Cardiovascular

Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Minimum UK requirements  
Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours in a relevant subject.
A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Masters degree with Merit or above. 

International requirements   Visit our admissions webpages to view our International entry requirements.
English Language requirements Band D Visit our admissions webpages to view our English language entry requirements.
Non Academic Requirements   Please note that research programmes within the School of Medicine may sometimes require a criminal conviction check depending on the particular topic/method of research.


The Cardiovascular Research Division is generally only able to accept students on funded studentships, which are usually advertised and appointed competitively. For further information please contact the Admissions Office Postgraduate (Health) team.

Application procedure

Studentships will be advertised in Nature Jobs, findaphd.com, the King's Health Schools Studentships webpage or on jobs.ac.uk 

Short-listed applicants will be interviewed by at least two academics. Proposed research projects must be approved by the Divisional Postgraduate Co-ordinator, Head of Division and School Postgraduate Research Committee before an offer can be made.

Personal statement and supporting information

You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

Research Proposal Yes The proposal should explain in some detail precisely the field of study that you want to contribute to and current research gaps, what you want to do and how you propose to do it. For advice on how to write a winning application, please visit the following page. Please provide your reasons for choosing your proposed PhD project and any other additional information in support of your application.