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Why study at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health?
- UCL is rated 9th in the QS World Rankings 2025
- UCL is ranked 3rd in the world for Public Health (ShanghaiRankings 2024)
- We are No.1 for research power and impact in medicine, health and life sciences (REF 2021)
- We are Europe’s leading centre for child health research.
- We aim to attract the best basic and clinical scientists who are interested in pursuing careers in child health related disciplines.
Browse our programmes
For full programme information including modules, contact details, fees and entry requirements please visit the prospectus pages:
- Paediatrics and Child Health: Advanced Paediatrics MSc
- Paediatrics and Child Health: Community Child Health MSc
- Paediatrics and Child Health: Global Child Health MSc
- Paediatrics and Child Health: Molecular and Genomic Paediatrics MSc
- Paediatrics and Child Health: Intensive Care MSc
- Paediatrics and Child Health PGCert
- Cell, Gene and Novel Therapies MSc (new for 25/26)
- Physiotherapy Studies: Cardiorespiratory MSc/PGDip/PGCert
- Advanced Physiotherapy: Cardiorespiratory MSc/PGDip/PGCert
- Physiotherapy Studies: Paediatrics MSc/PGDip/PGCert
- Advanced Physiotherapy: Paediatrics MSc/PGDip/PGCert
- Physiotherapy Studies: Neurophysiotherapy MSc/PGDip/PGCert
- Advanced Physiotherapy: Neurophysiotherapy MSc/PGDip/PGCert
- Physiotherapy Studies: Musculoskeletal MSc/PGDip/PGCert
- Advanced Physiotherapy: Musculoskeletal MSc/PGDip/PGCert
- We also offer short courses and taster modules in Physiotherapy.
Find out more about studying Physiotherapy programmes and Taster Modules at UCL
Open events
Meet our Programme Directors, explore the Master's degrees that interest you, and get answers to any questions you may have. Browse our events and on-demand recordings.
Meet our Programme Leads
The Paediatrics and Child Health MSc programmes are co-led by Prof Helen Bedford and Dr Erwin Pauws.
This programme is co-led by Dr Claire Smith (Programme Director) and Dr Bushra Ahmed (Deputy Programme Director).
This programme is co-led by Prof Michelle de Haan and Dr Jane Gilmour.
This programme is co-led by Prof Patrizia Ferretti, Prof Haiyan Zhou, Dr Conor McCann, Dr Giorgia Santilli.
This programme is co-led by Dr Helen Bruce and Prof David Skuse (Programme Directors) and Dr Antigoni Gkaravella (Deputy Programme Director).
The Clinical Paediatric Neuropsychology MSc and Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology MSc are co-led by Dr Frederique Liegeois and Dr Sara Shavel-Jessop.
Please see the list available here.
What our students and alumni say
Meet some of our students and alumni. Find out what they have to say about their programmes.
Funding your studies
We offer departmental scholarships and funding that you may be eligible to apply for. Please check our website for further information.
Scholarship and funding opportunities
Register your interest in child health, child mental health or physiotherapy
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