Project Code MRCPHS24Br Lewis Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary The student will estimate the overall global burden of cancer…
Evaluating the impact of the novel Welsh Government ‘Active Travel Town’ on inequalities in travel modes and physical activity and to inform policy development
Project Code MRCPHS24Br Kipping Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary You will work with government agencies and a Welsh Local…
Higher education and employment journeys for young adults and the impact on their mental health
Project Code MRCPHS24Br Herbert Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary There links between experiences of higher education/employment and mental health…
Risks and Health Outcomes of Heart Procedures in Children and Young People with Congenital Heart Disease
Project Code MRCPHS24Br Caputo Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Offering a unique resource, the Outcome Monitoring after Cardiac Surgery…
Bridging the gap: combining epigenetics and neuroimaging to shed new light on brain development and mental health in a population-based context
Project Code MRCPHS24Ba Walton Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Epigenetic processes (e.g., DNA methylation) play a key role in…
Parental transmission of substance use: exploring mechanisms and informing intervention
Project Code MRCPHS24Ba Hines Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Reducing substance use is a key goal within public health.…
Examining pathways from childhood trauma exposure to cardiometabolic disease risk: a population health study based on the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort
Project Code MRCPHS24Ba Halligan Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Childhood trauma is a risk factor for cardiometabolic disease (CMD),…
Investigating how physical activity prevents cancers in humans: harnessing ‘big’ data to understand the genomic profile of human cancers that are preventable by physical activity
Project Code MRCPHS24Ba Campbell Research Theme Population Health Sciences Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary How physical activity prevents cancers is unknown. It has been…
Characterising a novel neuroimmune pathway to treat neurodegenerative disease
Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Witton Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Microglia are brain-resident immune cells. Alongside conventional molecular signals,…
Can nutritional intervention unlock better outcomes after traumatic brain injuries? Investigating brain blood flow and cellular metabolism regulation by ketones following head impacts
Project Code MRCNMH24Ex Weightman Potter Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary This project will investigate the efficacy of ketogenic…