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PhD candidates normally register for an MPhil in the first instance and must pass a formal examination normally 9 to 12 months after registration before transferring onto a PhD programme. You will undertake a research project under the continued guidance of at least two supervisors, one of whom is based at City St George's.
The minimum period of study for a PhD is two calendar years of full time study or the equivalent in part time study. A PhD thesis should consist of an account of your own investigations, form a distinct contribution to the knowledge of the subject and afford evidence of originality by the discovery of new facts and/or by the exercise of independent critical power. You should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least a second class honours degree or MSc in an appropriate discipline before applying.
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The PhTea Break podcast is a creation from the PhD community at our Tooting campus. In each episode members of the community discuss their research projects with a non-scientific audience in mind, and share their experiences of being a PhD student.
The MD(Res) degree is designed for practising clinicians with a medical qualification and who are registered with the General Medical Council.
It can be studied full time (minimum registration period – one year) or part time (minimum registration period – two years and students are normally expected to spend at least eight session a week on research).
Your appointed supervisors will guide you for the length of registration and your thesis should deal with any branch of medicine, surgery or medical or dental science.
You can use the FindAPhD website to search for the right course for you.
Research at our Tooting campus is conducted within our research institutes (see table below), each of which has academic staff responsible for postgraduate research students. They can offer you help and guidance in finding a suitable supervisor.
If you have any further questions, please contact the Programme Manager (Research Degrees) on +44 (0)20 8725 0191 or you can email researchdegrees@sgul.ac.uk.
Your proposed supervisor will guide you through the application process and will provide you with the application form at the appropriate time.
The City St George's PhD programme offers up to four studentships per year, and each studentship has a three year duration. Students will be provided with world-class expertise in areas of strategic importance to UK and global medical research.
Learn more about the PhD programme
The London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC LID) is a partnership between City St George’s, University of London (CSGUL) and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
MRC LID brings together two outstanding specialist schools to provide integrated skills training to develop a cohort of biomedical and public health scientists. The themes for studentship awards cover:
- Global health
- Health data science
- Translational and implementation research
- Infectious diseases
Further details about entry criteria and the application process can be found on the MRC LID website
The Africa Health Research Training programme (CREATE) is a partnership between London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and four other UK universities – Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), Kings College London (KCL), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), and City St George’s, University of London (CSGUL), as well as six African Partner Institutions – Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI, Zimbabwe), Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research (Zimbabwe), Medical Research Council Gambia (MRCG), Medical Research Council Uganda (MRCU), Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia), Zambart (Zambia).
This Wellcome Trust funded Programme is focusing on funding up to 5 PhD Fellowships per year, for 5 years and runs from 2022 to 2027 and will fund 25 Fellowships in total. It is open to early career healthcare professionals that have a focus on improving health and wellbeing in Africa. Applications from nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals (NMAHPs) are actively encouraged.
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Postgraduate Doctoral Loan from the UK Governement could help with course fees and living costs while you study a postgraduate doctoral course, such as a PhD.
FindAPhD have put together a comprehensive list of PhD scholarships available for international students, including scholarships from the UK Government, charities and trusts and funding for specific nationalities.