Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences MPhil/PhD, MDRes, MRes

Overview

 The School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences pursues internationally leading research programmes that address the fundamental mechanisms underlying normal and abnormal cardiovascular function, and drives translation of strong basic science into advances in clinical practice.

• REF2014: Ranked first in the United Kingdom for Clinical Medicine, in terms of the proportion of our overall submission that was ranked 4* or 3* (Unit of Assessment 1 – Clinical Medicine).

• Research income: £32m including substantial funding from the MRC, BBSRC, BHF, Wellcome Trust, EU and other organisations

• Current number of staff: 47 principal investigators and PhD supervisors

• Current number of research students: 95 between PhD, MDRes and MRes

• Recent publications: See our School website https://www.kcl.ac.uk/scmms

• Current research projects: See our School website https://www.kcl.ac.uk/scmms

• Partner organisations: e.g:

• King's BHF Centre of Research Excellence supports research projects, studentships and infrastructure. 
• Clinical research is supported by NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre.
• King's Health Partners is a partnership between KCL, KCH and GST. 

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.

• register on the King's Apply Portal
• complete our online application form