Research Degrees in
in the Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care
Do you want to advance or change your career, deepen your expertise in a topic, or expand your research skills?
With a PhD or other postgraduate research degree in Nursing you will:
We can supervise a wide range of Nursing projects, utilising a range of research approaches across qualitative, quantitative and muti-method research. Particular areas of expertise include:
We are home to a vibrant and growing research community that covers a range of clinical and methodological expertise. Our researchers are committed to expanding knowledge and delivering practical solutions in order to improve outcomes.
Our staff collaborate across disciplines and work with practitioners and academics across the UK and the world. We also work closely with industry to deliver evaluation and service-oriented projects. These relationships play a key role in enhancing our research portfolio.
To strengthen our research further, we have recently launched the new Health, Psychology and Communities research centre. This centre brings together a range of researchers and practitioners in order to undertake research that transforms health and social care services.
Our large community of postgraduate researchers are a core part of our intellectual community. We will encourage you to take part in conferences, seminars and engagement events at Manchester Met and beyond. We will also support you to develop the technical and research skills necessary to excel in your studies and your future career.
Find out more about the different research degrees we offer
The majority of our students enrol in October. We offer further enrolment points in January and April.
Our research degrees enable you to deepen your existing professional practice, or equip you with the skills necessary to go on to practice in the health and social care sectors.
Our intellectually rigorous research training will also equip you with vital technical and research skills to pursue careers in academia, charities, health and social care organisations, and a range of other sectors.
This course is research based. You will independently conduct research into your own topic or a topic that we advertise. Your supervisory team will offer expert guidance throughout your studies and review work in progress.
Each year, you will follow a programme of training and development to enhance your research methods, subject-matter expertise and professional skills.
Please refer to our Fees page for more information on tuition fees.
Many of our PhD and Professional Doctorate programmes are eligible for the government's Doctoral Loan Scheme. MPhil and MA/MSc by Research degrees are eligible for a Postgraduate Loan.
Each year we offer a number of competitive scholarships to support high quality research projects. Current scholarship opportunities in Health and Social Care are advertised on our site.
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You should, as a minimum, have a first or 2.1 honours degree or an equivalent qualification.
International students must demonstrate a sufficiently high standard of English language ability.
We welcome interest from applicants from non-standard backgrounds. We will take subject knowledge, professional experience, publications, or other appropriate evidence of accomplishment into consideration.
See more about our standard entry requirements.
Before applying for a research degree, you should have a preliminary discussion with a member of staff about your project and ideas. To arrange this, please email Prof Karen Sage, k.sage@mmu.ac.uk, the Research Degrees Co-ordinator for the Department of Nursing.
For further information on the application process, contact the Admissions team pgradmissions@mmu.ac.uk, +44 (0)161 247 2966
To apply for this degree, please select one of the study options below to begin your application.
Before you apply, you should discuss your project with a member of academic staff. You should also complete the postgraduate research degree thesis proposal form, which you will need to upload as part of your application. The document can be attached at the final checklist section after you’ve submitted your application.