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Postgraduate research opportunities in Life & Health Sciences

The School of Life & Health Sciences offers an extensive range of exciting research opportunities and our strong research environment ensures PhD students develop expertise in fields that are relevant to today's science practices.

World-leading facilities
Research students are supported by our excellent research laboratories and equipment - these laboratories have been undergoing a multi million pound refurbishment programme since 2006.

Excellent RAE results
The exceptional quality of our research was confirmed in the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) results – with research in Allied Health Professions and Studies ranked 3rd out of 63 UK higher education institutions, based on quality and quantity of research output.

5 PhD SCHOLARSHIPS OF £6,000 PER YEAR NOW AVAILABLE (for overseas applicants only - deducted from overseas tuition fees)

PHD STUDENTSHIPS AVAILABLE (For Home/EU Applicants Only)

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 Current PhD projects proposed by Aston's Life & Health Sciences researchers are categorised by our three core areas of research: Biomedical Sciences, Neurosciences and Health Sciences:

(Covers Chronic Diseases, Communicative Diseases and Molecular & Cell Biology)
 

(Covers Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, Neurophysiology & Clinical Neuroimaging and Sensory & Perceptual Systems) 

(Covers the Medicines Research Unit, Ophthalmic Research and Health & Lifespan Psychology) 

 Applicants may also contact our researchers directly with their own relevant research proposals.