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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Main Campus
Full Time
Aug 2026
3 Year
This programme is funded by the Kennedy Trust and allows medical and dental students to pursue a 3-year PhD during their medical or dental degree. You have the opportunity to research areas relevant to musculoskeletal disease, encouraging you to consider academic careers in this field.The aim of the programme is to develop academic leaders in musculoskeletal disease. You will be trained in cutting-edge scientific and analytical skills and understand the strict discipline needed for translational research. It is expected that the research projects may generate material that will form the basis of publications in high profile medical and scientific journals.