Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences MPhil/PhD MD/(Res)

Overview

The School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences comprises of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC), Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS) and recently incorporated Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences Department.

Within the Comprehensive Cancer Centre there are thirteen research programmes and 20 research groups. Find out more here.

The Institute of Pharmaceutical Science has three main research themes of Drug Discovery; Medicines Development and Delivery; and Medicines Use. Find out more here, and view Current opportunities here. 

Discover more about the Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences department here.

We collaborate extensively with scientists and clinicians across KCL and within Kings Health Partners (KHP).

• REF2014: Clinical Medicine (which included the Cancer return) was ranked 3rd for quality and Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy (which included the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science return) was ranked 2nd for power.
• Research income: £13.4m per year
• Current number of academic staff: 75
• Current number of graduate research students: 200
• Current number of research staff: 130

Current research projects: 

Comprehensive Cancer Centre Research Programmes

Institute of Pharmaceutical Science Research Programmes  

To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate effectively in English and are able to do so in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

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