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DPhil opportunity at the Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford The Health Economics Research Centre at the University of Oxford is developing rigorous and innovative research on economic aspects of health and disease, the costs and benefits of prevention and treatment, and the design and evaluation of health systems, which contributes to the improvement of health and healthcare in the UK and internationally. An exciting opportunity has arisen for suitably qualified candidates to apply for a DPhil Studentship to study the long-term benefits and economics of treatment strategies for stroke prevention in people at increased stroke risk due to carotid stenosis. This DPhil project will be developed in collaboration with the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and the Clinical Trial Service Unit at the University of Oxford and will be supervised jointly by Dr Borislava Mihaylova (principal DPhil Supervisor), Professor Alison Halliday, Dr Richard Bulbulia and Professor Alastair Gray. The candidates are expected to apply concurrently to The MRC Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research http://www.methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/about_us/2014_phd_projects.aspx and for admission to the DPhil programme of the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford http://www.dph.ox.ac.uk/courses/gradstu/DPhil/desc. Further details of the DPhil project, studentship, candidate suitability and application processes are available at the above websites and efforts should be made to comply with all deadlines. Interested candidates are welcome to contact Dr Borislava Mihaylova ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) for further information and preliminary discussions. Borislava (Boby) Mihaylova DPhil University Research Lecturer/ Senior Researcher in Health Economics Health Economics Research Centre Nuffield Department of Population Health University of Oxford You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.