King's College London
Cancer & pharmaceutical sciences mphil/phd md/(res).
Key information
The School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences comprises of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC), Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPS) and recently incorporated Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences Department.
Within the Comprehensive Cancer Centre there are thirteen research programmes and 20 research groups.
The Institute of Pharmaceutical Science has three main research themes of Drug Discovery; Medicines Development and Delivery; and Medicines Use. Find out more about the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and view current opportunities .
Discover more about the Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences department here .
We collaborate extensively with scientists and clinicians across KCL and within King’s Health Partners (KHP ).
The overarching objective of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre is to combine research excellence with innovations in clinical practice to improve cancer patient care and therefore our research goes from basic biological research through to translational cancer research to clinical trials. We have a particular focus on tumour microenvironment, imaging and immunotherapy, which are the themes of our Cancer Research UK King's Health Partners' Cancer Centre'.
Each of the three themes within IPS includes clusters of research activity, some of which have evolved during the past decade ( e.g., drug delivery, chemical biology, pharmaceutical biophysics, pharmacology), and some of which have joined KCL more recently such as enhanced activity in anticancer and anti-infective drug discovery, nanomedicines, substance abuse, health psychology, and clinical pharmacy. Researchers within and across the three themes interact both informally and via joint initiatives to promote cross-disciplinary research.
Please visit the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences for further information.
Head of group/division
Professor Tony Ng and Professor Ben Forbes
Studentships
Our studentships are regularly advertised on Find A PhD and Funding Opportunities webpages.
- How to apply
- Fees or Funding
UK Tuition Fees 2024/25
Full time tuition fees:
£6,936 per year (MPhil/PhD)
£6,936 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£6,936 per year (MDRes Clinical)
Part time tuition fees:
£3,468 per year (MPhil/PhD)
£3,468 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,468 per year (MDRes Clinical)
International Tuition Fees 2024/25
£30,240 per year (MPhil/PhD)
£58,470 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£58,470 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£15,120 per year (MPhil/PhD)
£29,235 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£29,235 per year (MDRes Clinical)
UK Tuition Fees 2025/26
£7,500 per year (MPhil/PhD)
£7,500 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£7,500 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£3,750 per year (MPhil/PhD)
£3,750 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£3,750 per year (MDRes Clinical)
International Tuition Fees 2025/26
£32,400 per year (MPhil/PhD)
£62,600 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£62,600 per year (MDRes Clinical)
£16,200 per year (MPhil/PhD)
£31,300 per year (MPhil/PhD Clinical)
£31,300 per year (MDRes Clinical)
These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.
- Study environment
Base campuses
Denmark Hill Campus
Home to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
Guy’s Campus
The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, and the Institute of Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience are based at the riverside Guy's Campus, next to the Shard.
Waterloo Campus
Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
Students work alongside researchers and are supervised by two members of academic staff. Each student has a dedicated Thesis Progression Committee that monitors the students’ progress and gives advice and support.
Postgraduate training
KCL offers a large number of training and skills development opportunities. Participation in the annual Postgraduate Research Symposium is compulsory for all students and provides an opportunity to improve science communication and presentation skills. Opportunities are available for postgraduate students to present their work at national and international scientific meetings. Our postgraduate students also have the opportunity to assist with teaching of undergraduates as demonstrators in practical classes or by leading tutorials.
- Entry requirements
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DPhil (PhD) in Oncology
- Course Structure
- How to Apply
- Fees & Funding
- Elucidating the role of tumour microenvironment in breast cancer metastasis
- The Fanconi anaemia pathway and cancer: a molecular dissection
- Hypermutation as a driving force for cancer: Is there an error threshold for cancer cells?
- The pathogenic role of D-2-hydroxyglutarate in cancers caused by isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations
- Stromal decision making in chromosomally unstable oesophageal adenocarcinoma
- Understanding how to effectively reprogram the immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment to improve tumour responses while limiting toxicity
- MRC iCASE: Neuropeptide regulation of gastric motility as a comorbidity and diagnostic for endometriosis and pancreatic cancer
- Accelerator technology advancements enabling MV photon FLASH radiotherapy
- Developing novel therapeutic strategies to improve radiotherapy
- Developing a novel type of cancer vaccine for genetically-defined tumours
- Characterisation of the cross-talk between the hypoxia-induced DNA damage and unfolded protein responses
- UKHSA project - Identifying biomarkers to prevent medical radiation toxicity: Role of Adipose tissue in skin toxicity during radiotherapy
KEY DATES FOR 2025/26 ENTRY
Applications for entry in 2025/26 are now open.
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The Department of Oncology offers science graduates and clinical research fellows the opportunity to undertake doctoral research leading to a DPhil in Oncology.
The DPhil in Oncology is a 3 to 4 year full time programme, built around a specific research project. You will be admitted directly to a particular research area within a research group or laboratory led by a Principal Investigator, who will be formally appointed as your DPhil supervisor. A range of research projects are offered each year in subject areas covering the entire spectrum of oncology. Please review the list of DPhil projects available for entry in the 2025/26 academic year.
You will have the opportunity to attend departmental seminars, as well as academic and professional skills training sessions developed specifically for postgraduate research students. The majority of your training will be hands on, either one-to-one or in small groups, in a laboratory environment as you learn the skills you need to address your specific research question. At the end of your studies you will be assessed via submission of a written thesis of up to 50,000 words and a viva voce (oral examination) with two examiners.