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Key information

Award:
MPhil
PhD
Study mode:
Full time
Part time
Campus:
Denmark Hill Campus
Duration:
Three to four years FT or up to six years PT

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Our focus is on training the healthcare leaders and researchers of the future, with a strong commitment to providing postgraduate programmes of the highest quality. The faculty offers research programmes at MPhil and PhD level. In preparing students to become knowledgeable and competent researchers, supervision is provided by academic staff with expertise in a wide range of research and clinical areas.

We are pleased to announce two PhD training fellowships available through the BuildPall capacity building programme at the Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London. We welcome applications from candidates with a healthcare background, including doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and pharmacists. These fellowships, spanning three years, aim to support individuals in conducting substantial research in palliative care and translating their findings into education programmes, impactful publications, and practical solutions. Find out more.

The Cicely Saunders Institute is a world-leading centre for palliative care research and an official collaborating centre of the World Health Organisation. The Institute’s breakthrough research projects not only influence clinical practice, but also have an impact on national and international policies for palliative care. The Institute’s multidisciplinary environment combines social science, psychology, nursing, medical and health services research.

PhD Research Projects

PhD projects in the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care become available all year round. Please visit our postgraduate research page, where you can browse through the current opportunities. The faculty is especially interested in receiving applications from students across the globe, who are planning their doctoral research projects in fields that will contribute to the faculty’s research groups, enhance the research culture and align with the faculty’s research strategy.

The faculty is an integral partner within King’s Health Partners (KHP) and contributes to the interdisciplinary research centres in supporting and delivering high quality research. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2021) assessment, more than 92.1% of the Faculty’s research was rated as 4* and 3* (world-class and internationally excellent). Our research activity is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Research Councils and a range of charities. We host a range of nationally competitive fellowships from PhD studentship to post-doctoral level.

  • Current research areas: measuring outcomes; evaluating and improving care; symptom-led research; dying in society; and needs assessment and policy.

  • Recent publications

 

For funding opportunities please explore these pages:

UK Tuition Fees 2024/25

Full time tuition fees:

£7,950 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£7,950 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

Part time tuition fees:

£3,975 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£3,975 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

International Tuition Fees 2024/25

Full time tuition fees:

£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

Part time tuition fees:

£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

UK Tuition Fees 2025/26

Full time tuition fees:

£8,500 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£8,500 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

Part time tuition fees:

£4,250 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£4,250 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

International Tuition Fees 2025/26

Full time tuition fees:

£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

Part time tuition fees:

£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.

Please visit our web pages on fees and funding for more information.

Base campus

Main building at the Denmark Hill campus
Denmark Hill Campus

Home to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Students work alongside staff researchers, are supervised by at least two members of academic staff and overseen by divisional research co-ordinators. Students benefit from the extension range of training and support provided both within the institute, with a strong research development programme and throughout King's College London.

Through our educational programmes we equip our students to become experts and apply the latest global evidence and guidance to healthcare.  This is made possible through our education and research programmes and our local, national and global partnerships. Find out more about our international connections.

All students are regularly notified about skills development opportunities through a monthly Postgraduate Research newsletter and are expected to undertake 10 days of training a year. Participation in departmental and Faculty wide programmes is compulsory for all students and provides an opportunity to improve science communication and presentation skills. Presentation of students' research work at national and international research conferences is actively encouraged.

Support for Postgraduate Research Students within the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care

  • A model of three-supervisors has been introduced to improve students’ support and access to clinical and methodological expertise. Where appropriate and required, MPhil/PhD students within the Faculty will be provided with a team of three supervisors.
  • Research methods training modules offered by the Faculty itself include Advanced Quantitative Research Methods; Advanced Qualitative Research Methods; Evidence Based Decision Making in Healthcare; Research Methods and Statistics; and Epidemiology.
  • Our own Nightingale-Saunders Clinical Trials & Epidemiology Unit offers an advanced level of expertise on quantitative topics of which students can avail.
  • In addition, our MPhil/PhD students have access to a wide range of supplementary courses and activities, including workshops, symposia and funding offered by Centre of Doctoral Studies, the Health Sciences Doctoral Training Centre (HSDTC) and the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP).
  • The Faculty also runs three Journal Clubs (for Nursing & Midwifery, Mental Health and the Cecily Saunders Institute of Palliative Care respectively) and students have an opportunity to participate in fortnightly research seminar programmes delivered by one of the research divisions. Students’ active involvement in developing the range of activities and their delivery is strongly encouraged.

Meet our students and learn more about the great work they are doing.

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For funding opportunities please explore these pages:

UK Tuition Fees 2024/25

Full time tuition fees:

£7,950 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£7,950 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

Part time tuition fees:

£3,975 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£3,975 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

International Tuition Fees 2024/25

Full time tuition fees:

£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

Part time tuition fees:

£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

UK Tuition Fees 2025/26

Full time tuition fees:

£8,500 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£8,500 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

Part time tuition fees:

£4,250 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£4,250 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

International Tuition Fees 2025/26

Full time tuition fees:

£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

Part time tuition fees:

£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD)

£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)

These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.

Please visit our web pages on fees and funding for more information.

Base campus

Main building at the Denmark Hill campus
Denmark Hill Campus

Home to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Students work alongside staff researchers, are supervised by at least two members of academic staff and overseen by divisional research co-ordinators. Students benefit from the extension range of training and support provided both within the institute, with a strong research development programme and throughout King's College London.

Through our educational programmes we equip our students to become experts and apply the latest global evidence and guidance to healthcare.  This is made possible through our education and research programmes and our local, national and global partnerships. Find out more about our international connections.

All students are regularly notified about skills development opportunities through a monthly Postgraduate Research newsletter and are expected to undertake 10 days of training a year. Participation in departmental and Faculty wide programmes is compulsory for all students and provides an opportunity to improve science communication and presentation skills. Presentation of students' research work at national and international research conferences is actively encouraged.

Support for Postgraduate Research Students within the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care

  • A model of three-supervisors has been introduced to improve students’ support and access to clinical and methodological expertise. Where appropriate and required, MPhil/PhD students within the Faculty will be provided with a team of three supervisors.
  • Research methods training modules offered by the Faculty itself include Advanced Quantitative Research Methods; Advanced Qualitative Research Methods; Evidence Based Decision Making in Healthcare; Research Methods and Statistics; and Epidemiology.
  • Our own Nightingale-Saunders Clinical Trials & Epidemiology Unit offers an advanced level of expertise on quantitative topics of which students can avail.
  • In addition, our MPhil/PhD students have access to a wide range of supplementary courses and activities, including workshops, symposia and funding offered by Centre of Doctoral Studies, the Health Sciences Doctoral Training Centre (HSDTC) and the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP).
  • The Faculty also runs three Journal Clubs (for Nursing & Midwifery, Mental Health and the Cecily Saunders Institute of Palliative Care respectively) and students have an opportunity to participate in fortnightly research seminar programmes delivered by one of the research divisions. Students’ active involvement in developing the range of activities and their delivery is strongly encouraged.

Meet our students and learn more about the great work they are doing.

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Key information

Award:
MPhil
PhD
Study mode:
Full time
Part time
Campus:
Denmark Hill Campus
Duration:
Three to four years FT or up to six years PT

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