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SeNSS ESRC-FUNDED COLLABORATIVE STUDENTSHIP in the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on ethnic inequalities in health and health care (2021)

What you get

UK fee waiver and Maintenance stipend UKRI Rate £15,285 (20/21)

Type of award

3 year or 4 year PhD programme, or a 1 year Masters degree, followed by a 3 year PhD programme

PhD project

Project aims and objectives

This exciting PhD project aims to examine whether, and how, the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating ethnic inequalities in health and health care. Specific objectives include:

1. To examine ethnic inequalities on access to treatment for non-COVID-19 related conditions, including common mental disorders, maternity services, and regular ongoing care for chronic conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
2. To examine ethnic inequalities on care quality for non-COVID-19 related conditions, including those stated in Objective 1.
3. To examine changes in ethnic inequalities on access to treatment and care quality (Objectives 1 and 2) pre, during, and post coronavirus pandemic.
4. To understand whether ethnic inequalities in access to treatment and care quality have led to an increase in ethnic inequalities in health.
5. To understand the mechanisms underlying ethnic inequalities identified in Objectives 1 to 4.

Eligibility

Residential eligibility

• To be eligible for a full award you must be a Home or International student who satisfies the criteria below:

To be a home student, you must meet the following criteria:

• 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 you do not meet any of the criteria above, you are classed as an international student.

Number of scholarships available

1 Scholarship

Deadline

How to apply

How to apply for this studentship

In order to be considered for this SeNSS studentship, you must first apply for a place to study University of Sussex, noting that you are applying for the collaborative studentship. Please go to University of Sussex, How to apply for a PhD for information on how to make your application.

You will then need to make a separate application to SeNSS for this collaborative studentship. Please read the SeNSS Collaborative Studentship Application Guidance Notes before completing our online application form. The Guidance Notes are available at the bottom of the following webpage: Applying for a SeNSS collaborative studentship

Contact us

For further enquiries:

For enquiries related to the studentship topic, please email Prof. Laia Becares (l.becares@sussex.ac.uk)

Timetable

Deadline:

The deadline applying to University of Sussex for a place is 23:59 GMT on 18 January 2021

The deadline for submitting your application on FluidReview is 12:00 GMT on 01 March 2021

No extensions to this deadline will be permitted.