Academic medicine

Academic training posts offer paediatricians the opportunity to do crucial research in child health. Find out about this area

Academy of Medical Sciences - Professorship Scheme [OPEN]

https://acmedsci.ac.uk/grants-and-schemes/grant-schemes/academy-of-medical-scie…

This scheme supports to biomedical and healthcare researchers taking up a full Professorship in the UK.

Award programme/theme

Fellowship (award type)

Funding amount range

£250,001 to £500,000

Maximum duration

5 years

Submission deadline

3 September 2025

Paediatric Educators' Special Interest Group - Medical Education Research Grants [CLOSED]

https://www.pedsig.co.uk/pages/apply-for-a-grant

This award is for PEdSIG members who wish to undertake medical education research.

Award programme/theme

Research support grant

Funding amount range

Under £50,000

Event

Academic Trainees Day 2025

06 November 2025

This event is aimed at postgraduate doctors training in paediatrics who have existing experience in research. If you would like to develop your understanding of research infrastructure, explore research methodologies and learn more about research collaboration and research tools, join our online lea...

Academic medicine

Research

News

Dr Tom Waterfield wins the 2021 Donald Paterson prize

12 May 2021

In memory of Dr Donald Paterson, we offer this award to one individual for the best published paper in paediatrics from the last two years. We hear from the Paterson family and we speak to Tom about his winning publication and its importance for child health.

Individual profile

Professor Steve Turner, President

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BPSU study - Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Surveillance of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is due to commence in March 2021. In conjunction with parallel reporting through the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Surveillance System, this study aims to establish incidence rates of ARFID presenting to secondary health care, refe...

Area of medicine

Academic medicine

Allergies

Community child health

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BPSU study - Conservative care in end-stage kidney disease

This surveillance study commenced in September 2020. This study aims to identify children with ESKD who receive conservative care, to understand how the decision not to start renal replacement therapy is made and important factors that are considered in this decision-making process.

Action Medical Research - Project Grants in Child Health [CLOSED]

https://action.org.uk/research/apply-research-grant/apply-project-grant

These grants support research on problems affecting pregnancy, childbirth, babies, children and young people. Emphasis should be on clinical research or research at the interface between clinical and basic science.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

£100,001 to £250,000

Maximum duration

3 years

Submission deadline

11 February 2025

William Harvey Research Foundation - Innovation Award [CLOSED]

https://www.williamharveyresearch.com/grants/grants

Funds pioneering research that advances the discovery of new medicines.

Award programme/theme

Innovation award

Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine - Research Prize [CLOSED]

https://www.lister-institute.org.uk/how-to-apply/

These awards are aimed at researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work. The Institute accepts applications from tenured and non-tenured researchers, clinicians and non-clinicians to undertake high quality biomedical research and has no priority diseases or restrictions on the research area supported.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

£100,001 to £250,000

Maximum duration

5 years

Submission deadline

1 September 2024