PhD students share experiences to inspire others
A group of PhD students whose research projects at the NIHR Leicester BRC are now underway gathered in July to share their experiences and plan future collaborations.
PhD studentships 2023
Apply now for our 2023 PhD studentships! We have 32 postgraduate projects available across our cancer, cardiovascular, infection and respiratory, lifestyle, environment and data themes.
Longer life in people with chronic diseases doing exercise
Exercise increases the life expectancy of people with multiple health conditions but does not have same benefit in those with depression, according to research by the University of Leicester.
£5 million grant for health science PhD students
The University of Leicester has been awarded a Wellcome Trust grant of over £5 million. The grant will enable the University to support 40 genomic epidemiology and public health genomics …
Ten minutes of walking per day may increase life by three years
People with multiple chronic conditions could increase their life expectancy by three years with as little as ten minutes of brisk walking a day. The research, funded by the University …
3 year studentship in exercise and chronic kidney disease – Sept 2019
Professor Alice Smith and Dr Tom Wilkinson have a 3 year PhD studentship available to study home based exercise in chronic kidney disease. The place is offered via the Department …
PhD studentships for September 2019
The University of Leicester College of Life Sciences has 6 PhD studentships available in 2019, in collaboration with us, Leicester Precision Medicine Institute, Leicester Diabetes Centre and the BHF Cardiovascular …