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Before you start your application, you should:

• Discover more about the research area you’re interested in.
• or you'd like to apply for.
• and speak to them about your suitability for the project.
• Understand how your project is funded and, if you are applying for a self-funded project, consider how you plan on funding your project and discuss this with the listed supervisor.

If you already have your own funding:

• and contact the project supervisor to talk to them about your suitability for the project; OR
• Determine your own research project and title, in this research area and contact them to discuss potentially supervising your research.

Supporting documents

You'll also need to make sure you have the following documents before you start your application:

• Personal statement
• Certificates and transcripts
• CV
• Confirmation of funding (if you are self-funded)
• English language ability
• Names and details of two referees to support your application

Visit our to find out more about the information required for each of these supporting documents.

Any missing information may delay the processing of your application.

Application deadlines

The deadline for applying for postgraduate research in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health depends on when you intend to start your research and how your project is funded.

If you are applying for one of our funded programmes, please refer to the deadlines detailed on the .

If you’re applying for a project that isn’t part of one of these programmes, our final application deadlines are:

• January 2026 entry: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
• April 2026 entry: Thursday, 15 January 2026
• September 2026 entry: Tuesday, 15 June 2026

Our PhD/MPhil Health Informatics programme enables you to undertake a that will improve understanding of Health Informatics.

Health informatics and data science is set to revolutionise healthcare by providing a deeper understanding between healthcare delivery, outcomes and patients as well as empowering people to manage their own health.

91Ö±²¥ has considerable breadth and expertise in this field, being home to the Centre for Health Informatics which encompasses researchers with an international reputation in the field. Our centre is truly multi-disciplinary, blending traditional academia with engineering, infrastructure and project management.

Our main research themes include the following:

• Connected Health (mHealth and wearables)
• Actionable Analytics
• Stratified Medicine
• Data Science Methods (methodological research in statistics, epidemiology and machine learning)
• Predictive Analytics

Training and development

All of our postgraduate researchers attend the Doctoral Academy Training Programme delivered by the Researcher Development . The programme provides key transferable skills and equips our postgraduate researchers with the tools to progress beyond their research degree into influential positions within academia, industry and consultancy. The emphasis is on enhancing skills critical to developing early-stage researchers and professionals, whether they relate to effective communication, disseminating research findings and project management skills.

to discover life as a postgraduate researcher at 91Ö±²¥ or .

Your postgraduate research degree will open up a range of career opportunities after you graduate. Find out more on the  Careers Ìý±è²¹²µ±ð.