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Sport and Exercise Sciences PhD/MPhil – (Ph.D.)
University of Birmingham
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,232 - ≈ € 12,860 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Start Date: | September | ||
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Your time as a postgraduate student should be challenging, stimulating and enjoyable. It is a time for developing your capacity for independent research, for making new friends, and for attaining the research achievements upon which to build a successful career. To achieve that you will work within research group and take part in research and learning activities.
Research is an essential component of the School's activity. Because of this, we believe that it is very important to invest in excellence in postgraduate training and research infrastructure, and to maintain an intellectually stimulating environment that supports high quality research. The School is one of the leading research departments in the country, as reflected by the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. This rated 60% of our research activity as being of world-leading standard, ranking the School as equal first in the Sports-Related Studies category.
Within the School there is a regular research seminar programme in which expert speakers from other universities and institutions give talks on their own research. Attendance at these research seminars is considered mandatory for all postgraduate research students. You are also expected to present your own research ideas and findings, and postgraduates currently organise a seminar series to provide a forum for such presentations. You will also be encouraged to present your data at national and international conferences.
Training days complement your daily specialised research activity.
You will be assessed via written thesis and viva examination.
Key facts
Type of Course: Doctoral research
Duration: The duration of programmes for MPhil and PhD is as prescribed by University regulations and pro rata for part-time, depending on the percentage of time spent on research.
Start date: September 2011 but flexible by negotiation
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Research areas
The School’s research mission is a scientifically rigorous approach to the study of sport, physical activity, exercise and health. Research involves an interdisciplinary approach integrating the expertise and analytical skills of the School’s five overlapping research groups:
* Behavioural Medicine
* Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology
* Exercise Metabolism
* Human Movement
* Sport and Exercise Psychology
Facilities and equipment
The School has excellent research facilities and equipment available. The following show an example of some of the equipment or measures that we currently use in our research:
* Lode cycle ergometers
* Focus Group Room
* State-of-the-art advanced statistical analyses suites
* 13 camera Vicon MX body motion analysis system
* Multiple Kistler force platforms to measure ground reaction forces
* Wired and telemetry electromyography systems
* Mobile high speed eye tracker to monitor eye movements
* Transcranial magnetic stimulation
* Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
* Programmable motorised isokinetic dynamometer
* Lode cycle ergometers
* Oxycon-Pro indirect calorimeters
* Treadmills and large video screens for time trial simulation
* Cybex resistance exercise training
* Environmental chamber to investigate fuel and fluid supply at non-ambient temperatures in relation to performance
* Luminex equipment to measure inflammatory cytokines
* Oscillometric and continuous arterial blood and venous pressure
* Electrocardiography, 128-channel electroencephalography, impedance cardiography and limb blood flow
* Full blood count, whole blood viscosity, colloid osmotic pressure, coagulation
* Cell-separation and blood differential, immunochemical assessment, cell and tissue culturing, and sterilization
* Cardiac, vascular and transcranial Doppler ultrasound circulation imaging
* Laser Doppler flowmetry for skin perfusion and strain gauge plethysmography for limb blood flow
* Respiratory function using mechanical hyperventilation
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Entrance to the PhD requires at least an upper-second class degree, while MPhil registration requires a relevant first degree and evidence of ability to undertake research.
| International students We accept a range of qualifications from different countries – learn more about international entry requirements|
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 93 |
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