FULLY FUNDED PhD - Innovative Research in Rare Endocrine Conditions

About the Project

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This is a fantastic opportunity to become involved and learn from several research and innovation projects within the Office for Rare Conditions (ORC) Registries Programme that include global rare disease registries such as SDMRegistries.org and GloBE-Reg which have a focus on rare endocrine conditions. The programme has a thriving research community locally which includes clinical scientists, data scientists, postgraduate research students and project managers.

The studentship will support in-depth analysis of real-world clinical data within the registries as well as provide training and exposure to data management, database development, data governance and research ethics. Studies that the studentship will focus on relate to care quality improvement or assessment of the safety and effectiveness of new therapies.

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation of new research ideas and submission of research publications. In addition to usual academic supervision, opportunities will also be provided to interact at a global level with several stakeholders including clinicians, scientists, patients and industry. Applicants will be expected to travel internationally to attend conferences and support for such events will be available.

Funding Notes

The funding will include an annual stipend of £21,480 for 2026 entry, with fees at the standard home rate for up to 3 years, with an additional training grant of up to £3,000 per year.