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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...

Jie Tang

Final year PhD student, Jie Tang, tells us about her experiences as a...

Lina Kramer

Lina shares her experiences of her part-time PhD in public policy and...

Maísa Edwards

Dr Maísa Edwards shares her experiences of her Joint International...