Wellcome Trust Doctoral Training Centre in Public Health, Economics and Decision Science (PHEDS): Assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies and prevention strategies that reduce non-communicable disease burden and health inequity    

With ever scarcer resources for public health policies and programmes, high-quality scientific evidence on the cost-effectiveness and long-term benefits of alternative public health interventions will become increasingly important.

Our programme is dedicated to public health economics and decision science. We will grow, focus and strengthen ScHARR’s doctoral training in this area, broadening its scientific remit from health behaviours to also include research into the cost-effectiveness of policy options that address the social determinants of health, such as economic conditions, housing and employment, to reduce non-communicable disease and tackle health inequalities. The programme aims to increase the momentum of scientific discovery with the several cohorts researching these challenges at the same time.

After four years of experience in interdisciplinary collaborative working and with strong analytic skills, our graduates will be prepared for influential careers as leaders in academia or governmental and non-governmental organisations promoting evidence-based decisions about resource allocation in public health and tackling disease burden.