Remote Community Cardiovascular Prevention Strategies
Heart Health at the Edge: Building Better Cardiovascular Prevention for Remote Communities in Australia and the Arctic
This project is part of the UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship Scheme
Successful applicants will receive an annual stipend and a one-off Global Mobility Grant to conduct international engagement activities.
How can we deliver world-class cardiovascular prevention to people living far from major health services?
This PhD will tackle that challenge through an innovative international study of cardiovascular health in remote communities across Australia and Arctic Norway. Embedded within CHRI’s Ten4Ten program, the candidate will work with communities to investigate cardiovascular risk, early detection, referral pathways, digital health, local workforce capability and community-led approaches to prevention.
A research placement at UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, supervised by Professor Maja-Lisa Løchen and A/Prof Ekaterina Sharashova, will provide a unique opportunity to learn from internationally recognised cardiovascular epidemiology and Arctic health research.
The candidate will examine what remote communities have in common, where solutions must be locally adapted, and how geography, health systems and community priorities shape cardiovascular outcomes.
The project will develop practical, internationally relevant approaches to improving cardiovascular prevention and reducing health inequities for people living in remote communities.
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- Residency: Domestic applicants only.
- Degree program: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
You must meet the minimum requirements below to apply:
- An appropriate Bachelor degree with first or upper second class Honours from UNSW: OR
- A completed Master by Research, with a substantial research component and demonstrated capacity for timely completion of a high-quality research thesis; OR
- a qualification from another tertiary institution at a level considered equivalent by the Faculty Higher Degree Committee (HDC)
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Eligible applicants must contact the Primary Supervisor, Kylie Gwynne - z3524429@ad.unsw.edu.au. If she agrees to supervise you, you will be invited to submit a formal application to UNSW.
Your email should include:
- CV
- Official academic transcripts
- A brief introduction about you and why you are qualified for this project.
- What interests you about this project and the supervisor(s) expertise.
Research project overview
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Scholarship value
$39,991 per annum (2027 rate) stipend for 3.5 years
$25,000 Global Mobility Grant (one-off) -
Supervisory team
Associate Professor Kylie Gwynne (UNSW, Primary Supervisor)
Dr Connie Henson (UNSW, Co-Supervisor)
Dr David Meharg (UNSW, Co-Supervisor)
Associate Professor Morwenna Kirwan (UNSW, Co-Supervisor)
Professor Maja-Lisa Løchen (UiT The Arctic University of Norwway, Co-Supervisor)
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Global research partner
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Candidate residency
Domestic
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Degree program
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
UNSW School | Research area
Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture | Indigenous Studies (Nura Gili Academic Program)
Impact focus area
Pillar 7: Advance economic and social prosperity
Impact focus area
Pillar 8: Enable healthy lives
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Impact focus area
Pillar 9: Strengthen societal resilience, security and cohesion
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Supervisors
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