About our Training and Development Opportunities

Non-Clinical PhD Studentships in experimental medicine and translational research in mental health and neuroscience.

We provide PhD studentships (3 or 4 years) and research training for students with a background in neuroscience; psychology; biological science; social science; physical science; computer science; mathematics; physics; health informatics; bioinformatics; data science; machine learning or software development; who wish to study in any of the areas of the NIHR  Biomedical Research Centre: Maudsley  research portfolio. 

Most NIHR Maudsley BRC researchers, staff and students are based at the IoPPN at the King’s College London Denmark Hill Campus which is adjacent to the Maudsley Hospital. Within this setting we offer the opportunity to join a thriving group of interdisciplinary researchers with internationally recognised supervisors and we ensure our students benefit from an understanding of the context of their research, producing scientists with a strong translational ethos.

All students are registered at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London.

The Maudsley BRC offers three fellowship programmes designed to support clinical professionals at the beginning of their academic career pathway in translational mental health research.

Introductory Clinical Research Training Fellowships

Introductory fellowships are open to King’s Health Partners employed and clinically active nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (AHPs) who wish to develop a clinical academic career in mental health or neuroscience research but have had limited research experience to date. 

The aims of the scheme are:

• To provide clinicians an opportunity to work alongside research teams, to gain a better understanding of the research process, and gain a range of research skills.
• To provide protected time for clinical health professionals to develop an application for a NIHR Pre-doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (PCAF) or a similar research career development award.
• To develop a cohort of research aware clinicians who will act as research champions in their clinical areas.
• To raise the profile and improve understanding of research among nurses, midwives and AHPs more widely.

Preparatory Clinical Research Training Fellowships

Our Preparatory Clinical Research Training Fellowships offer healthcare professionals an opportunity to obtain the necessary research track record, skills and support to compete for an externally funded doctoral training fellowship with NIHR, MRC, Wellcome or other funder.

The scheme is available to medical trainees in psychiatry or neurology and to other health professionals who are planning clinical academic careers or who wish to develop research within their future clinical role.

Fellowships are usually full time for 12 months.  The fellowship funding supports the fellow’s basic NHS salary, plus a budget for training, conference presentation and moderate project consumables.

• Read some of our case stories of previous fellows: [link to page of case studies] 

Pre-preparatory Clinical Academic Training Fellowships

Pre-preparatory fellowships will help NHS nurses and Allied Health Professionals to obtain the necessary research skills and support to compete for a HEE-NIHR Pre-doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (PCAF) or similar award.