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What is a clinical academic?

Clinical academics are involved in making scientific discoveries which translate into a greater understanding of human health and disease.

NIHR CL posts at St George’s 2025

Why choose St George's?

Find out the benefits and advantages of choosing our institution for your academic training.

Academic pathways we offer

No pathway needs to be followed rigidly, and it is common to take advantage of all opportunities available to you.

Being a clinical academic (case studies)

Discover what it is like to be a clinical academic by reading our case studies.

George's academic training newsletter

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ResearchAware skills and methods series

The George's Academic Training team run a series of research training seminars aimed at St George's staff: ResearchAware.

Specialised Foundation Programme (SFP) – programme themes for 2024 at SGUL

The Specialised Foundation Programme (SFP) at St George’s provides an opportunity for foundation doctors to develop research skills in addition to the competences outlined in the Foundation Programme Curriculum.

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PgCert Healthcare Skills and Methods

This course is suitable for a wide range of healthcare professional, and is of particular relevance to doctors and allied healthcare professionals in academic training, or established clinicians who wish to develop, enhance and implement their research skills. It will also be of benefit to healthcare educators, social care practitioners and researchers.

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Impactful health research celebrated at Research Day 2024

St George’s celebrated its annual Research Day on Wednesday 11th December. The day showcased the hard work, latest findings and achievements from the vibrant research community.

18 December 2024
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Postgraduate Healthcare Open Evening

Join us for an in-person event for prospective students who are interested in studying a postgraduate healthcare course at St George's.

07 January 2025
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Freya Bailey: My eye-opening medical placement in the Philippines

Freya is a sixth-year medical student who travelled to Iloilo, the Philippines, on a five-week placement to compare the differences between healthcare in the UK and a low-resource setting overseas.

17 December 2024
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Research Degree Open Evening

Join our research degree open evening to learn more about our programmes, the doctoral experience and funding options.

08 January 2025
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Spotlight on Science: Shining a light on high blood pressure - the ‘silent killer’

Spotlight on Science returned to our campus on Friday 29th November. The first event of the new series focused on the importance of good heart and blood vessel health with three expert speakers.

16 December 2024
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Launch of the GMC regulation of Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates

Today marks a transformative moment in UK healthcare as the General Medical Council (GMC) expands its role to include the regulation of Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs).

16 December 2024
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