Applied Health Sciences

A PhD is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This Applied Health Sciences programme at the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

Completing a PhD can give you a great sense of personal achievement and help you develop a high level of transferable skills which will be useful in your subsequent career, as well as contributing to the development of knowledge in your chosen field.

Features

• You are expected to work to an approved programme of work including appropriate programmes of postgraduate study (which may be drawn from parts of existing postgraduate courses, final year degree programmes, conferences, seminars, masterclasses, guided reading or a combination of study methods).
• This programme of research in  Applied Health Sciences Applied Health Sciences  at the University of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield  culminates in the production of a large-scale piece of written work in the form of a research thesis that should not normally exceed 80,000 words.
• You will be appointed a main supervisor who will normally be part of a supervisory team, comprising of up to three members to advise and support you on your project.

Research topics include:

• Exploration of the impact of chronic wound on a person’s quality of life leading to the development of a specific Quality of Life (QoL) Tool
• Perceptions of Spiritually Competent Practice and Availability and Vulnerability in Healthcare
• Reinterpreting healthcare records for an electronic context
• Social aspects of death, dying and bereavement
• Statistical analysis of complex health-related data
• The effect of shoe type on foot pressure distribution
• The effects of training on load carriage performance
• The mechanics and energetics of load carriage