Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences PhD

<strong>By studying for a PhD with us, you will be joining a thriving research community of over 200 Doctoral Researchers from across the globe. You will add to world-leading research that is helping to shape the latest advancements across the sport, exercise and health sectors.</strong><br/><br/>Ranked first in the world for sports-related subjects for seven years in a row by the QS World University Rankings by Subject (2017-2023), our research activity encompasses a broad range of social and natural sciences within the themes of: sport performance; lifestyle for health and wellbeing; and sport, business and society.<br/><br/>A number of funded studentships across a diverse range of disciplines within sport, exercise and health sciences are on offer. We also welcome research proposals relevant to our wide-ranging expertise, encompassing: medicine, molecular biology, nutrition, biomechanics, economics, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, sport management and more.<br/><br/>We have extensive links and research contracts with industry and education partners, as well as with sport and health organisations. We also have extensive state-of-the-art facilities to give you the advanced skills and techniques needed to conduct leading research.<br/><br/>As well as benefiting from the expertise of our academic staff and ongoing investment in world-leading facilities at the University of the Year for Sport*, our Doctoral Researchers are able to take advantage of access to our internationally recognised research centres:<br/><br/><br/>• The National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (East Midlands)<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The Leicester Biomedical Research Centre<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport<br/><br/><br/><br/>• The Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour<br/><br/>