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Bedfordshire
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How to apply for a research degree

To apply for a research degree, please make sure you fulfill the entry requirements and then complete the online research degree application form and upload your supporting documents.

You should have a good honours degree (2:1 or above) or masters degree or equivalent in the relevant subject area.

International applicants should be aware of our research degree English language requirements

Research Funding

Research Funding

Current and Previous Research Funders

Research carried out by Institute staff has been funded by the following bodies:

  • Kidney Research UK
  • Big Lottery Fund
  • The Samaritans
  • University of the Arts
  • Alliance of Hospice at Home Volunteers
  • Buckinghamshire County Council
  • Luton Health Action Zone
  • Bedfordshire Education and Training Consortium
  • Bedfordshire Health Authority
  • Bedfordshire Health Promotion Agency
  • Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire Education and Training Consortium
  • The Children’s Society
  • Department of Health National Research and Development Programme
  • Four Counties Public Health Network
  • Huntleigh plc
  • King’s Fund
  • Leicester General Hospital NHS Trust
  • NHSE Anglia and Oxford
  • NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, NHS Eastern
  • NHS Executive Leeds
  • United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing and Midwifery

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School (BHPMS)

The IHR plays a key role in providing research advice, support, and training to the Postgraduate Medical School

The IHR is funded by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Research Capacity Development (NCCRCD) to organise and manage the Bedfordshire Primary Care Research Network. 

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