Clinical PhD programme in Global Health Research (360G-Wellcome-203905_Z_16_Z)

Our goal is to train a cohort of academically outstanding clinicians committed to research careers focussing on the health problems of low and middle income countries, providing them with the skills and mentorship they need to become independent clinician scientists and future academic leaders. Our programme will be based in the Wellcome Trust Bloomsbury Centre for Global Health Research, a partnership between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University College London, Queen Mary University of London, Kings College London and St George’s, University of London established in 1995, in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Our 99 potential supervisors cover the academic disciplines needed for global health research and a wide variety of clinical specialties. We are applying for 5 fellowships a year, and will focus on six themes in which our partner institutions have a strong track record of global health research and a history of successful collaboration: HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria; neglected tropical diseases; maternal and child health; mental health; antimicrobial resistance; and non-communicable diseases. Our partner institutions have committed a total of more than £1 million to support the programme and provide additional fellowships.