Bursary Competition 2010 - List of Topics

PhD studentships can only be awarded for candidates willing to undertake research in specific topics as determined by the University and / or funding partners. The full list of topics available this year is below. No scholarships are available for research projects which do not fit with these topics.

Eligible topics

Click on the topic title for more information.

Physical therapies

• PT1 Effects of reconstruction surgery and individualised rehabilitation on knees with ligament-deficiency and chondral lesion
• PT2 Patterns of practice of Arts Therapists Working with depression in the UK

Nutrition and metabolism in health and disease

• NM1 Evaluating the nutritional benefits of dark chocolate
• NM2 Genetic taste sensitivity and its influence on the pattern and quality of alcohol intake among young adults
• see also SSH2 Determinants of food choice and health-related behaviours in obese and non-obese women

Speech and communication

• SC1 Variation in articulation, acoustics and phonology
• SC2 Communication and language in young offenders
• SC3 Memory and Communication

Social sciences in health

• SSH1 Collaborative problem solving in mothers and young children with a chronic condition
• SSH2 Determinants of food choice and health-related behaviours in obese and non-obese women
• SSH3 The role of shame in talking therapies and wellness

Health services research and international health

• HS1 Management of the menopause in resource-poor settings
• See also SJ1 Impact of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on HIV policy and health systems in resource-poor and transitional economies

Social justice and social policy

• SJ1 Impact of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on HIV policy and health systems in resource-poor and transitional economies
• SJ2 Social movement praxis and social justice
• SJ3 Making governance work for excluded or minority communities

Media, culture and production

• MC1 Culture, place and identity
• MC2 Political and organisational discourses
• MC3 Text, genre and visual culture

Sustainable business

• BEM1 Tourism, hospitality and events
• BEM2 Consumer insight
• BEM3 Management and organisations

To apply for any of the above topics, please complete the application form and submit it to researchdegrees@qmu.ac.uk along with your outline proposal and certificates. You will need to provide an outline proposal of approximately 1000 words explaining what you intend to research, why that topic is important and how you might investigate it.

See How to Apply for full details.

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