University College London Institute of Child Health and
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
 
PhD Studentships
 
The UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) is a postgraduate research
institution which, together with its partner, 
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, contains the largest
concentration of research expertise 
in the scientific basis of child health in Europe. Its standing is reflected
in the Grade 5*A awarded 
in the 2001 HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise. The Institute is committed
to high quality postgraduate education 
and has a strong track record of training and support for its postgraduates.
R&D is organised into a number of 
themes operating across the site which facilitate a high level of
interaction between basic scientists, clinicians 
and population health scientists. The Institute is offering a number of
research studentships for the academic 
year 2007-08 supported by the Child Health Research Appeal Trust (CHRAT) and
the Medical Research Council (MRC). 
 
Applicants selected for CHRAT or MRC funding will be able to choose from the
following statistical PhD projects: 
 
1) Statistical models for discrete epidemiological and clinical data; 
 
2) Creating age-related centiles with smaller sample sizes; 
 
3) Applications of functional data analysis in physiotherapy and life course
epidemiology.
 
For further information about the ICH see our web site, www.ich.ucl.ac.uk. 
 
Applications are invited from committed individuals wishing to do research
in a clinical context, and who expect 
to graduate with a UK 1st class or upper 2nd class honours degree or
equivalent. For information about the projects 
and how to apply, please refer to the ICH vacancy website,
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ich/humanresources/jobvacancy_00475
 
 
4-year PhD studentships funded by the Medical Research Council are also
tenable at ICH in the project areas listed above. 
To apply for a UCL 4 year MRC DTA PhD studentship, please see:
www.ucl.ac.uk/mrc-dta. 
 
Please note, applications that are submitted without following the correct
procedure may not be considered. 
For informal enquiries about these opportunities please contact Professor T
Cole ([log in to unmask]), 
Dr A Wade ([log in to unmask]), or Dr M Cortina Borja
([log in to unmask]).
 
Closing date for applications to ICH: 5th January 2007
Interview dates: 29th and 31st January 2007
 
Dr Mario Cortina Borja
Senior Lecturer in Statistics
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Institute of Child Health, University College London
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Tel - 020 7905 2113