Research opportunities

Join our thriving community of postgraduate research students in the School of Healthcare.

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Refining guidance to help new mums in need

A good practice guide for caring for new and expectant mothers and the people close to them has been produced by Leeds and other university partners.

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Strengthening the knowledge-based economy

The University of Leeds is among the top performing higher education institutions in England for generating impact around its research, according to an analysis by Research England.

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Research degrees

Our world-leading research environment is home to PhD students studying a wide variety of subjects across healthcare.

The expertise of our staff and the productive partnerships we maintain with other academic institutions and organisations create a uniquely insightful environment — offering the opportunity to make an impactful contribution to the healthcare landscape.

Research Excellence Framework

100%

of our research environment conducive to

'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' quality research (REF 2014)

100%

of our research

has either 'outstanding' or 'very considerable' impact (REF 2014)

79%

of our research

'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' (REF 2014)

Our research environment

Healthcare research at Leeds

Careers and employability

Research opportunties

Our research student community

We have a thriving community of postgraduate research students at the School of Healthcare. Discover our research and find out more about our projects.