Global Health

Undertaking a PhD or MScR in Global Health at the Usher Institute offers you the opportunity to work in a multi- and interdisciplinary way, building on your knowledge, skills, interest and passion to carry out innovative global health research that makes a new contribution to the existing knowledge base.

Research priorities

Research priorities include such global health issues as:

* mapping and measuring the shifting burden of global disease

* neglected and emerging tropical diseases

* infectious diseases

* noncommunicable diseases

* global palliative care

* population health

* social inequalities in health

* sexual and reproductive health

* e-health and tele-medicine

* migration and minority ethnic health

* culture

* faith and health

* translation of leading scientific advances into effective interventions

Before applying

Before submitting an online application, prospective students should contact an academic members of staff who may act as first supervisors in order to align their research proposal with one of the Institute's main areas of research.

A list of contacts for PhD and MScR supervisors can be found at on our website.

The programme is also affiliated to the University's Global Health Academy.