Key Facts

Subject area: Epidemiology and intervention research
Faculty: Faculty of Health
Research Institute: Primary care and Health Sciences
Type of Programme: PhD / MPhil
Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
MPhil – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Starting Date: Any time of the year
Entry Requirements: See here
International entry requirements We accept a range of qualifications from other institutions. Details here.
Standard English Language requirements apply. Details here
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Our research aims to contribute towards preventing musculoskeletal conditions from starting, getting worse or causing long-term disability in later life. These conditions are researched using a range of traditional and innovative approaches and methods. Approaches within the broad area of epidemiology include clinical epidemiology (which also includes research on diagnosis and prognosis); life course epidemiology (including work participation); population epidemiology and public health. Randomised clinical trials are also undertaken, alongside implementation studies and various clinimetric studies. These approaches are applied to various projects in the field of musculoskeletal health, with students working as part of active research teams.

  • Clinical epidemiology (including diagnostic and prognosis research)

  • Clinimetrics

  • Implementation studies

  • Life course epidemiology (including work participation)

  • Population epidemiology and public health Randomised clinical trials

Contact Details
Administrator Sue Weir
Tel : (+44) 01782 733922
E-Mail : s.weir@cphc.keele.ac.uk