Alzheimer Scotland Psychology Masters by Research (MScR) Scholarship: Chronic pain, pain prescribing and cognitive decline: Are women at greater risk?

This Alzheimer Scotland-funded Psychology Masters by Research (MScR) project will combine world-leading cohort data and linked electronic health record data from half a million UK Biobank participants with data spanning nearly 20 years to examine how chronic pain and opioid prescribing are associated with cognitive ageing trajectories.

Using longitudinal modelling approaches, this project will investigate whether chronic pain and opioid prescribing:

  1. contribute to differences in rates of cognitive decline and dementia risk between men and women
  2. disproportionately harm women’s cognitive health over time more than men’s

This scholarship includes:

  • Fee cover
  • Stipend of £20,780
  • Research costs of up to £2,000
Employer
University of Edinburgh
Deadline for applications