree in a relevant subject. Preference may be given to applicants/projects where co-funding is available. To find out more about the NIHR ARC theme please contact Prof. Wendy Wills (w.j.wills@herts.ac.uk). Please contact the DPH programme lead Dr Charles Simpson (c.m.simpson@herts.ac.uk ) with questions about the doctorate, guidance on potential supervisors and how to prepare your research proposal. Once the proposal has been developed with support from an appropriate supervisor please apply by completing an application form: https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply#directly. Return your completed application form to doctoralcollegeadmissions@herts.ac.uk, mentioning ‘HSK DPH fee waiver’ in the subject line, and attaching the following documents: Your research proposal Copies of your higher academic qualifications with transcripts A copy of your passport Two academic references (please enclose with the application, or ask your referees to email their reference to doctoralcollegeadmissions@herts.ac.uk International students must submit an IELTS certificate showing a score of 6.5 or above [with no lower than 5.5 in any band; http://www.herts.ac.uk/international/how-to-apply] Application deadline: 4^th October 2019 Interviews will take place in November 2019. Applicants who do not receive an invitation to interview after eight weeks of their application may assume that the application was unsuccessful. The University of Hertfordshire (UH) is based in Hatfield, 25 minutes by train from central London. research students are supported through the University’s Doctoral College and its Researcher Development Programme. Findings from the global 2019 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) rate the University of Hertfordshire 1^st among those offering professional doctorates and 4^th out of 103 institutions in terms of research culture. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Socioloxy

Professional Doctorate in Public Health: fee waiver available in the School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire

One fee-waived place is available on the new Professional Doctorate in Public Health (DPH) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK (https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/cripacc/research-degrees-in-health). The DPH, which enrols in January 2020, is a part time 5-year research degree programme designed specifically to develop the research and leadership capacity of public health professionals and practitioners. It is also suitable for individuals, including experts by experience, who wish to enhance their work-related experience and move into public health from a related field. The programme will foster the development of research competent practitioners and policy professionals so they may apply sound research evidence to shape public health. Using a combination of online and on-campus research resources, tuition and supervision, the programme has been designed to develop the research and leadership capacity of even the most senior of public health professionals and practitioners, who are unable to attend the University more than 2-3 times each year. We invite proposals from applicants whose research interests align with the theme of ‘Prevention and Early Detection in Health and Social Care’. This theme is one of seven priority areas of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) for the East of England (EoE). The successful applicant will need to develop and undertake research relating to this theme and which involves communities and/or provider organisations in at least one of the following geographical priority areas of the ARC EoE: Great Yarmouth and Waveney, Peterborough and Fenland, Stevenage, Thurrock.

In general, applicants should hold a 1^st or upper 2^nd class undergraduate degree and/or a master’s degree in a relevant subject. Preference may be given to applicants/projects where co-funding is available. To find out more about the NIHR ARC theme please contact Prof. Wendy Wills (w.j.wills@herts.ac.uk). Please contact the DPH programme lead Dr Charles Simpson (c.m.simpson@herts.ac.uk ) with questions about the doctorate, guidance on potential supervisors and how to prepare your research proposal. Once the proposal has been developed with support from an appropriate supervisor please apply by completing an application form: https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply#directly. Return your completed application form to doctoralcollegeadmissions@herts.ac.uk, mentioning ‘HSK DPH fee waiver’ in the subject line, and attaching the following documents:

Your research proposal
Copies of your higher academic qualifications with transcripts
A copy of your passport
Two academic references (please enclose with the application, or ask your referees to email their reference to doctoralcollegeadmissions@herts.ac.uk
International students must submit an IELTS certificate showing a score of 6.5 or above [with no lower than 5.5 in any band; http://www.herts.ac.uk/international/how-to-apply]

Application deadline: 4^th October 2019

Interviews will take place in November 2019. Applicants who do not receive an invitation to interview after eight weeks of their application may assume that the application was unsuccessful.

The University of Hertfordshire (UH) is based in Hatfield, 25 minutes by train from central London. research students are supported through the University’s Doctoral College and its Researcher Development Programme. Findings from the global 2019 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) rate the University of Hertfordshire 1^st among those offering professional doctorates and 4^th out of 103 institutions in terms of research culture.

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