Health, Nursing and Midwifery research degrees
The length of programme registration will be longer as it includes the maximum writing-up phase. See further details on how research degrees are structured at Hull and thesis submission expectations.
Join a vibrant and supportive community by choosing to research health, nursing or midwifery as a postgraduate at Hull
About our Health, Nursing and Midwifery research degrees
This programme is for nurses, midwives and related professionals who wish to undertake a complex and original independent research project under the guidance of an experienced academic supervisor.
Whether you're motivated to make a contribution to physical or mental health contexts – or whether you're interested in the health of the general population or a specific group of people – we're likely to have a supervisor to support you.
You'll become part of a vibrant and supportive research community within our Faculty of Health Sciences, which offers high quality postgraduate research opportunities to students from a range of professional backgrounds.
We are a rapidly expanding faculty with more than 115 academic staff, with diverse research interests and methodological expertise in many qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
Our growing community of full and part-time research students benefits from the guidance of a strong team of committed and experienced supervisors and a lively and supportive research setting based within our award-winning Allam Medical Building – a £28-million health campus that is increasing our capacity to deliver life-changing research and improved health outcomes for our region and beyond.
Research topics
The main research activities in the School of Health and Social Work are carried out within the following groups.
We particularly welcome applications in these areas but are very happy to discuss any potential project.
If you would like to discuss an application or check the suitability of your chosen subject area, please contact Dr Moira Graham (M.Graham2@hull.ac.uk).
The Postgraduate Training Scheme
It is now widely recognised by employers, professional bodies and research funding agencies that specialist expertise alone is not sufficient preparation either for research or a subsequent career. With this in mind, we require all our postgraduate research students to follow a research training programme relating both to their particular field of study and to generic skills; for example, information technology and communication skills.
Programme structure
PhD structure
| Full time | Part time |
|---|---|
| 3 years of research, with up to 12 months writing up if required | 6 years of research, with up to 24 months of writing up if required |
Writing up and thesis submission
A standard full-time PhD programme comprised three years of research plus up to 12 months of thesis finalisation (also referred to as “writing-up”). Part-time is six years plus up to 24 months thesis finalisation if needed.
For full-time students, the thesis finalisation phase should take three months but may be extended to one year without further paperwork. For part-time students, thesis finalisation should take six months, but may be extended to two years without further paperwork. The maximum thesis finalisation period is included in your overall programme length, which means that international PGRs will not need to apply for an additional visa to cover this phase.
If you need to move into the thesis finalisation period of your research degree, you must enrol for this phase and you will be liable to pay a continuation fee.
Thesis submission timelines
It is expected that you will submit your thesis within the timeframes outlined below:
Doctoral degrees
- Submission by 3 years and 3 months full-time.
- Submission by 6 years and 6 months for part-time.
Entry Requirements
What do I need?
You should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least a 2:1 Honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related discipline appropriate to your intended research.
Contacting your prospective supervisor before you submit your application is not essential but may be helpful.
Typical offer
2:1 in a relevant subject area
Fees & Funding
How much is it?
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