PhD Graduate School CAPHRI
CAPHRI is known for its comprehensive PhD programme for talented scientists. As a PhD candidate you will carry out a unique and significant individual research project which culminates in the writing of a thesis. Our committed researchers offer high-quality supervision. We have partnerships with a wide range of organisations and institutions in our region and beyond to ensure that the work you do really contributes to the improvement of care and public health.
Why CAPHRI?
- Over 400 PhD candidates
- Around 60 conferrals each year
- Over 50% of our PhD candidates comes from abroad
- A PhD programme at a high academic level
- Transdisciplinary focus
- International partnership networks
- No tuition fees
Events for PhD candidates and PhD conferrals
Our PhD programme
Find out about the possibilities for your development during your PhD trajectory.
Becoming a PhD candidate
Find out how to apply for a PhD at CAPHRI. (Please note: temporary application stop for external PhD candidates!)
PhD courses
Explore our postgraduate courses and find out what CAPHRI has to offer you.
PhD representatives year report 2023
The CAPHRI PhD representatives represent the interests of all PhD candidates in our institutes. In addition, they also organize formal and informal events for all CAPHRI PhD candidates to join and they communicate important information to our PhD community. In their year report they provide an overview of all of their efforts.
You can find the report here
CAPHRI PhD Guide
In the online PhD Guide you will find information on all aspects of doing a PhD at CAPHRI, ranging from the training programme, guidelines for supervision, and the PhD defense. It contains valuable information for current and prospective PhD students as well as for supervisors.
Pitch your PhD!
"Pitch your PhD!" session is organized by and for our PhD candidates to provide them with the opportunity to present their work to the CAPHRI community.
All CAPHRI PhD candidates will be invited to submit a pre-recorded 3-minute video pitch of their research project. This can include research results, work in progress, or even a research proposal. After a careful pre-selection, some candidates will be chosen to present their work at the CAPHRI online Research Meeting and will have the chance to win €500 for their own professional development.
Watch submitted pitches here.
Testimonials
Sascha Bolt, internal PhD candidate
“My PhD supervision team and CAPHRI give me a lot of room to develop further as a professional.”
Jessica Neicun, external PhD candidate
"I really value the mindset of the people at CAPHRI, the high-quality of the research they conduct and their willingness to help"
Maike Tietschert, PhD alumna
“I always felt like I was part of a team here at CAPHRI.”
Dissertations
Have a look at a selection of the latest CAPHRI dissertations.
A complete overview of CAPHRI dissertations can be found here.
When informed decision making meets health promotion: an integration of both areas based on the example of smoking cessation
Thomas Gültzow
RL Promoting Health and Personalised care
Breaking through the clouds: towards understanding sunburn, sun exposure and sun protection of children in the Netherlands
Karlijn Thoonen
RL Promoting Health and Personalised Care
Personalizing preschool preventive child health care: the MOM study
Bernice Doove
RL Health Inequities and Societal Participation
Connecting conversations: experienced quality of care from the resident’s perspective: a narrative method for nursing homes
Katya Sion
RL Ageing and Long-Term Care
Health technology assessment of treatment for peripheral arterial disease
Svenja Petersohn
RL Creating Value-Based Healthcare
We are CAPHRI
Get an idea of the variety of CAPHRI research and education. In “We are CAPHRI” PhD candidates tell you more about the people, research, meetings and other interesting facts of the Department they are working in.
Episode 1: Social Medicine
By: Emmelie Hazelzet
Episode 2: Health Promotion
By: Cloé Geboers
Episode 3: Health Services Research
By: Rose Geurten and Katharina Rosteius
Episode 4: Epidemiology/Statistics
By: Gavin van der Nest
Episode 5: Family Medicine
By: Lotte Keijsers
Episode 6: Rheumatology
By: Kasper Hermans
Episode 7: International Health
By: Rok Hrzic
PhD inquiries and support
For questions about PhD matters and Track issues
Chantal Claessens
info-phdcaphri@maastrichtuniversity.nl
PhD representatives
Diogo Lopes Leao
Chrissy Moonen
Quincy Merx
Giselle Menting
Esther van Santbrink
caphri-phdreps@maastrichtuniversity.nl
PhD confidential contact persons
Milena Pavlova
m.pavlova@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Inge Houkes
inge.houkes@maastrichtuniversity.nl
PhD Guide
The CAPHRI PhD Guide contains information on all aspects of doing a PhD at the CAPHRI, ranging from the training programme, guidelines for supervision and training, and the PhD defence.