Funded PhD opportunity to explore the lived experience of people living with Multiple Sclerosis
A new opportunity has opened up for a fully-funded PhD studentship in the School of Sociology and Social Policy to research health equity and lived experiences of people with Multiple Sclerosis.
The studentship, “Social determinants of health equity in multiple sclerosis: investigating the journey to diagnosis and treatment for people with MS”, will be hosted by the School of Sociology and Social Policy (SSP) with joint supervision by SSP Lecturer Dr Claudia Coveney and the Professor Helen Ford.
Dr Coveney is the author of Collective action and civil society: Disability advocacy and EU decision-making, and her work with the European Disability Forum has helped to form a collective action framework. Professor Ford is Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Lead for the West Yorkshire Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Programme at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Medicine.
Dr Coveney says, “This exciting PhD opportunity provides crucial qualitative context to understand the diagnosis and treatment journey of MS across populations, particularly the inequality related to socioeconomic status. This PhD will explore the factors which impact the experience of diagnosis of MS in Leeds and Bradford, including understanding of MS, information gathering/interactions with family, friends and networks, access to health care and the journey to final diagnosis and treatment.”
The PhD studentship is fully funded by the Horne Family Charitable Foundation for 3.5 years, which includes UK student fees and an annual maintenance grant (£19,237 GBP in 2024/25).
For any candidates wishing to apply for this PhD studentship, the two-stage application process must be completed by Friday 29 November 2024. The successful candidate will take up the award by 1 February 2025.
For full details of this opportunity, including requirements, conditions and the application process, please read the full PhD listing. For further information, please contact the Social Sciences Admissions Office.
