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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 [log in to unmask] Tel - 020 7905 2113