King's College London

Empowering you to achieve your ambitions

Do you want to:

If the answer is yes, then join us at King’s!

• Thrive as a researcher?
• Do research that has real impact?
• Move smoothly into the career you want?

A hub for everyone involved in doctoral research at King’s

Doctoral students are automatically members of King’s Doctoral College – from the moment you enrol and for two years after you leave.

• We work in partnership with King’s Doctoral Students’ Association, the representative body for doctoral students.
• We help build an inclusive doctoral research community, bringing together students, supervisors and staff.
• We foster and celebrate outstanding supervisory practice.
• We set, check and enhance standards across King's to maintain an outstanding student and staff experience.
• We provide excellent training, development and funding opportunities that attract high quality students to King's and enable them to flourish.
• We create opportunities to acquire skills and social & professional networks.
• We form partnerships within and beyond King’s to ensure a world-class research culture & environment.

As a doctoral student at King’s, you’ll enjoy

1. Research partners in the NHS, business, industry and cultural sector. 2. State-of-the-art clinical, physical and digital research infrastructure. 3. A diverse, vibrant international community. 4. The highest submission & completion rates in the Russell Group. 5. Extensive career support, curated by a team of dedicated careers consultants. 6. Our broad portfolio of leadership, entrepreneurial and developmental training opportunities.

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