Child Health

Our Institute pursues a multidisciplinary approach to the understanding, diagnosis, therapy and prevention of childhood diseases. Our students benefit from excellent facilities and from our close relationships with the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

Studying Child Health

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Spread of COVID-19 mapped in hospitals to ‘break the chain’ of transmission

New immunotherapy shows promise against rare childhood cancer

The UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOS ICH) which, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH), forms the largest concentration of children's health research in Europe. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of children, and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement.

Building on the strengths provided by the research and teaching departments, we promote research-based education. We aim to attract the best basic and clinical scientists who are interested in pursuing careers in child health related disciplines. Our educational offerings are tailored to their needs. We are also offering vocational courses in paediatric specialties that are designed to attract and educate clinicians, healthcare scientists and allied health professionals in all aspects of child health and paediatrics.