27 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Immunology and Microbial Sciences programme offered by King's College London investigates immune responses, infectious diseases, inflammation, and host-pathogen interactions to advance human health and develop new therapies.

The Health Service and Population Research programme offered by King's College London examines mental healthcare systems, community wellbeing, and population-level factors that influence access, outcomes, and equity.

The Gerontology Research programme offered by King's College London examines ageing and later life through multidisciplinary perspectives spanning health, society, policy, and wellbeing.

The Dental and Health Sciences Research programme at King's College London is offered to graduate students seeking advanced research training in dental and health sciences.

The Basic and Medical Biosciences Research programme offered by King's College London investigates biological mechanisms underlying health and disease through experimental, translational, and technology-driven biomedical research.

The Life Course and Population Health Sciences programme offered by King's College London investigates health and disease across the life course through multidisciplinary research in human development, genetics, nutrition, and population health.

The Nursing Research programme offered by King's College London investigates patient wellbeing, care quality, and healthcare delivery through advanced nursing scholarship and clinical enquiry.

The Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences programme offered by King's College London provides postgraduate research training in cardiovascular biology, disease mechanisms, and clinical translation.

The Education Research for Medicine and the Life Sciences programme offered by King's College London explores clinical training, scientific learning, and healthcare education through interdisciplinary perspectives that connect research, practice, and public experience.

The Global Health and Social Medicine Research programme offered by King's College London explores the social, political, economic, legal, and ethical dimensions of health, healthcare, and biomedicine.

The Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences programme offered by King's College London explores cancer biology, therapeutic innovation, and medicine development to advance disease treatment and patient care.

The Old Age Psychiatry Research programme offered by King's College London investigates mental health, dementia, ageing, and neurological disorders affecting older adults through clinical and biological research.

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Imaging programme offered by King's College London develops advanced expertise in medical imaging, healthcare technologies, and interdisciplinary imaging research.

The Sensory, Pain and Regeneration programme offered by King's College London is part of the Division of Neuroscience within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN). Research  focuses on the maintenance of a healthy nervous system during aging, by understanding how its activity changes during damage to nerves and the surrounding tissues.

The Midwifery Research programme offered by King's College London is tailored for qualified midwives from any country who wish to lead cutting-edge research in maternity care, perinatal health, and related policy.

The Psychological Medicine programme offered by King's College London investigates the biological, psychological, and social mechanisms underlying mental health and psychiatric disorders through translational and clinical research.

The Clinical Psychology programme offered by King's College London develops evidence-based practitioners capable of assessing, treating, and supporting individuals experiencing psychological difficulties across diverse settings.

This Advanced Therapies for Regenerative Medicine programme at King's College London aims at training a new generation of researchers in advanced therapies for regenerative medicine. 

The Immunological and Cellular Strategies in Metabolic Disease programme offered by King's College London is focused on the metabolic disease diabetes mellitus, including both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, with the aim to apply the most recent laboratory and clinical techniques to achieve results of the highest quality and relevance in both basic research and clinical application.

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry programme offered by King's College London investigates the origins, risk factors, assessment, treatment, and prevention of mental health conditions affecting young people.