Award Summary

100% of home tuition fees paid, annual stipend of 21,805 and additional funding given to cover research costs of 15,000. This studentship is only available to those eligible for UK home tuition fees.

Overview

Interested in developing innovative solutions to collect research outcome data in primary care? The 10-Year Health Plan includes the transition from hospital to the community and analogue to digital. This includes the use of innovative digital solutions such as the NHS App as a digital front door to the health service. This shift in policy creates potential opportunities to use the digital solutions to support efficient clinical trial and other research outcome data collection, particularly from primary and community care. The PhD will evaluate how we can optimise the collection of research (particularly trial) data from out-of-hospital settings, which will then help to inform future studies as best practice. The PhD may include:

Evidence synthesis in how outcome data is currently being collected in primary care-based trials
Focus groups/interviews with key stakeholders to explore the feasibility and acceptability of novel approaches to obtaining outcome data as well as barriers and facilitators to these approaches
Validation across data sources including medical records and patient reported outcomes

The PhD will conclude with co-production workshops to produce best practice guidance

Number Of Awards

Start Date

January 2027

Award Duration

3.5 years (including a placement for up to 3-months)

Application Closing Date

21 October 2026

Sponsor

NIHR RSS N&P and NIHR ARC NENC

Supervisors

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for this studentship, you will need at least an upper second-class honours (2:1) bachelors degree, and a masters degree (in a relevant social or health sciences subject) or equivalent professional experience and an interest in/experience in health and social care research.

How To Apply

You must apply through the University s

Apply to Newcastle Portal

In Course choice tab, click Search Course put Postgraduate Research in 'Type of Study', Full Time in Mode of Study , 2026 in Year of Entry , January in Month of Entry Intake , code 8370F in Course Title , blank in Research Area .

Press Search , select PhD Population Health Sciences (FT) , and click Save selection.

Either upload a document or write into the Personal Statement section.

Put code ARC6 in Studentship/Partnership Reference . When prompted for research proposal, select Write Proposal . Type in the title of the research project from this advert. A research proposal is not required. You can also upload a covering letter and CV, please state how your interests and experience relate to the project.

Contact Details

For further details about the studentship, please contact:

Dr. Eugene Tang

E-mail: eugene.tang@newcastle.ac.uk