Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting February 2027
- Apply before Nov 2026, National This is an estimated deadline. The deadline applies if you have the same nationality as the university.
Language
English
TOEFL® IBT — 100
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Public Health, Health Sciences
Overview
We offer a phd degree in Life Course and Population Health Sciences at the King's College London. Occupying facilities across Guy’s, St Thomas’, Waterloo and Denmark Hill campuses, the School is headed by Professor Lucilla Poston, Tommy’s Professor of Maternal & Fetal Health.
Features
- Clinicians, scientists and health professionals work together in a multidisciplinary partnership to enhance research and teaching in the life-course of health and disease.
- To achieve our ‘life course’ ambition, the School brings together a unique and interactive team of experts in women and children’s health, diabetes, nutritional sciences and the molecular genetics of human disease (twins research and ophthalmology).
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- The research degree programme within the School is delivered by a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, research scientists and academics.
- By exploring the life course of health and disease, we approach medicine in a different way.
- We unite more than 300 experts in women and children’s health, diabetes, nutritional sciences and the molecular genetics of human disease.
- Our research links the causes of common health problems to life’s landmark stages treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT — 100
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree with at least a 2:1 honours in an appropriate subject i.e. Anatomy, Biochemistry, Genetics, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine.
- A 2:2 degree will be considered only where applicants also offer a Master's degree with Merit or above.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 61,172 AUD / year (≈ 32,400 GBP / year)
- Domestic (Citizens or residents): 14,160 AUD / year (≈ 7,500 GBP / year)
Living costs
London, United Kingdom
2,147 - 4,072 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Life Course and Population Health Sciences.
Available Scholarships
- Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: 06 Oct 2026. Merit-based.
- King's College London Marshall Scholarship — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: 01 Oct 2026. Merit-based.
- King's College London Marshall Scholarship — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: 09 Oct 2026. Merit-based.
- King’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship programme (K-CSC) — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: 01 Jan 2027. Merit-based.
- Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians (HESPAL) — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: Not specified. Merit-based.
- The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs Scholarship — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: Not specified.
- ANID/CONICYT Becas Chile Scholarships — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: 500 GBP. Deadline: Not specified. Merit-based.
- Turkish Embassy - Postgraduate Funding — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: Not specified. Merit-based.
- Joint PhD Scholarships — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: 02 Mar 2027. Merit-based.
- Hans Rausing Scholarships — King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: 17 Apr 2027. Merit-based.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — U.S. government. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: 07 Oct 2026.
- ServiceScape Scholarship — ServiceScape. Grant: 1000 USD. Deadline: 30 Nov 2026.
- ACES Scholarships — ACES Education Fund. Grant: 3500 USD. Deadline: 15 Nov 2026.
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: Not specified. Merit-based.
- Scholarships for PhD Students — Junhua Li. Grant: 19000 GBP. Deadline: Not specified. Merit-based.
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship — Boustany Foundation. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: 28 Feb 2027. Merit-based.
- Amberscholar Scholarship — Amber Scholar. Grant: 6000 USD. Deadline: 31 Jan 2027. Merit-based.
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — IvyPanda. Grant: 1000 USD. Deadline: 31 Oct 2026. Merit-based.
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Voice Talent Online. Grant: 1000 USD. Deadline: 01 Mar 2027.
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Salvado Law. Grant: 1000 USD. Deadline: 13 Jan 2027. Merit-based.
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids — UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Grant: 22500 GBP. Deadline: Not specified.
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Anonymous Hope Fund. Grant: 3000 USD. Deadline: 31 Dec 2026. Need-based.
- CIAPS Commonwealth Scholarships for Postgraduate Professional Studies — CIAPS. Grant: 1000 USD. Deadline: Not specified.
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Leopold Figl Foundation. Grant: Various benefits. Deadline: 31 Dec 2026. Need-based.
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — IELTS from 6 to 9. Grant: 1500 USD. Deadline: Not specified.
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme. Grant: 12000 USD. Deadline: 11 Jan 2027.
- “The Hope For Healing” Scholarship — FHE Health. Grant: 5000 USD. Deadline: Not specified.
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