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Our research degree programme is embedded in one of the oldest and most successful centres for medical and life science education and research in the UK. It champions the value of the humanities, social sciences and arts research as a complement to the empirical, positivist approaches used elsewhere in the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine. This interdisciplinary setting enables us to support research that bridges academic disciplines; that values lived and subjective experience alongside clinical and scientific expertise; and that straddles the fields of research, educational practice and, ultimately, patients and the public. We are committed to improving healthcare and addressing inequities through innovation and enhanced understanding of clinical and scientific education.
We support postgraduate research that seeks to better understand:
We accept proposals for research projects that align with the research interests of the following academics:
Your supervisory team may also include other academic and clinical staff from the Centre of Education, the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, across and beyond King’s College London. For further information about research within the Centre, please refer to the Centre for Education website and for a full list of staff research across King’s, please see King’s Research Portal.
Studentships will be advertised in findaphd.com, Naturejobs, the College’s Health Schools Studentships website or on www.jobs.ac.uk.
UK Tuition Fees 2024/25
Full time tuition fees:
£6,936 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£6,936 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£6,936 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£3,468 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,468 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£3,468 per year (MPhil/PhD)
International Tuition Fees 2024/25
Full time Tuition Fees:
£58,470 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£58,470 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£29,235 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£29,235 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD)
UK Tuition Fees 2025/26
Full time tuition fees:
£7,500 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£7,500 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£7,500 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£3,750 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,750 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£3,750 per year (MPhil/PhD)
International Tuition Fees 2025/26
Full time Tuition Fees:
£62,600 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£62,600 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£32,400 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£31,300 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£31,300 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£16,200 per year (MPhil/PhD)
These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.
The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, and the Institute of Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience are based at the riverside Guy's Campus, next to the Shard.
Our doctoral students form an integral part of a supportive and growing research community. Typically, they publish papers during their doctoral studies, often co-authoring with their supervisors’ and present their work at national and international conferences. Students can apply for travel bursaries that are capped at £500. These support visits to laboratories or universities for short visits to benefit from leading expertise related to the student’s doctoral research, attend conferences and present their papers. The Centre for Doctoral Studies offer training and careers advice. This complements faculty supervision and mentoring. Students also have the opportunity to teach and this is remunerated.
Students are supervised by two members of academic staff and benefit from the supportive research culture of the Faculty. A local induction is provided in addition to College induction. Each student has a dedicated Thesis Progression Committee that monitors students' progress and gives advice and support. Students have access to unrivalled educational resources including the Chantler Clinical Skills Centre, the Gordon Museum of Pathology , the Museum of Life Sciences and libraries of the social and natural sciences.Additionally, The Centre for Doctoral Studies provides a range of courses to develop theoretical understanding and research skills.
KCL offers a large number of training and skills development opportunities. Participation in the annual Postgraduate Research Symposium is compulsory for all students and provides an opportunity to improve communication and presentation skills to specialist and public audiences. Opportunities are available for postgraduate students to present their work at faculty, national and international scientific meetings. Our postgraduate students also have the opportunity to assist with teaching of undergraduates as demonstrators in practical classes or by leading tutorials. Those with appropriate ex[evidence have opportunities to teach on our’ Masters in Clinical Education’, whose students are drawn from across the health professions.
Studentships will be advertised in findaphd.com, Naturejobs, the College’s Health Schools Studentships website or on www.jobs.ac.uk.
UK Tuition Fees 2024/25
Full time tuition fees:
£6,936 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£6,936 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£6,936 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£3,468 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,468 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£3,468 per year (MPhil/PhD)
International Tuition Fees 2024/25
Full time Tuition Fees:
£58,470 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£58,470 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£29,235 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£29,235 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD)
UK Tuition Fees 2025/26
Full time tuition fees:
£7,500 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£7,500 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£7,500 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£3,750 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,750 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£3,750 per year (MPhil/PhD)
International Tuition Fees 2025/26
Full time Tuition Fees:
£62,600 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£62,600 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£32,400 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£31,300 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£31,300 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£16,200 per year (MPhil/PhD)
These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.
The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, and the Institute of Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience are based at the riverside Guy's Campus, next to the Shard.
Our doctoral students form an integral part of a supportive and growing research community. Typically, they publish papers during their doctoral studies, often co-authoring with their supervisors’ and present their work at national and international conferences. Students can apply for travel bursaries that are capped at £500. These support visits to laboratories or universities for short visits to benefit from leading expertise related to the student’s doctoral research, attend conferences and present their papers. The Centre for Doctoral Studies offer training and careers advice. This complements faculty supervision and mentoring. Students also have the opportunity to teach and this is remunerated.
Students are supervised by two members of academic staff and benefit from the supportive research culture of the Faculty. A local induction is provided in addition to College induction. Each student has a dedicated Thesis Progression Committee that monitors students' progress and gives advice and support. Students have access to unrivalled educational resources including the Chantler Clinical Skills Centre, the Gordon Museum of Pathology , the Museum of Life Sciences and libraries of the social and natural sciences.Additionally, The Centre for Doctoral Studies provides a range of courses to develop theoretical understanding and research skills.
KCL offers a large number of training and skills development opportunities. Participation in the annual Postgraduate Research Symposium is compulsory for all students and provides an opportunity to improve communication and presentation skills to specialist and public audiences. Opportunities are available for postgraduate students to present their work at faculty, national and international scientific meetings. Our postgraduate students also have the opportunity to assist with teaching of undergraduates as demonstrators in practical classes or by leading tutorials. Those with appropriate ex[evidence have opportunities to teach on our’ Masters in Clinical Education’, whose students are drawn from across the health professions.
Search through a list of available supervisors.
For enquiries please contact Postgraduate Research Lead Dr Anne McKee
Research at the Centre for Education
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