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Please could you publicise this funded PhD opportunity?
How does cognitive impairment reconfigure active ageing policies and practices?
The Division of Psychiatry at University College London (UCL) is seeking an outstanding, highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate for this PhD studentship. We are particularly seeking to attract applications from social scientists particularly with a background in sociology and psychology The student will be embedded within the APPLE-Tree programme: Active Prevention in People at risk of dementia: Lifestyle, bEhaviour change and Technology to REducE cognitive and functional decline ESRC/NIHR funded programme grant, which is led by Professor Claudia Cooper. The PhD will be supervised by Professor Paul Higgs and Dr Penny Rapaport
The full-time PhD studentship is funded for three years from October 2019 to cover University fees £x per annum, maintenance stipend and access to Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) funding
This is an exciting opportunity to undertake a PhD jointly funded by the ESRC UBEL DTP and NIHR.
Key Requirements
Master's qualification (or to have completed their Master's by September 2019) in an appropriate discipline or a 2:1 or equivalent in a first degree in a social science discipline. All applicants are required to have excellent written and verbal communication skills. They should also be willing to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary and multi-professional teams. A research interest in ageing, dementia or long term conditions, as well as a strong interest in social science research and qualitative methods would be desirable.
Further Details
If you have any queries about this studentship, please contact Dr Penny Rapaport, Professor Paul Higgs or Professor Claudia Cooper in UCL Division of Psychiatry at [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] / [log in to unmask]
Funding Notes
University fees (2019/20: £5,210*), maintenance stipend (2019/20: £17,280*)
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/how-does-cognitive-impairment-reconfigure-active-ageing-policies-and-practices/?p105752
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Paul Higgs BSc, PhD, FAcSS, Fellow GSA
Professor of the Sociology of Ageing
Division of Psychiatry
Faculty of Brain Sciences
University College London
6th Floor
Maple House
149 Tottenham Court Road
London. W1T 7NF
Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard
Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age
http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/P/bo25068413.html
Martin Hyde and Paul Higgs
Ageing and Globalisation
https://policypress.co.uk/ageing-and-globalisation#book-detail-tabs-stison-block-content-1-0-tab3
Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard
Rethinking Old Age: Theorising the Fourth Age
http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/Rethinking-Old-Age/?K=9781137383983
Chris Gilleard and Paul Higgs
Ageing, Corporeality and Embodiment
www.anthempress.com/ageing-corporeality-and-embodiment<http://www.anthempress.com/ageing-corporeality-and-embodiment>
P +44 (0) 207 679 9466 Phone
F +44 (0) 207 679 9426 Fax
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