Applications are open for Reckitt-LSHTM PhD Studentships 2021-22 on Hygiene & Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) invites applications from candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa for fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships to start a research degree programme on 3 January 2022. There are three studentships available.

Funding

These Reckitt-LSHTM PhD Studentships have been possible through the generosity of Reckitt, through an unrestricted donation to LSHTM. Each PhD studentship will consist the following benefits

• Tuition fees at the LSHTM overseas fee rate for the duration of the research project (up to 4 years)
• An annual tax-free stipend equal to the UKRI stipend level (inclusive of London weighting)
  Up to GBP20,000 for research costs, travel and/or training

Projects

LSHTM has pre-identified eight research projects that address the links between hygiene and health in Sub-Saharan Africa in one or more of the following areas:

• The role of hygiene in the prevention and transmission of infectious diseases and their consequences
• Hygiene behaviours and hygiene behaviour change
• The intersection of hygiene and broader social and economic impacts

Academic Requirements

A student must normally satisfy the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine general entrance requirements. The normal minimum entrance qualification for registration at the School on an MPhil/PhD programme is at least one of the following:

• A master’s degree in a subject appropriate to the course of study to be followed (recommended)
• A qualification appropriate to the course of study to be followed, in medicine, dentistry or veterinary studies.
• An upper second-class honours degree from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a relevant subject.
• Evidence of an aptitude for research

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