Research profile
Health Economics experts at Brunel aim to improve health and wellbeing through improved decision-making. We focus on economic evaluation and systematic reviews of a broad range of clinical and health service technologies by providing high quality, applied, policy-relevant research, as well as developing and refining methods to increase the rigour and relevance of such studies. We can provide supervision to students for topics that fit within our research programme.
Find out about the exciting research we do in this area. Browse profiles of our experts, discover the research groups and their inspirational research activities you too could be part of. We’ve also made available extensive reading materials published by our academics and PhD students.
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Find a supervisor
Our researchers create knowledge and advance understanding, and equip versatile doctoral researchers with the confidence to apply what they have learnt for the benefit of society. Find out more about working with the Supervisory Team.
You are welcome to approach your potential supervisor directly to discuss your research interests. Search for expert supervisors for your chosen field of research.
PhD topics
While we welcome applications from students with a clear direction for their research, we are providing you with some ideas for your chosen field of research:
- Addressing healthcare workforce challenges in an AI-enabled context, supervised by Julie Davies
- Adoption of Emerging Technologies and Regulatory Impacts on Innovation in Emerging Markets, supervised by Rebecca Li
- AI in Corporate Brand Design: Enhancing Visual Identity and Sensory Engagement to Influence Consumer Behaviour, supervised by Pantea Foroudi
- AI-driven branding for sustainable development: Integrating health, consumer behaviour, and ethical AI practices in digital innovation, supervised by Pantea Foroudi
- AI-Driven Branding for Sustainable Development: Shaping Responsible Consumer Behaviour through Digital Innovation, supervised by Pantea Foroudi
- AI-driven branding for sustainable development: Shaping responsible consumer behaviour through digital Innovation and ethical practices, supervised by Pantea Foroudi
- Applications for education and/or healthcare: Exploring the potential of ‘human-like’ computing, supervised by Arthur Money
- Artificially intelligent conversational agents: exploring their value in education and/or healthcare, supervised by Arthur Money
- Building a sustainable digital economy: Leveraging AI to drive resource efficiency and eco-friendly consumer behaviour, supervised by Pantea Foroudi
- Computational methods for Governance Processes in Social Media, supervised by Habin Lee
- Decision making for stratified medicine life cycle, supervised by Yang Yang
- Decision making for stratified medicine life cycle, supervised by Yang Yang
- Developing Business Strategies for Digital Products Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) Techniques, supervised by Kevin Lu
- Enhancing Global Supply Chain Resilience: AI-Driven Strategies for Risk Mitigation and Operational Performance, supervised by Navid Sahebjamnia
- Entrepreneurial ecosystems in the blue economy - A cross-country comparison, supervised by Carolin Decker-Lange
- Exploring career shocks experienced by female employees, supervised by Didem Taser-Erdogan
- Impact of Institutional Environments on Cybercriminal Entrepreneurship, supervised by Riccardo Nucci
- Impact of Service Automation, Robots, and AI on Customer Engagement and Wellbeing in the Hospitality Industry, supervised by Ezgi Merdin Uygur
- International business, risks and AI, supervised by Xufei Zhang
- Investigating the Impact of Emerging Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa, supervised by Jun Hou
- Manifestations of Dark Leadership under Digital Transformation, supervised by Ozlem Ayaz
- Natural Language Processing for Business Intelligence, supervised by Yongmin Li
- Navigating menopause at work as a precarious worker, supervised by Rachel Morgan
- Preserving heritage in the digital age: Leveraging AI for cultural conservation, accessibility, and engagement, supervised by Pantea Foroudi
- Quantum Level Marketing Models: Rethinking Consumer Engagement and Brand Strategy in a Complex Market Landscape, supervised by Pantea Foroudi
- Reimagining museum experiences: The role of AI in interactive design, visitor engagement, and cultural preservation, supervised by Pantea Foroudi
- Safe and Inclusive Workplaces: Intersectional Approaches to Addressing Gender-Based Violence for Minoritised Groups, supervised by Rachel Morgan
- The economics of the private security sector in the UK, supervised by Matteo Pazzona
- The role of PE/PPE proteins in tuberculosis, supervised by Anthony Tsolaki
Research journey
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Find out about what progress might look like at each stage of study here: Research degree progress structure.
Research support
Research support
Excellent research support and training
The Graduate School provides a range of personal, professional and career development opportunities. This includes workshops, online training, coaching and events, to enable you to enhance your professional profile, refine your skills, and plan your next career steps as part of the Researcher Development Programme. The researcher development programme (RDP) offers workshops and seminars in a range of areas including progression, research management, research dissemination, and careers and personal development. You will also be offered a number of online, self-study courses on BBL, including Research Integrity, Research Skills Toolkit, Research Methods in Literature Review and Principles of Research Methods.
Library services
Brunel's Library is open 24 hours a day, has 400,000 books and 250,000 ebooks, and an annual budget of almost £2m. Subject information Specialists train students in the latest technology, digital literacy, and digital dissemination of scholarly outputs. As well as the physical resources available in the Library, we also provide access to a wealth of electronic resources. These include databases, journals and e-books. Access to these resources has been bought by the Library through subscription and is limited to current staff and students.
Dedicated research support staff provide guidance and training on open access, research data management, copyright and other research integrity issues.
Find out more: Brunel Library
Careers and your future
You will receive tailored careers support during your PhD and for up to three years after you complete your research at Brunel. We encourage you to actively engage in career planning and managing your personal development right from the start of your research, even (or perhaps especially) if you don't yet have a career path in mind. Our careers provision includes online information and advice, one-to-one consultations and a range of events and workshops. The Professional Development Centre runs a varied programme of careers events throughout the academic year. These include industry insight sessions, recruitment fairs, employer pop-ups and skills workshops.
In addition, where available, you may be able to undertake some paid work as we recognise that teaching and learning support duties represent an important professional and career development opportunity.
UK entry requirements
The general University entrance requirement for registration for a research degree is normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree (1st or 2:1).
An interview will be required as part of the admissions process and will be conducted by at least two academic staff members remotely via MS Teams, Zoom, or face to face.
Applicants will be required to submit a personal statement and a research statement.
Please contact your proposed supervisor, where possible, to receive feedback and guidance on your research statement before submitting it. Learn how to prepare a research statement here.
EU and International entry requirements
English language requirements
- IELTS: 7 (min 6 in all areas)
- Pearson: 64 (59 in all subscores)
- BrunELT: 68% (58% in all areas)
- TOEFL: 98 overall (min 20)
You can find out more about the qualifications we accept on our English Language Requirements page.
Should you wish to take a pre-sessional English course to improve your English prior to starting your degree course, you must sit the test at an approved SELT provider for the same reason. We offer our own BrunELT English test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options through our Brunel Language Centre.
Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants. This information is for guidance only and each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Entry requirements are subject to review, and may change.
Fees and funding
2024/5 entry
International
£23,615 full-time
£11,805 part-time
UK
£4,786 full-time
£2,393 part-time
Fees quoted are per year and are subject to an annual increase.
Some courses incur additional course related costs. You can also check our on-campus accommodation costs for more information on living expenses.
Brunel offers a number of funding options to research students that help cover the cost of their tuition fees, contribute to living expenses or both. Recently the UK Government made available the Doctoral Student Loans of up to £25,000 for UK and EU students and there is some funding available through the Research Councils. Many of our international students benefit from funding provided by their governments or employers. Brunel alumni enjoy tuition fee discounts of 15%.
