Research Fellowships in the College of Medical and Dental Sciences

There are many opportunities to grow your research and further your career within a successful and supportive environment at the College of Medical and Dental Sciences. 

We welcome new researchers to the University of Birmingham and support our existing researchers to launch their independent careers by applying for Fellowship funding. For example, the UKRI’s flagship fellowship known as Future Leaders Fellows or similar opportunities from other major funders such as the Medical Research Council (MRC), National Institute of Health and Social Research (NIHR), Wellcome, Cancer Research UK (CRUK), British Heart Foundation (BHF) and European Research Council (ERC). 

The College is ideally positioned within the University campus, alongside several key NHS partners and the nearby life science research park. The partnership opportunities are second-to-none and state-of-the-art research facilities, world-leading experts and access to patient groups enable our scientists and clinicians have a real impact on improving patient treatments and outcomes.

Dr Anne Hanley, Historian of Medicine and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow (Round 5), explains why she chose the University of Birmingham for her fellowship.

Dr Anne Hanley

“It is important that my work on historical sexual health is relevant to current health policy, clinical practice and patient activism, so the opportunity to be based in a medical school was a significant draw. Having already established an enthusiastic and supportive network in the Institute of Applied Health Research (IAHR), I knew it would be an excellent home for my Future Leaders Fellowship and my research portfolio. The IAHR has been a uniquely enriching place for collaboration and has enabled the type of interdisciplinary research innovation that the UKRI prioritises.”

Colleagues from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences are shaping the future of health and medicine through exceptional research, evidenced by our Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care areas being ranked in the top 10 in the UK for 4* research during the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

We take pride in having an excellent track record in supporting early career researchers to become independent group leaders and secure permanent academic positions. We provide a comprehensive support framework for applicants to win fellowships.