The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are pleased to invite applications for two PhD studentships in real-time infectious disease modelling as part of the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) on Health Analytics, Epidemic Modelling and Health Economics. The studentships will start in January 2026 and come with 3.5 years of funding.

Summary:

1. Application Deadline: September 11, 2025
2. Study Level: PhD
3. Sponsor: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
4. City to Study: London
5. School to Study: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
6. Course to Study: Health Sciences, Medicine
7. Eligible Country: United Kingdom

Eligibility Criteria for LSHTM PhD studentships in real-time infectious disease modelling 2025-2026

1. Applicants must hold, or expect to obtain before the start of the PhD, a relevant Master’s Degree awarded with good grades, or have a combination of relevant qualifications and experience that demonstrates equivalent ability and attainment.
2. Applicants must meet the criteria for home fees to be eligible to apply. Your fee status is determined in accordance with the Fee Assessment Policy of LSHTM and regulations defined by the UK Government.

Benefits of LSHTM PhD studentships in real-time infectious disease modelling 2025-2026

The awards will cover a tax-free stipend of £22,780 per year, tuition fees at home rates and research and travel expenses.

How to Apply

Further information about research degree study at LSHTM as well as application guidance and a link to the portal, can be found on the School’s Research Degrees and Doctoral College pages. Applicants should submit an application for research degree study via the portal. Please write “PhD Studentships Health Analytics and Modelling HPRU” in the funding Section on the application form.

Clearly identify the specific project (or projects) that interests you from the list of projects provided. In your application, please expand on how you might address your chosen research project, using a maximum of 2 pages. You may want to expand on the background information and motivation as well as outline an appropriate research methodology by which the question can be addressed.

Project titles

1. Improving Estimation and Analysis of Epidemiological Delays for Infectious Disease Outbreaks
2. Improving Infectious Disease Forecasts and Forecast Evaluation

Applications for these projects will only be reviewed and processed after the deadline. All complete applications that are submitted before the deadline will be considered equally, regardless of submission date.

For more details, visit LSHTM Scholarship webpage

Application Deadline

September 11, 2025

Application Link(s)

• Apply for LSHTM PhD studentships in real-time infectious disease modelling 2025-2026