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Applications now open for HARP 2024

Applications now open for HARP PhD and Pre-Doctoral Training Programme for Health Professionals

Published:
  • PhD fellowships deadline: 13 November 2023
  • Pre-doctoral training programme deadline: 8 January 2024
  • Shortlisting is expected to be in February 2024 followed by interviews in March 2024.

It is our great pleasure to announce applications for HARP PhD and Pre-Doctoral Training Programme for Health Professionals for October 2024 are now open.

1. HARP is a 3-year clinical PhD Programme dedicated to redressing health inequality through representative research in an inclusive environment. We are looking for enthusiastic fellows who would be interested in projects addressing research topics related to underrepresented populations and diseases due to

  •     social inequalities (demographic and protected characteristics)
  •     marginalisation (socioeconomics, education, lifestyle choices, legal/housing status)
  •     health status (examples - mental health or rare diseases).

2. Applicants can be of any clinical health profession including medical graduates, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, clinical psychologists, and many others.

3. The HARP Programme also includes

  •     an optional 1-year pre-doctoral training phase with full salary
  •     2-year postdoctoral support phase

Please visit our website for further information, including application details.

Potential applicants can apply to one of two programmes.

  • PhD fellowships: We invite candidates to apply with a project which fits to the HARP PhD Programme remit by the deadline of 13 November 2023
  • Pre-doctoral training programme: We invite candidates with no previous formal research experience to apply for a 1-year pre-doctoral training phase. Deadline 8 January 2024.

Shortlisting is expected to be in February 2024 followed by interviews in March 2024.

For further information and details on how to apply, including the application form and guidance document, please see our website.

Please contact Bijal Tailor if you would like to be added to the website as a supervisor.

Edel O’Toole, Leanne Aitken, Márta Korbonits and Will Alazawi
Directors of the HARP PhD Programme

 

 

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