Health & Wellbeing
The Health and Wellbeing pathway is a multi-disciplinary pathway that supports research in a wide range of health-related and wellbeing topics, including mental health. Research projects span across a number of disciplines linked with the institutes/schools that the pathway is associated with.
Schools and Institutes currently associated with this pathway at Nottingham:
| Institute of Mental Health | School of Sociology and Social Policy |
| School of Psychology | Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) |
| School of English | School of Law |
IMPORTANT:
Applicants for 2025 entry to Health & Wellbeing should aim to identify a prospective supervisor with relevant expertise as early as possible. Advice can also be sought from the pathway lead Dr Elena Nixon on aspects of the research proposal and/or the application by 06 January 2025.
Please note that supervisors in the School of Health Sciences can only act as second supervisors in 2025. Your lead supervisor will need to be in one of of the schools listed above. Dr Nixon can advise further.
As this studentship is funded by the ESRC, your proposed research project must principally employ social science methods. For further guidance on disciplinary remit, please refer to this page. If you have concerns about the fit of your project with the ESRC remit, please use the query form on that page.
Key Facts:
| Structure of Provision: | Masters + PhD funding or PhD-only funding, either full-time or part-time |
| PG Application: | Apply for a PhD in the relevant school via the University of Nottingham online admissions system. Please specify you have applied for ESRC funding on your Nottingham application. |
| Pathway Contact: | Dr Elena Nixon |