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London’s most central university, with four river-side campuses in a single square mile in the heart of London. The campuses are located either side of the Thames – Strand, Waterloo, Guy’s and further south, Denmark Hill. The college is associated with four great hospitals of Guy's and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and the Maudsley. 

The Faculty's London-based departments are at the Strand and Waterloo campuses. Most buildings at the Strand Campus overlook the Thames, midway between the Houses of Parliament and St Paul's Cathedral, next door to Somerset House and the Courtauld Institute of Art, close to the Royal Courts of Justice. Within five minutes' walk of the Strand are Covent Garden, many West End theatres, and Trafalgar Square, home to the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery.

The Waterloo Campus is next to London's South Bank arts and cultural quarter which includes the National Film Theatre and BFI Southbank, the Royal Festival Hall, the Hayward Gallery and the National Theatre. Three minutes walk away is Waterloo Station.

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Neuroscience

Translational research addressing major challenges in neuroscience

Research in the Division of Neuroscience addresses mechanisms that underpin nervous system functions and diseases. Investigators in the Division are exploring these through combinations of neurophysiological, anatomical, molecular, cellular and computational approaches, using pre-clinical models and in clinical studies.

The integration of research groups of the UK DRI Centre at Imperial into the Division, as well as close collaborations with investigators who are part of the Division of Clinical Neurology, reflects the commitment of the Division of Neuroscience to combine mechanistic with translational research. Disease areas that currently are the focus for these more fundamental mechanistic investigations include Alzheimer’s disease and other late-life dementias, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, glioblastomas, neurodevelopmental disorders and nerve and spinal cord injury.

Research areas and groups include:

• Neuronal circuitry and its plasticity in health and disease
• Cellular clocks in the brain
• Mitochondria neurobiology
• Neurodevelopmental biology
• Molecular and epigenetic mechanisms of ageing and neurodegeneration
• Molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuroinflammation
• Regenerative mechanisms in nerve and spinal cord injuries
• Neuro-oncology
• Gene therapy for brain diseases
• Bioinformatics for neurobiology
• Brain Tumour Research Centre

Research leads

Professor stephen gentleman.

Professor Stephen Gentleman Head of Division and Professor of Neuropathology

Dr Kambiz Alavian

Dr Kambiz Alavian Reader in Neuroscience

Dr Samuel Barnes

Dr Samuel Barnes Senior Lecturer in Neural Plasticity

Dr Marco Brancaccio

Dr Marco Brancaccio Lecturer in Dementia Research and UK DRI Group Leader

Dr Vincenzo De Paola

Dr Vincenzo De Paola Reader in Translational Neuroscience

Professor Simone di Giovanni

Professor Simone di Giovanni James W Harnett Chair in Restorative Neuroscience

Dr Eugene Duff

Dr Eugene Duff Advanced Research Fellow, UK DRI Centre Lead for Informatics

Professor Vasso Episkopou

Professor Vasso Episkopou Emeritus Professor

Professor Richard Festenstein

Professor Richard Festenstein Clinical Professor of Molecular Medicine

Dr Nir Grossman

Dr Nir Grossman Senior Lecturer

Dr Shlomi Haar

Dr Shlomi Haar Edmond and Lily Safra Research Fellow and UK DRI Fellow

Professor Amin Hajitou

Professor Amin Hajitou Professor of Targeted Therapeutics

Dr Johanna Jackson

Dr Johanna Jackson Advanced Research Fellow

Dr Sarah Marzi

Dr Sarah Marzi Honorary Senior Lecturer

Professor Nicholas Mazarakis

Professor Nicholas Mazarakis Chair MolBioMedicine and Head of Gene Therapy

Dr Raffaella Nativio

Dr Raffaella Nativio Lecturer in Dementia Research and UK DRI Group Leader

Dr Alexi Nott

Dr Alexi Nott Lecturer in Dementia Research and UK DRI Group Leader

Professor Richard Reynolds

Professor Richard Reynolds Professor of Cellular Neurobiology

Dr Sadra Sadeh

Dr Sadra Sadeh Advanced Research Fellow

Professor Magdalena Sastre

Professor Magdalena Sastre Professor in Molecular Neuroscience

Dr Nathan Skene

Dr Nathan Skene Lecturer in Dementia Research and UK DRI Group Leader

Dr Nelofer Syed

Dr Nelofer Syed Senior Research Fellow

Dr Yu Ye Lecturer

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Applied Neuroscience MSc

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MSc - Master of Science

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Neuroscience / Neurobiology

Course type

Neuroscience is a modern, multidisciplinary subject. As such, it draws together knowledge and expertise from many areas of science, from molecular biology to the psychological study of the mind. This innovative qualification from King’s College London is 100% online, so students can balance study alongside work and life commitments. This postgraduate course will allow you to apply your neuroscience knowledge to real world settings. From the research lab to marketing, the application of neuroscience has the potential to deepen your understanding of how the nervous system serves to drive our every thought, sensation and emotion. The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) is one of the leading providers of neuroscience education in the UK, and Europe’s largest centre for research and postgraduate education in psychiatry, psychology and basic and clinical neuroscience. Our research centres are at the international forefront of this field and we are world renowned for the high quality of our research. This 100% online Applied Neuroscience MSc course allows you to benefit from an innovative and contemporary curriculum, whist learning from our world leading scientists.

Course detail

The Applied Neuroscience course provides a comprehensive and integrated exploration of our current understanding of the neuroscientific field and will provide opportunities for students to develop specific interests in the applied neuroscience areas of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental diseases, neuroimaging and how neuroscience can impact society. This 100% online neuroscience course draws upon the wealth of research, education and clinical expertise and experience across the world-renowned IoPPN.

Teaching and assessment

The programme is delivered entirely online. There are video lectures, coursework including critical appraisal of published work, essays and abstracts and self-directed learning activities. Assessment will include discussion board participation, multiple choice question and short answer questions examinations. The primary methods of assessment for this course are online examinations and coursework. The study time and assessment methods typically give an indication of what to expect. However, these may vary depending upon the modules.

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Standard: Academic/professional requirements: A bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in any subject. In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. Candidates who achieved a 2:2 in their undergraduate degree will need to support their application with a one page personal statement and an academic reference.

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Neuroscience

Program Overview

The Neuroscience major at King’s College emphasizes a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to understanding the complex neural mechanisms involved in the control of human or animal behavior. The major provides students with a broadly based yet integrated education focused on the relationship between behavior and biology at multiple levels. The Neuroscience major requires courses in introductory biology, chemistry, psychology, organic chemistry, statistics, and a survey of neuroscience. Students then select a number of more advanced psychology and biology courses as electives, allowing them to focus on the area of neuroscience that is of most interest. Students receive laboratory experience to help them develop scientific process skills (i.e., critical thinking, and writing). All students engage in original research under the supervision of a faculty member. Students completing the major will have an interdisciplinary scientific background from which to pursue their individual interests in the neurosciences.

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The Neuroscience major is recommended for students who are considering postgraduate careers in neurobiology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, pharmaceutical research, and medicine. A minor in Neuroscience is available for those students with a primary interest in biology, psychology, or other related disciplines, and who are interested in an introduction to the neural substrates of both normal and abnormal patterns of behavior.

Degree Offered :  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

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Postgraduate research

UCL Neuroscience offers unrivalled opportunities for PhD research in all aspects of neuroscience. Research projects range across all neuroscience themes, from the molecular biology of neuronal proteins, through cellular neuroscience, to the behaviour of sensory and motor systems, cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuroscience research.

Neuroscience research is carried out in all of the UCL's biomedical departments, by researchers who are among the leaders of their fields, using the most modern techniques to address important problems of basic and clinical neuroscience. Research labs are well funded, so that PhD students have the best chance of getting off to a productive start in their research.

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Three year PhD programmes

Prospective PhD candidates are encouraged to investigate and informally discuss research opportunities directly with PIs, departments and/or institutes, and explore inter-departmental or cross-faculty research themes (as your area of interest may be represented across more than one department).  After you and your prospective supervisor have agreed on a topic of research, you should then submit a formal application.

Students may apply for three year PhD places at the same time as applying to four year PhD programmes.

There are a number of institutional sources of funding, including:

• UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
• Child Health Research PhD programme

Four year PhD programmes

Increasingly PhD provision at UCL is offered through four-year programmes funded by the Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council or Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Available opportunities include our flagship UCL Neuroscience four year PhD programme:

• Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research Doctoral Programme
• Gatsby PhD in Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience
• Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MRC)
• Leonard Wolfson Training Programme in Neurodegeneration
• London Interdisciplinary Biosciences PhD Consortium (BBSRC)
• MRC Prion Unit
• Optical Biology PhD
• Psychiatry PhD
• SWC Neuroscience PhD Programme
• Translational Research of Neuromuscular Disease (MRC)
• UCL-NIMH Joint Doctoral Training Program in Neuroscience 
• UCL-Birkbeck MRC Doctoral Training Partnership

Students may apply to more than one PhD programme at the same time.

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UCL Neuroscience makes a major contribution towards training prospective clinical academics from neurological, neurosurgical, paediatric neurological and psychiatric backgrounds plus many other clinical specialities.

In addition, UCL/UCLH run over 30 Academic Clinical Fellowship predoctoral programmes. Interested trainees should contact UCL Neuroscience PIs directly with their CV.

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King’s college london mrc doctoral training partnership (dtp) studentships in biomedical sciences - 2025 entry, funded phd programme (students worldwide).

Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.

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MRC Doctoral Training Partnerships are set up by universities to provide research and training opportunities for PhD students, funded by the UK Medical Research Council. DTPs may advertise specific PhD opportunities or invite students to propose topics. Students may receive additional training and development opportunities as part of their programme.

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A digital twin of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension to predict patient outcomes, funded phd project (students worldwide).

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

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This supervisor does not yet know if funding is available for this project, or they intend to apply for external funding once a suitable candidate is selected. Applications are welcome - please see project details for further information.

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Job id: 094751 . Salary: £43,205 - £50,585 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance .

Posted: 17 September 2024 . Closing date: 15 October 2024 .

Business unit: IoPPN . Department: Neuroimaging .

Contact details: Ndaba Mazibuko . [email protected]

Location: Denmark Hill Campus . Category: Professional & Support Services .

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This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a team of internationally renowned experts in neuroscience and brain imaging. The successful candidate will be under the guidance of Prof Mitul Mehta (Professor of Neuroimaging & Psychopharmacology; Director, Centre for Innovative Therapeutics) and will be based in the Department of Neuroimaging at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, one of the most esteemed clinical research centres worldwide. 

About the role

The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating the set-up and conduct of clinical studies in healthy volunteers and different patient populations. They will be responsible to the Department’s Clinical research fellow.

The post will involve a diverse range of activities, including protocol review, assisting with the set up and conduct of studies and ensuring that the research teams are adequately trained and understand and follow the principles of good clinical practice. They will also be responsible for the maintenance of departmental SOPs and equipment.

The successful candidate will also contribute to our Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health to support translational research under the guidance of the Theme Leads, Profs. Mitul Mehta & Alice Egerton (Department of Psychosis Studies).

This is a 0.8 FTE post (28 Hours per week), but we may be able to increase to full time (35hrs) should further funding become available. You will be offered a fixed term contract until 31st August 2027.

Prior research experience is essential, experience gained in a clinical unit or facility is preferable.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Graduate level qualification in any life science (if a nurse NMC Level One Registration RN).
• Clinical research and/or trials experience with a knowledge of research methods and study design in research.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in clinical trials and knowledge of Research Governance Framework.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team.
• Good organisational and time management skills, including ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines.
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Well-developed IT skills

Desirable criteria

•  Experience working in a clinical trials unit or research facility, including experience of basic laboratory techniques.
•  Experience of the use of biomarkers (blood, neuroimaging, digital) to study mechanisms of disease in psychiatry.

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Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘  How we Recruit’ pages.

We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.