SAPC Doctoral prize winners

Previous winners

2026

Emilie Couchman, Leeds University

Rethinking Continuity: A Doctoral Journey Through a Mesothelioma Lens

2025

Lily Taylor, Cambridge University

A better FIT: Risk stratification of screening intervals and FIT thresholds in bowel cancer screening

2024

Nicolas Jones, Oxford University

Researching cost effective anticoagulation service interventions for people with atrial fibrillation

2023

Sarah Mills

PhD title: Use of Unscheduled Care by People who Die from Cancer

2022

Joint winners:

Jennifer Voorhees, University of Manchester

PhD title: Understanding Access to General Practice

Jessica Watson, University of Bristol

PhD title: The diagnostic utility of inflammatory markers in primary care: a mixed methods study

2021

Emily McBride, University College London
PhD title: Psychological Impact of Testing Positive for Human Papillomavirus at Cervical Cancer Screening

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Highly commended: Andrew Sturrock, University of Sunderland
PhD title: The role of the pharmacist in the promotion of oral health and the interprofessional prevention of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw   (2020)

2020

Joint winners:

Joht Chandan, University of Birmingham
PhD title: The health effects of childhood maltreatment and domestic abuse
 
Isabela Troya,  PhD awarded by Keele University
PhD title: Understanding self-harm behaviour in older adults: a systematic review and qualitative study