Postgraduate Research
We have a vibrant community of postgraduate students from a number of countries including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kurdistan, Indonesia, Oman, Ireland and Kuwait. We support full and part time students, some studying at a distance in their home country and our numbers are growing year on year.
Our Student Voice Committee supports students through their studies including virtual yoga, mindfulness and coffee mornings and each new PhD student has an allocated ‘peer buddy’.
Students can avail of training opportunities offered by the School, the University's Graduate School and the Pioneering Research program CESI (Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation) which provides a programme of events that facilitates high levels of interdisciplinary engagement relevant to issues pertaining to health and social care.
We run regular masterclasses such as writing workshops covering ‘Motivation & Time Management’, ‘Making Mistakes and Being Perfect’, ‘Not to be an ANT (Automatic Negative Thoughts) and do MATHs (More Accurate Thoughts)’. A Qualitative Skills workshop is offered twice a year to postgraduate students/researchers to develop their qualitative skills prior to data collection and ensure they are confident in carrying out their research projects. This workshop is a joint Queen's University Belfast/Ulster University initiative.
Our PhD students can apply for paid teaching experience from their second year and all PhD students have access to office accommodation within the School to facilitate effective communication, teamwork and support from the wider interdisciplinary School network.
Find out more about our key research themes:
If you already have a research proposal idea, start the process of joining our research community by talking to an academic supervisor.
STUDY OPTIONS
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Postgraduate Research
Postgraduate Research Courses Course Qualification Duration Nursing & Midwifery PhD 3 Calendar Years (Full Time) / 5 Calendar Years (Part Time) Description Within the School of Nursing and Midwifery our area of strength is health innovation through co-design and rigorous evaluation of health promoting and healthcare interventions with policymakers, practice partners, patients and carers. We have two core (Maternal and Child Health; Chronic Illness and Palliative Care) and one emerging (Education and Practice) innovative research themes, which encapsulate....
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PhD Opportunities
PhD Opportunities Course Qualification Duration Experiences and needs of children who have a parent who has mental illness PHD Full-time: 3 years DfE CAST - Living with Pancreatic Cancer in Northern Ireland: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study PHD Full-time: 3 Years A mixed methods study to determine the key reasons for individuals with dementia attending the Emergency Department, and recommendations for a best practice approach PHD Full-time: 3 years Co-Design for online suicide bereavement support PHD Full-time: 3 years The influence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mental health on young people’s involvement with the criminal justice system. PHD Full-time: 3 years
PhD studies may be undertaken on a full (3 years) or part-time (6 years) basis.
HEAR FROM OUR PHD RESEARCHERS
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HEAR FROM OUR ALUMNI
Research in our School is supported by the outstanding resources of our Library with its Subject Librarian and subject-specific journals and databases.
Our close links and partnerships with local and international health and social care agenices, government departments, post-primary schools and many vocational organisations and NGOs make Queen's University the ideal place for postgraduate study in Nursing and Midwifery.
The Graduate School provides an exclusive postgraduate hub that values the needs of our postgraduate students. Based in the beautifully restored and remodelled Victorian Lynn library, this fully-accessible space has modern, hi-tech meeting and group study rooms, a silent study area and social spaces creating a vibrant hub for intellectual exchange and collaboration.