Clinical PhD Programmes
Purpose
This is a flagship scheme aimed at supporting the most promising medically qualified clinicians who wish to undertake rigorous research training.
Successful candidates will develop their potential to become academic clinicians within a structured and mentored training environment. Programmes will provide the individual trainee with opportunities to sample high-quality research environments before they develop a research proposal that is tailored to their individual interests.
Joint Basic and Clinical PhD Programmes are also available for both basic and medically qualified graduates who wish to undertake both rigorous basic and clinical science research training. Further research training opportunities for clinicians are provided by the Translational Medicine and Therapeutics Programmes.
Note: if you are looking for the Trust’s recent call to establish new PhD programmes, please visit this page.
Programmes
Seven Programmes have been established based in centres of excellence throughout the UK, which can provide research opportunities that will appeal to clinicians drawn from across the range of specialities.
Each Programme has been structured to reflect the expertise of individual institutions, and together they offer a unique opportunity for clinicians who aspire to a career in academic medicine.
University of Oxford
Director: Professor Rajesh Thakker
University of Cambridge
Director: Professor David Lomas
Imperial College London
Director: Professor Charles Pusey
University of Edinburgh
Director: Professor John Iredale
University of Dundee
Director: Professor Doreen Cantrell
University of Liverpool
Director: Professor David Lalloo
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Director: Professor David Mabey
What's included
The duration may vary from Programme to Programme, but each provides:
- a clinical salary
- PhD registration fees at UK/EU student rate
- research expenses
- contribution towards travel
- contribution towards general training costs.
Eligibility
You should have demonstrated the potential to pursue a career as an academic clinician. It is anticipated that many applicants will have already commenced their specialist training, but this is not essential.
Application process
Students are recruited annually by the individual Programmes. Recruitment begins in the preceding January.
If you are interested in applying you should contact the relevant Programme directly. Please see their websites for more details (listed under the ‘Programmes’ tab).
Deadlines
Students are recruited annually by the individual Programmes. Recruitment begins in the preceding January.
Contacts
Enquiries should be directed to the relevant Programme. Please see their websites for more details (listed under the ‘Programmes’ tab).
Any policy enquiries should be emailed to clinicalphd@wellcome.ac.uk or John Williams: j.williams@wellcome.ac.uk.