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In relation to the Cancer Nursing, Supportive and Palliative Care theme, the School is a constituent member of the All-Ireland Institute for Hospice and Palliative Care and through that is developing an island-wide research portfoli...
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In relation to the Cancer Nursing, Supportive and Palliative Care theme, the School is a constituent member of the All-Ireland Institute for Hospice and Palliative Care and through that is developing an island-wide research portfolio.
Degrees
A research degree offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. Queen's is committed to the enhancement of research training and teaching and offers postgraduate research opportunities across all fields of study.
The following postgraduate research study routes for this subject area are:
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Research Strategies
Research in the School is organised under one overarching research cluster, led by Prof Fiona Alderdice as Director of Research. The School's research cluster, 'Identifying and Reducing Preventable Burden and Complexity in Vulnerable Groups' is focused on two key health care areas that are embedded in wider University collaborative research initiatives: Maternal and Child Health; and Cancer Nursing, Supportive and Palliative Care.
Maternal and Child Health
Theme co-ordinator: Professor Fiona Alderdice
The Maternal and Child Health research theme is a multidisciplinary theme which focuses on high-risk groups in pregnancy, childbirth, infancy and childhood. There are two central strands of work: maternity care research and child health research, which have been developed using a comprehensive approach ranging from study of the health of populations to the health of individuals and the care that they receive and require.
Cancer Nursing, Supportive and Palliative Care
Theme co-ordinator: Professor Sam Porter
The aims of the research theme are to:
•illuminate the experiences of cancer survivors and patients requiring palliative care, their informal carers and their professional carers, with a view to improving the experience of both survivorship and palliation
•use those insights to provide a sound evidence base for care
Research Strengths
The Maternal and Child Health theme has a long-standing reputation for high-quality research generated by two regional databases, the Northern Ireland Neonatal Intensive Care Outcomes Research and Evaluation (NICORE) and the Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (NICPR), both housed within the School. A core strength of our research is the use of these and other international datasets to conduct follow-up studies of, for example, infants born late preterm, infants born with major congenital malformations, and children with cerebral palsy.
Our strategy for this theme is to continue to build on our health and well-being follow-up studies and to introduce more Randomised Control Trials (RCTS) using tailored educational web resources, parenting programmes, rehabilitation programmes and psychosocial interventions.
In the Cancer Nursing, Supportive and Palliative Care theme, our supportive care research concentrates on meeting the needs of cancer survivors. In terms of palliative care, our strengths include research into the palliative care needs of non-cancer patients, of the needs arising from the experience of distressing symptoms such as cachexia, and the needs of those caring for palliative patients. A major strength of both our supportive and palliative care research is our considerable experience in the development and testing of psychosocial interventions.
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Expand+The normal minimum requirement for admission to a PhD/MPhil/MD is an upper second-class Honours degree from a UK university or equivalent qualification recognised by the University. Further information on entrance requirements for PhD/MPhil/MD can be...
Hide-The normal minimum requirement for admission to a PhD/MPhil/MD is an upper second-class Honours degree from a UK university or equivalent qualification recognised by the University. Further information on entrance requirements for PhD/MPhil/MD can be obtained by contacting the relevant School.
English Language Requirements
International students wishing to apply to Queen's University Belfast (and for whom English is not their first language), must be able to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their programme of study or research. Non-EEA nationals must also satisfy UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) immigration requirements for English language for visa purposes.
Evidence of an IELTS* score of 6.5, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University is required. *Taken within the last 2 yrs.
For more information on English Language requirements for EEA and non-EEA nationals see go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs
INTO at Queen's can provide tuition to help you meet the University's English Language Requirements, please see www.intohigher.com/qub
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