Research profile

Undertaking a PhD in Global health at the Usher Institute offers you the opportunity to work in a multi- and interdisciplinary way, building on your knowledge, skills, interest and passion to carry out innovative global health research that makes a new contribution to the existing knowledge base.

Research priorities

Research priorities include such global health issues as: mapping and measuring the shifting burden of global disease; neglected and emerging tropical diseases; infectious diseases; noncommunicable diseases; global palliative care; population health; social inequalities in health; sexual and reproductive health; e-health and tele-medicine; migration and minority ethnic health; culture; faith and health; translation of leading scientific advances into effective interventions

Training and support

Students will be integrated within the existing student-led approach at the Usher Institute, where structures are already in place to ensure a high-quality student experience.

The Centre for Global Health Research, which forms part of the Usher Institute, has a thriving PhD community with well-developed management and administrative structures.