The School of Social and Community Medicine is a leading international centre for research and teaching of population health sciences. Staff in the School are leaders in their fields and have extensive national and international research collaborations, with several providing health policy advice for government organisations and international bodies. The School has approximately 80 postgraduate research students. In the 2013 PRES (Postgraduate Research Experience) survey 94% of our students were satisfied with their postgraduate experience. Ratings for quality of supervision, resources, research culture, progress assessment, research skills training and professional development all exceed sector averages. A selection of fully funded PhD opportunities are available within the School. The MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit provides four year PhD opportunities on a range of cross-disciplinary projects integrating molecular and other data to investigate the causal effects of potentially modifiable exposures on health-related outcomes. Other funded studentships are also available for projects in any research area within the School. The majority of our final year PGR students express a wish to continue in the field of research. Since 2000, 10 PhD students have progressed to Professor and 10 to Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. Among recent PhD graduates 88% now work in the academic sector, with the remainder working in the health and private sectors.