You should make your application through one of the following routes:
PhD Mathematics
Postgraduate Administrator
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 7385
Email: pgenquiry@maths.southampton.ac.uk
www.southampton.ac.uk/s3ri/pgstudies
Key facts
Entry requirements: Master’s degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent
Duration: 3–4 years (full-time); 4–7 years (part-time)
Assessment: Thesis
Start date: Throughout the year
Intake: 10–15
Applying: University application form with transcripts, research proposal
Closing date: None, but funding decisions for applicants will be made from mid-March. An open day will be held on Wednesday 2 February 2011 (www.southampton.ac.uk/s3ri)
Funding: Postgraduate studentships available for well-qualified students
Fees: See programme fees page
Careers: Government statistical service; industry; lectureships and postdoctoral positions in universities in the UK and overseas; medical research
Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/s3ri/pgstudies
PhD Medical Statistics
Research enquiries
Department of Public Health Sciences and Medical Statistics
Tel: +44 (0)23 8079 6530
Email: phsms@soton.ac.uk
www.southampton.ac.uk/medicine/pgr
Key facts
Entry requirements: Master’s degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent
Duration: 3–4 years (full-time); 4–7 years (part-time)
Assessment: Thesis
Start date: Throughout the year
Applying: University application form with transcripts, research proposal
Funding: Studentships may be available
Fees: See programme fees page
Careers: Medical research in pharmaceutical industry, university or in healthcare providers; lectureships and postdoctoral positions in universities in the UK and overseas
PhD Social Statistics
Research enquiries
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 3048
Email: st-pgr@socsci.southampton.ac.uk
www.southampton.ac.uk/demography/postgraduate/research_degrees/courses.page
Key facts
Entry requirements: Master’s degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent (occasionally candidates are admitted with a first- or upper second-class honours degree)
Duration: 3–4 years (full-time); up to 7 years (part-time)
Assessment: Upgrading thesis and seminar from MPhil to PhD; PhD thesis and viva voce
Start date: October (but possible throughout the year)
Intake: 8
Applying: University application form with transcripts, research proposal
Closing date: None, but early application advised
Funding: ESRC studentships may be available
Fees: See programme fees page
Additional costs: Some fieldwork costs may apply, if this is not covered by your funding. You will receive an annual allowance for photocopying and normal printing facilities, but may need to meet any additional costs
Careers: Academic research; government organisations; market research; recent graduates hold lectureships at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the London School of Economics
Find out more: www.southampton.ac.uk/demography/postgraduate/research_degrees/courses.page