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The University of York Department of Health Sciences and Clinical Evaluation Research Scholarships for Postgraduate Study at York The multi-disciplinary Department of Health Sciences and Clinical Evaluation has been established to develop the role of scientific evidence in health and health care through teaching and research. The graduate programme aims to enhance the research skills with the key disciplines of economics, epidemiology, psychology, social policy and statistics. The Department has 2 full-time and one part-time MRC funded studentships for the MSc degree, and one full-time MPhil/DPhil studentship to award. These studentships will include payment of fees at EU rates and a maintenance award. All degrees involve a large research component, and we would be particularly interested in candidates who expressed interest in developing research covering one of the following topics: · Patient and clinician decision making · Uptake and impact issues in health screening and diagnosis · Methodological aspects of clinical trial designs · Evaluation, including economic aspects, of interventions for substance use or misuse · The role of personality in moderating the relationship between stress and illness · Survival and multilevel analysis of data especially related to diabetes, rheumatology and foetal ultrasound monitoring. Candidates should have, or expect to achieve, a good honours degree in a relevant discipline or have experience as a health care professional. All candidates are expected to provide an outline research proposal. For further information about the degrees please visit the website at http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/hsce/gsp/welcome.htm email [log in to unmask] or write to Denise Shingler, Departmental Secretary, Department of Health Sciences and Clinical Evaluation, Donald Irvine Wing, Alcuin College, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD. Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Christine Godfrey, phone 01904 434507; email [log in to unmask] Application forms can be obtained from the Department of Health Sciences or the Graduate office or downloaded from the web at http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/gso/gsp/apply/forms.htm Closing date for applications for the scholarships is 30th June. Other applications may be possible after this date.