
Empowering foster carers to support sleep in children in care PhD
Oxford Brookes UniversityHeadington, United Kingdom
Course overview
This PhD aims to understand the special considerations of managing sleep in CiC, co-produce resources to best meet the sleep-related needs of CiC and those who care for them, and develop recommendations for how FCs and CiC are supported around sleep.
Key highlights
- Research into the special considerations of managing sleep in children in care
- Co-production of sleep resources with children in care and their carers
- Develops recommendations for supporting foster carers and children around sleep
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
Scholarships
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) Scholarship
Award value: £3,000
Up to £3,000Global Development and Humanitarian Practice Scholarship
Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America only are eligible to apply for a single scholarship award of £9,250 to contribute to their course fees.
Up to £9,250Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding Scholarship
Full and part-time applicants for the MA Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding are eligible to apply for one of the £1,000 scholarships.
Up to £1,000London Book Fair Scholarship
The London Book Fair is offering a fee-waiver bursary of £1,000 to a full-time or part-time student at the Oxford International Centre for Publishing on the MA Publishing Media.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Postdoctoral researcher
- University lecturer
- Social care researcher
- Child sleep research specialist
- Policy adviser in children's social care
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Oxford Brookes University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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