City University London

School of Community & Health Sciences
City University
20 Bartholomew Close
London EC1A 7QN
Tel: 0207 040 8623
Email:
Website: http://www.city.ac.uk/health

Special areas of research activity

Care for older people
Julienne Meyer (j.meyer@city.ac.uk)
Health and care of parents and babies
Christine McCourt (Christine.McCourt.1@city.ac.uk)
Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
Sally Hardy (Sally.Hardy.1@city.ac.uk)
Professional and Interprofessional Education
Shalni Gulati (Shalni.Gulati.1@city.ac.uk)
Sexualities and Sexual Health
Jonathan Elford or Anthony Pryce (j.elford@city.ac.uk) (apryce@city.ac.uk)
Health Services Research
Shahsi Hirani (Shashi.Hirani.1@city.ac.uk)
Optometry and Visual Sciences
John Barbur (johnb@city.ac.uk)
Language and Communication Sciences
Nicola Botting (Nicola.Botting.1@city.ac.uk)

PhD supervision

TBC
Website: http://www.city.ac.uk/health/research/degrees

Postgraduate Training

The School of Community & Health Sciences offers a range of training support for research degrees students, see:
http://www.city.ac.uk/health/research/degrees

Traditional PhD

Most students choose to undertake their studies in this conventional format. The traditional MPhil/PhD involves writing a thesis based on the candidate’s research, making an original contribution to their field of learning. The process of developing a substantial argument, usually written in the format of a book (not exceeding 100,000 words) is the traditional route to a career in research and or academia.

Contact: TBC
Email:
Web: http://www.city.ac.uk/health/research/degrees

Structured PhD

The structured MPhil/PhD is geared towards community and health care practitioners who want their research to directly inform and develop practice in their field of work. The programme of study is separated into three distinct component parts (case study, literature review and research project) supported by a paper for publication and a framing narrative that draws the component parts together to cohere as a single thesis.

Contact: Research Degrees Tutor
Email:
Web: http://www.city.ac.uk/health/research/degrees

PhD by Prior/Prospective Publication

The PhD by prior publication is intended for people who have already published a number of significant research papers that collectively can be considered to sustain a thesis at doctoral level. Students who register on this route are required to spend one to two years composing an essay of around 20,000 words articulating the thesis that can be identified within their published work. The PhD by prospective publication is awarded on the basis of papers that are published in academic journals while the student is studying for his or her doctorate. This is in marked contrast to the traditional PhD which is based on a dissertation alone.

Contact:
Web: http://www.city.ac.uk/health/research/degrees