Women's Health

Overview

The Women's Health programme at University College London (UCL) covers the life course of women from childhood to puberty, motherhood to menopause, and maturity to old age, with the objective of making a difference to the health of women in the UK and internationally. 

Research may be pursued across the fields of maternal and foetal medicine, neonatology, reproductive health and women's cancer.

The Institute brings together the expertise of diverse clinicians and researchers who are leaders in their field of women's health. We offer excellent basic science facilities, opportunities to work in cutting-edge clinical and translational research, and expertise in study methodology. 

The Institute's research environment is not only enriched by the UCL/UCLH collaboration at its core, but also by the multidisciplinary work pursued with colleagues across UCL in areas including child health, epidemiology and healthcare, global health, psychology, and medical physics and biomedical engineering. 

Our work is further underpinned by a cross-cutting strategy to strengthen and develop programmes of research and education that are of benefit to healthcare professionals and the women, mothers and newborns they care for around the globe.

The foundation of your career

Development of research and transferable skills is core to all our research programmes, enabling you to compete in the broadest range of career opportunities. The institute brings together the expertise of clinicians and researchers, enabling you to work in a translational research environment.

Research students can attend, and gain teaching experience on, our graduate taught programmes, participate in organisation of the annual student conference, and expand generic research and transferable skills through the UCL Doctoral School’s Skill Development Programme.