48 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
Online
Study a part-time, online PhD in palliative care The PhD in Palliative Care at Lancaster University is a flexible, part-time doctoral programme designed for people who want to make an original contribution to palliative and end-of-life care research without stepping away from their current role or existing commitments.
Delivered primarily online, the programme combines expert academic supervision, structured research training and optional face-to-face academies, making it suitable for students based across the UK and internationally.
About our PhD in Palliative Care Palliative care research is increasingly important and timely. Ageing populations, rising rates of chronic and life-limiting illness, and growing recognition of the importance of patients' quality of life are driving the need for evidence-based approaches to improve care, symptom management, and support for patients and their families.
It is imperative, therefore, that people working in the field can make decisions about care, service organisation and policy that are rooted in the best possible research-based evidence.
Our PhD in Palliative Care will equip you with the skills to undertake research in this rapidly evolving, sensitive and increasingly high-profile field.
It is ideal for people who want a firm research grounding to enable them to develop in their current roles or explore new opportunities in palliative care education, research, management, policy and advocacy.
Whether you are looking to enter or progress in the hospice, palliative care, or end-of-life care sectors or have an ambition to become a researcher, your PhD will equip you with the highly transferable skills and knowledge to guide policy and practice in palliative care or more broadly.
Clinical experience is not a requirement for this PhD.
Why choose Lancaster University for a PhD in palliative care? At Lancaster University, we have built a strong international reputation for palliative and end-of-life care research, with our International Observatory on End-of-Life Care bringing together academics from multiple disciplines to address complex challenges and improve palliative and end-of-life care for patients and family carers.
Researchers use a wide range of methods, including:
Our research is often international and cross-cultural, drawing from areas such as implementation science and policy evaluation to inform clinical practice, education, and health policy.
Collaboration is central to our approach. We work alongside communities, with a strong emphasis on person-centred, evidence-based care.
Who will you be taught by on our Palliative Care PhD? Our PhD in Palliative Care is delivered by academics from Lancaster University's International Observatory on End-of-Life Care (IOELC), a multidisciplinary community of researchers specialising in palliative care, health services research, and applied healthcare.
The Observatory includes several world-leading academics whose research influences understanding and perspectives on the knowledge, theory and practice of end-of-life care.
Throughout your PhD programme you will receive individual supervision from two supervisors while becoming part of a wider research community committed to improving palliative and end-of-life care through evidence-based research.
What will you learn? Our PhD in Palliative Care combines formal research training with independent doctoral research over four to seven years of part-time study.
Please see our website for more details.
Delivered primarily online, the programme combines expert academic supervision, structured research training and optional face-to-face academies, making it suitable for students based across the UK and internationally.
About our PhD in Palliative Care Palliative care research is increasingly important and timely. Ageing populations, rising rates of chronic and life-limiting illness, and growing recognition of the importance of patients' quality of life are driving the need for evidence-based approaches to improve care, symptom management, and support for patients and their families.
It is imperative, therefore, that people working in the field can make decisions about care, service organisation and policy that are rooted in the best possible research-based evidence.
Our PhD in Palliative Care will equip you with the skills to undertake research in this rapidly evolving, sensitive and increasingly high-profile field.
It is ideal for people who want a firm research grounding to enable them to develop in their current roles or explore new opportunities in palliative care education, research, management, policy and advocacy.
Whether you are looking to enter or progress in the hospice, palliative care, or end-of-life care sectors or have an ambition to become a researcher, your PhD will equip you with the highly transferable skills and knowledge to guide policy and practice in palliative care or more broadly.
Clinical experience is not a requirement for this PhD.
Why choose Lancaster University for a PhD in palliative care? At Lancaster University, we have built a strong international reputation for palliative and end-of-life care research, with our International Observatory on End-of-Life Care bringing together academics from multiple disciplines to address complex challenges and improve palliative and end-of-life care for patients and family carers.
- Flexible online study that fits around professional or personal commitments
- Supervision from internationally recognised palliative care researchers with over 15 years' experience of delivering quality online education
- A structured programme combining taught research methods with independent doctoral research
- Join a global network of like-minded students
Researchers use a wide range of methods, including:
- Qualitative interviews and focus groups to explore patients', families', and professionals' experiences
- Quantitative surveys and epidemiological analyses to examine patterns of care and outcomes
- Mixed-methods studies; systematic reviews and evidence synthesis
- The development and evaluation of complex interventions, including using a range of trial designs
Our research is often international and cross-cultural, drawing from areas such as implementation science and policy evaluation to inform clinical practice, education, and health policy.
Collaboration is central to our approach. We work alongside communities, with a strong emphasis on person-centred, evidence-based care.
Who will you be taught by on our Palliative Care PhD? Our PhD in Palliative Care is delivered by academics from Lancaster University's International Observatory on End-of-Life Care (IOELC), a multidisciplinary community of researchers specialising in palliative care, health services research, and applied healthcare.
The Observatory includes several world-leading academics whose research influences understanding and perspectives on the knowledge, theory and practice of end-of-life care.
Throughout your PhD programme you will receive individual supervision from two supervisors while becoming part of a wider research community committed to improving palliative and end-of-life care through evidence-based research.
What will you learn? Our PhD in Palliative Care combines formal research training with independent doctoral research over four to seven years of part-time study.
Please see our website for more details.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
Online
Study a part-time, online PhD in palliative care The PhD in Palliative Care at Lancaster University is a flexible, part-time doctoral programme designed for people who want to make an original contribution to palliative and end-of-life care research without stepping away from their current role or existing commitments.
Delivered primarily online, the programme combines expert academic supervision, structured research training and optional face-to-face academies, making it suitable for students based across the UK and internationally.
About our PhD in Palliative Care Palliative care research is increasingly important and timely. Ageing populations, rising rates of chronic and life-limiting illness, and growing recognition of the importance of patients' quality of life are driving the need for evidence-based approaches to improve care, symptom management, and support for patients and their families.
It is imperative, therefore, that people working in the field can make decisions about care, service organisation and policy that are rooted in the best possible research-based evidence.
Our PhD in Palliative Care will equip you with the skills to undertake research in this rapidly evolving, sensitive and increasingly high-profile field.
It is ideal for people who want a firm research grounding to enable them to develop in their current roles or explore new opportunities in palliative care education, research, management, policy and advocacy.
Whether you are looking to enter or progress in the hospice, palliative care, or end-of-life care sectors or have an ambition to become a researcher, your PhD will equip you with the highly transferable skills and knowledge to guide policy and practice in palliative care or more broadly.
Clinical experience is not a requirement for this PhD.
Why choose Lancaster University for a PhD in palliative care? At Lancaster University, we have built a strong international reputation for palliative and end-of-life care research, with our International Observatory on End-of-Life Care bringing together academics from multiple disciplines to address complex challenges and improve palliative and end-of-life care for patients and family carers.
Researchers use a wide range of methods, including:
Our research is often international and cross-cultural, drawing from areas such as implementation science and policy evaluation to inform clinical practice, education, and health policy.
Collaboration is central to our approach. We work alongside communities, with a strong emphasis on person-centred, evidence-based care.
Who will you be taught by on our Palliative Care PhD? Our PhD in Palliative Care is delivered by academics from Lancaster University's International Observatory on End-of-Life Care (IOELC), a multidisciplinary community of researchers specialising in palliative care, health services research, and applied healthcare.
The Observatory includes several world-leading academics whose research influences understanding and perspectives on the knowledge, theory and practice of end-of-life care.
Throughout your PhD programme you will receive individual supervision from two supervisors while becoming part of a wider research community committed to improving palliative and end-of-life care through evidence-based research.
What will you learn? Our PhD in Palliative Care combines formal research training with independent doctoral research over four to seven years of part-time study.
Please see our website for more details.
Delivered primarily online, the programme combines expert academic supervision, structured research training and optional face-to-face academies, making it suitable for students based across the UK and internationally.
About our PhD in Palliative Care Palliative care research is increasingly important and timely. Ageing populations, rising rates of chronic and life-limiting illness, and growing recognition of the importance of patients' quality of life are driving the need for evidence-based approaches to improve care, symptom management, and support for patients and their families.
It is imperative, therefore, that people working in the field can make decisions about care, service organisation and policy that are rooted in the best possible research-based evidence.
Our PhD in Palliative Care will equip you with the skills to undertake research in this rapidly evolving, sensitive and increasingly high-profile field.
It is ideal for people who want a firm research grounding to enable them to develop in their current roles or explore new opportunities in palliative care education, research, management, policy and advocacy.
Whether you are looking to enter or progress in the hospice, palliative care, or end-of-life care sectors or have an ambition to become a researcher, your PhD will equip you with the highly transferable skills and knowledge to guide policy and practice in palliative care or more broadly.
Clinical experience is not a requirement for this PhD.
Why choose Lancaster University for a PhD in palliative care? At Lancaster University, we have built a strong international reputation for palliative and end-of-life care research, with our International Observatory on End-of-Life Care bringing together academics from multiple disciplines to address complex challenges and improve palliative and end-of-life care for patients and family carers.
- Flexible online study that fits around professional or personal commitments
- Supervision from internationally recognised palliative care researchers with over 15 years' experience of delivering quality online education
- A structured programme combining taught research methods with independent doctoral research
- Join a global network of like-minded students
Researchers use a wide range of methods, including:
- Qualitative interviews and focus groups to explore patients', families', and professionals' experiences
- Quantitative surveys and epidemiological analyses to examine patterns of care and outcomes
- Mixed-methods studies; systematic reviews and evidence synthesis
- The development and evaluation of complex interventions, including using a range of trial designs
Our research is often international and cross-cultural, drawing from areas such as implementation science and policy evaluation to inform clinical practice, education, and health policy.
Collaboration is central to our approach. We work alongside communities, with a strong emphasis on person-centred, evidence-based care.
Who will you be taught by on our Palliative Care PhD? Our PhD in Palliative Care is delivered by academics from Lancaster University's International Observatory on End-of-Life Care (IOELC), a multidisciplinary community of researchers specialising in palliative care, health services research, and applied healthcare.
The Observatory includes several world-leading academics whose research influences understanding and perspectives on the knowledge, theory and practice of end-of-life care.
Throughout your PhD programme you will receive individual supervision from two supervisors while becoming part of a wider research community committed to improving palliative and end-of-life care through evidence-based research.
What will you learn? Our PhD in Palliative Care combines formal research training with independent doctoral research over four to seven years of part-time study.
Please see our website for more details.
Admission Requirements
87+
6.5+
58+
2:1 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in a relevant subject and relevant work experience.
Applicants with non-standard qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, where there is evidence of relevant professional experience and/or other learning that demonstrates the potential to succeed on the programme.
Additional requirements
Applicants with non-standard qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, where there is evidence of relevant professional experience and/or other learning that demonstrates the potential to succeed on the programme.
Additional requirements
- As part of your application you will also need to provide a 500 word research proposal. Guidance for writing a research proposal can be found on our writing a research proposal webpage.
- The department plans to interview all eligible applicants.
- The application deadline for this programme is the 31st July. Applicants should ensure that all required supporting documents are submitted by this date.
Please see our website for more details.
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