UK : PhD Studentships University College London - UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

The UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) is division of the UCL Faculty of Biomedical Sciences. Together with its partner, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, ICH contains the largest concentration of research expertise in the scientific basis of child health in Europe. The DoH Biomedical Research Centre for Children’s Health was awarded to ICH/GOSH in 2007, and in RAE 2008 ICH was part of a UCL return to UoA4 in which 70% of staff were rated as of international quality (4*, 40%; 3* 30%). In addition, ICH's return was scored as 100% 4* for both Environment and Esteem indicators. The Institute is committed to high quality postgraduate education and has a strong track record of training and support for its postgraduates. A high level of interaction exists across the Institute between basic scientists, clinicians and population health scientists. The Institute is offering a number of research studentships for the academic year 2010-11 supported by the Child Health Research PhD Programme. Applicants selected for funding will be able to choose PhD projects from the following areas of research:

Genetics and Gene Therapy

Infection and Immunity

Neurosciences and Mental Health

Population Health Sciences

Stem Cells and Disease

For further information about the ICH see our web site, www.ich.ucl.ac.uk . Applications are invited from committed individuals wishing to do research in a clinical context, and who expect to graduate with a UK 1st class or upper 2nd class honours degree or equivalent from abroad.

For information about the projects and how to apply, please refer to the ICH vacancy website, http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ich/humanresources/ . Please note, applications that are submitted without following the correct procedure may not be considered.

If you wish to visit the ICH to discuss these opportunities, there is an Open Day on 18th November 2009 from 2.00pm. This will include a display of posters by PhD students which demonstrates the range of ICH research and an opportunity to attend a lecture by Professor John Todd, Director, Diabetes & Inflammation Laboratory, University of Cambridge entitled “Aetiology of a common autoimmune disease”.

4-year PhD studentships funded by the British Heart Foundation are also tenable at ICH. To apply for a 4-year BHF studentship, please see: http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ich/humanresources/jobvacancy_00881

Closing date for applications to ICH: 1st January 2010

Interview dates: 25th and 26th January 2010