Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Research
PhD
In London
Description
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PhD
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Location
London
Overview
REF2014: 90% of overall activity rated 4* or 3* ‘world leading’ or 'internationally excellent’ (Unit of Assessment 3c - Subjects Allied to Medicine: Nursing and Midwifery and Palliative Care).
Research Income: £1.5m annually.
Current number of staff: 70.
Current number of research students: 9.
Current number of MSc students: 55.
Current research areas: measuring outcomes; evaluating and improving care; symptom-led research; dying in society; and needs assessment and policy.
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Subjects
- Rehabilitation
- Palliative care
Course programme
The Institute is a world-leading centre for palliative care research and an official collaborating centre of the World Health Organisation. The Institute’s breakthrough research projects not only influence clinical practice, but also have an impact on national and international policies for palliative care. The Institute’s multidisciplinary environment combines social science, psychology, nursing, medical and health services research.
Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Research