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Empowering you to achieve your ambitions

Do you want to:

  • Thrive as a researcher?
  • Do research that has real impact?
  • Move smoothly into the career you want?

If the answer is yes, then join us at King’s!

A hub for everyone involved in doctoral research at King’s

Doctoral students are automatically members of King’s Doctoral College – from the moment you enrol and for two years after you leave.

  • We work in partnership with King’s Doctoral Students’ Association, the representative body for doctoral students.
  • We help build an inclusive doctoral research community, bringing together students, supervisors and staff.
  • We foster and celebrate outstanding supervisory practice.
  • We set, check and enhance standards across King's to maintain an outstanding student and staff experience.
  • We provide excellent training, development and funding opportunities that attract high quality students to King's and enable them to flourish.
  • We create opportunities to acquire skills and social & professional networks.
  • We form partnerships within and beyond King’s to ensure a world-class research culture & environment.

As a doctoral student at King’s, you’ll enjoy:

1. Research partners in the NHS, business, industry and cultural sector 2. State-of-the-art clinical, physical and digital research infrastructure 3. A diverse, vibrant international community 4. The highest submission & completion rates in the Russell Group 5. Extensive career support, curated by a team of dedicated careers consultants 6. Our broad portfolio of leadership, entrepreneurial and developmental training opportunities

How to apply: Research courses
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Doctoral College profiles

Lienkie Diedericks

Dr Lienkie Diedericks tells us about her experiences as a PhD student at...

Virginia Fernandez

Virginia Fernandez tells us about her experiences of being a postgraduate...

Gabriele La Malfa

Gabriele La Malfa is a third year PhD student working on a project...

Hannah Deasy

Postgraduate student Hannah Deasy discusses her PhD in music history, and...