NIHR UCL BRCs / Francis Crick Institute Clinical Research Training Fellow

Funded by the NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital/Institute for Child Health NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and the MRC National Institute for Medical Research and the CRUK London Research Institute.

The three NIHR Biomedical Research Centres at UCL, and the two founding Institutes of the Francis Crick Institute have initiated an exciting collaboration to support experimental medicine by jointly funding four Clinical Research Training Fellowships (CRTFs).  This initiative aims to recruit four of the best, brightest and most promising trainee doctors to our three-year PhD Programme(s) and support them in undertaking rigorous research training in experimental medicine.  The four clinical fellows will be registered at UCL for their PhD and will be jointly supervised by at least one supervisor from the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute / MRC National Institute for Medical Research and one supervisor at one of the three NIHR UCL Biomedical Research Centres.

UCL PhD Programmes are internationally renowned for their excellence in research, infrastructure and teaching and offer an unparalleled platform for clinicians who are interested in pursuing a career in academic medicine.

What do the fellowships cover?

  • A clinical salary at the appropriate point on the nationally agreed pay scales
  • PhD tuition fees (at Home/EU rates).
  • Non EU nationals are eligible to apply if they meet the minimum application requirements but they must provide relevant financial evidence that they are able to cover the difference between Home/EU and Overseas fees rates for three years from the start date of the studentship. 
  • Consumables
  • Contribution towards general training costs, including travel to conferences, workshops etc.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

  • Be eligible to undertake clinical practice in the UK and have full General Medical Council registration
  • Still be in clinical training i.e. not attained CCT or equivalent. Have a strong academic record and have attained a BSc (or equivalent) with 2:1 or above (or equivalent) and/or honours or distinction in medical school final examinations
  • Be able to provide evidence of English language proficiency if their first language is not English. Please see here for more information on English Language proficiency requirements

Research Areas and Supervisory Teams

Applicants must select a project and a supervisory team from 12 available research areas. 

A list of all available Research Areas and Supervisory Team Contacts (.pdf) is also available to download
How to Apply:

Stage 1 - Expression of Intention to Apply

Stage 2 - Development of project proposal and submission of application form
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