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Education research in Medicine and Life Sciences at King’s is dedicated to improving the quality of health care through the development of curricula, professional learning across the lifespan, teaching practice and organisational change. Our emphasis is upon education in classroom, workplace and laboratory settings. Faculty and students include people with clinical and non-clinical backgrounds.
Key research areas of the team include: Simulation and Interactive Learning (SaIL), Effectiveness Evaluation of formal and work-based programmes, Cultural Competence and Communication in Healthcare, Widening Participation (building a diverse and inclusive workforce), Developing individual and team- based learning, interprofessional learning, faculty development and the impact of policy on practice.
Education research in Medicine and the Life Sciences is interdisciplinary and includes both positivist and interpretive methodological approaches. Within the Centre of Education of methology is determined by the nature of the research question. We also support interdisciplinary research, and this has included collaborations with medical humanities, social linguistics, sociology and the performing arts.
For further information about research within the school, please refer to the Centre for Education website.
Professor Ian McFadzean (Acting)
Our studentships are regularly advertised on Find A PhD and Funding Opportunities webpages.
UK Tuition Fees 2022/23
Full time tuition fees:
£6,120 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£6,120 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£6,120 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£3,060 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,060 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£3,060 per year (MPhil/PhD)
International Tuition Fees 2022/23
Full time Tuition Fees:
£51,540 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£51,540 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£27,090 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£25,755 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£25,755 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£13,500 per year (MPhil/PhD)
UK Tuition Fees 2023/24
Full time tuition fees:
£6,540 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£6,540 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£6,540 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£3,300 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,300 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£3,300 per year (MPhil/PhD)
International Tuition Fees 2023/24
Full time Tuition Fees:
£54,660 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£54,660 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£28,740 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£27,360 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£27,360 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£14,310 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 and the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences 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.
UK Tuition Fees 2022/23
Full time tuition fees:
£6,120 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£6,120 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£6,120 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£3,060 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,060 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£3,060 per year (MPhil/PhD)
International Tuition Fees 2022/23
Full time Tuition Fees:
£51,540 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£51,540 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£27,090 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£25,755 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£25,755 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£13,500 per year (MPhil/PhD)
UK Tuition Fees 2023/24
Full time tuition fees:
£6,540 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£6,540 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£6,540 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£3,300 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,300 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£3,300 per year (MPhil/PhD)
International Tuition Fees 2023/24
Full time Tuition Fees:
£54,660 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£54,660 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£28,740 per year (MPhil/PhD)
Part time tuition fees:
£27,360 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£27,360 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£14,310 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 and the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences 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.
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For enquiries please contact Postgraduate Research Lead Dr Anne McKee
Research at the Centre for Education
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