Royal Hospital Chelsea Aggregated Research Study (Ref: RDFC24/HLS/NMH/KIERNAN)

The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a Grade I and II listed site, a beautiful architectural legacy left to the nation by Charles II and Sir Christopher Wren.

Some 300 army veterans live at the Royal Hospital today, including those who have served in Korea, the Falkland Islands, Cyprus, Northern Ireland and World War II. Others may not have served in campaigns, but all understand what it means to be a soldier and the potential sacrifice that it entails.

The hospital requires a multi-stage sequential study of data from the hospital over a three-year period. This multi-stage study will include aggregation, exploration and analyses of the data.

The aims of the project are to:

·        Aggregate data from the multiple different systems that exist within the Royal Hospital Chelsea;

·        Pull data from all systems onto a singular aggregated dataset;

·        Undertake the exploration of that data in order to set the conditions for health economics research;

Undertake an evaluation of the effectiveness and accuracy of the aggregated data system.

Eligibility Requirements:

•         Academic excellence i.e. 2:1 (or equivalent GPA from non-UK universities with preference for 1st class honours); or a Masters (preference for Merit or above); or APEL evidence of substantial practitioner achievement.

•         Appropriate IELTS score, if required.

•         Applicants cannot apply if they are already a PhD holder or if currently engaged in Doctoral study at Northumbria or elsewhere.

To be classed as a Home student, candidates must:

•         Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or

•         have settled status, or

•         have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or

•         have indefinite leave to remain or enter.

If a candidate does not meet the criteria above, they would be classed as an International student.  

Applicants will need to be in the UK and fully enrolled before stipend payments can commence.

For further details on how to apply see

https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/   

In your application, please include a research proposal of approximately 1,000 words and the advert reference (e.g. RDFC24/…).

Deadline for applications: 2 April 2024

Start date of course: 1 October 2024

Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our postgraduate research students. We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds a bronze Athena Swan award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, we are a Disability Confident Leader, a member of the Race Equality Charter and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers.

Academic Enquiries

This project is supervised by Professor Matthew Kiernan. For informal queries, please contact matt.kiernan@northumbria.ac.uk. For all other enquiries relating to eligibility or application process please use the email form below to contact Admissions.