PhD studentships
The Centre will fund fourteen studentships, either as 3 year or 1+3 year awards. Seven studentships have already been filled - these are listed below and unless stated, all are +3 yr awards (i.e. do not include the 1 year Master's course in research training). The six remaining studentships will be advertised under employment opportunities.
UKCTCS funded studentships
Determinants and prevention of incident smoking
| Alisa Lyons, University of Nottingham | Tobacco marketing in alternative media | 2008-2011 |
| Thomas Tjelta, University of Edinburgh | The impact of raising the age of purchase of cigarettes | 2008-2011 |
Cessation
| Oliver West, Queen Mary University of London | Understanding severe tobacco dependence | 2008-2011 |
| Deborah Lycett, University of Birmingham | Prevention of weight gain after smoking cessation | 2008-2011 |
Reducing harm
| Emma Beard, University College London | The impact of harm reduction strategies using NRT on subsequent cessation attempts | 2008-2011 |
Reducing inequalities in health
| Fay Beck, University of Bath | Women, smoking cessation and disadvantage | 2008-2011 |
| Caroline Smith, University of Edinburgh | Tobacco corporations and health inequalities in the UK | 2008-2011 |
UKCTCS students funded from other sources
| John Taylor, University of Nottingham | Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour to investigate pregnant smokers’ beliefs about NHS Stop Smoking services and Nicotine Replacement Therapy [Medical Research Council] | 2005-2009 |
| Lisa Szatkowski, University of Nottingham | The impact of smoke−free legislation in Primary Care [Cancer Research UK] | 2008-2011 |
| Catriona Rooke, University of Nottingham | The evolution of regulatory strategies in relation to Nicotine Replacement Therapy and their implications for product innovation and harm reduction [Economic & Social Research Council CASE studentship (with Action on Smoking & Health)] | 2007-2010 |
| Nicola Lindson, University of Birmingham | Rapid reduction versus abrupt quitting for smokers who want to stop soon: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial and associated systematic review | 2008-2011 |
| Amanda Parsons, University of Birmingham | Developing and piloting a rehabilitation programme for lung cancer patients | 2008-2011 |