Overview

The large number of staff and students in the Department of Psychological Medicine at King's College London provides an environment which is very beneficial to research students because:

of the research and clinical expertise available

of the structures which are in place to help students achieve their goals

of the collegiality and support that is afforded by having other young researchers going through the same experience.

Programme Structure

The research groups are:

Affective Disorders

Diabetes and Psychiatry

Eating Disorders

General Hospital Psychiatry

King's Centre for Military Health Research

Mental Health, Ethics and Law

Stress, Psychiatry and Immunology Laboratory & Section of Perinatal Psychiatry

Trauma Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-25 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-20 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-20 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-11 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-03-20 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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92

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Psychology Medicine View 219 other PhDs in Medicine in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours.

A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Masters with Merit.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30240 GBP / year

≈ 30240 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

7950 GBP / year

≈ 7950 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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