Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 36 months
- Part-time: 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting October 2027 — Apply before Mar 2027
- Starting February 2028 — Apply before Jun 2027
Language
English — IELTS 6.5
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Nursing
Overview
The Nursing programme is offered at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Improve community health and wellbeing
Undertake multidisciplinary research to improve the future health of local and international communities.
Benefit from our advanced facilities
Support your research with a clinical simulation suite which mimics wards and other care settings.
Get personal and professional training
We provide a comprehensive development programme for research students.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Ageing
- Carer experience
- Emotion and professional practice
- Substance use
- End of life care
- Mental health
- Service user involvement, co-production and social justice
- Student experience
- Research with
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- To apply, you’ll need a first or 2.1 honours degree, or an equivalent qualification.
- International doctoral students must have strong English language skills.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (non-residents): 42,347 AUD / year (≈ 22,500 GBP / year)
- Domestic (citizens or residents): 9,858 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Additional details (International): Part-time fee per year - £11,250
Living costs
Manchester, United Kingdom: 1,214-2,253 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Nursing.
Available Scholarships
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
- Sports Scholarship — Grant: 10000 GBP — Deadline: Not specified — Merit-based — Manchester Metropolitan University
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 — U.S. government
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 — ServiceScape
- ACES Scholarships — Grant: 3500 USD — Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 — ACES Education Fund
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified — Merit-based — OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- Scholarships for PhD Students — Grant: 19000 GBP — Deadline: Not specified — Merit-based — Junhua Li
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 28 Feb 2027 — Merit-based — Boustany Foundation
- Amberscholar Scholarship — Grant: 6000 USD — Deadline: 31 Jan 2027 — Merit-based — Amber Scholar
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 — Voice Talent Online
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 — Merit-based — IvyPanda
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 — Merit-based — Salvado Law
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant: 3000 USD — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 — Need-based — Anonymous Hope Fund
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids — Grant: 22500 GBP — Deadline: Not specified — UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant: 1500 USD — Deadline: Not specified — IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant: 12000 USD — Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 — The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
- “The Hope For Healing” Scholarship — Grant: 5000 USD — Deadline: Not specified — FHE Health