The Clinical Research programme provides a credit-bearing training opportunity for academic clinical fellows and clinical lecturers in medicine and dentistry.This programme gives you the opportunity to develop academic research skills within the framework of your busy clinical training programme. It is designed for clinical academic trainees in all specialties and is available for September or January start.The programme will:Prepare you for a career in academic clinical researchProvide formal training in the regulatory and ethical framework for clinical researchDevelop your key skills in research design, statistical analysis, and critical reviewEncourage you to engage with public and patients, communicate effectively with different audiences, and understand the importance of communication to the public perception of researchEquip you to undertake independent research, including critical thinking and consideration of research impactMeet the requirement of the NIHR and other funders for academic clinical fellows to undertake relevant training in research methodology.FacilitiesThe William Harvey Research Institute offers state-of-the art core facilities, including a Genome Centre, a flow cytometry and cell sorting station, and in vivoimaging facilitiesA Learning Resources Centre, open around the clock, with 200 networked PCs solely for the use of postgraduate studentsMedical libraries located at the Royal London and St Bart's hospitals and at the main university campus at Mile EndAccess to the Postgraduate Reading RoomResearch access to the British Library. Application Deadline - Deadline for postgraduate Overseas applications: Deadline for programmes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is Monday 16th December. Deadline for postgraduate Home and Distance Learning applications: Deadline for programmes within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is Thursday 9th January.