Placing research and evidence at the heart of primary care education, the collaboration for academic primary care is involved in various undergraduate, postgraduate, and established professional programmes across the university's medical school.
APEx Education Leads: Dr Jane Smith & Dr Emma Pitchforth
Studentships in Primary Care Research
As part of our membership in the School for Primary Care Research (SPCR), many funding opportunities are available to continue your career in primary care, such as PhD and post-doctoral fellowships.
The NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) Undergraduate Student Internship Programme provides students with experience in a research environment and access to a team of specialised mentors and supervisors. The aim of the programme is to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to gain primary care research experience, allow for greater collaboration and to raise the academic profile of general practice.
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To find out more, please click on the link to the Exeter projects on the SPCR webpage: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/spcr-undergraduate-programme#Exeter
SPCR will be advertising for these opportunities in 2025.
Please contact APEx@exeter.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Funded PhD in Primary Care Research
Many APEx academic staff are available to supervise PhD student projects linked to their research interests (see individual staff profiles for details) and can provide support with applications for advertised studentships for eligible applicants. Key primary care related opportunities will be flagged here, further information on PhD funding in general is available on the University’s website (https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-research/funding/phdfunding/) and please check the following websites for currently advertised Pre-Doctoral fellowships and Doctoral studentships:
University of Exeter Faculty of Health & Life Sciences PhD studentships: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-research/funding/phdfunding/fundingbyfaculty/hls/
NIHR School for Primary Care Research PhD funding: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/funding/studentships-in-primary-care
NIHR Three Research Schools Mental Health programme funding opportunities: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/Three-Schools/MH-funding
NIHR Three Research Schools Dementia programme funding opportunities: https://www.sscr.nihr.ac.uk/dementia-research-programme/
NIHR Three Research Schools Prevention programme funding opportunities: https://sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/prevention-programme/
NIHR Doctoral fellowships: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/research-career-funding-programmes/doctoral-fellowships and Pre-Doctoral fellowships: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/research-career-funding-programmes/predoctoral
Please visit the SPCR website for more details on the Wellcome programme: https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/doctoral-training-programme-for-primary-care-clinicians. Applications are currently open.
