Kingston University & St George's, University of London

Professor Vari Drennan
Associate Dean for Research
Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
Kingston University & St George's, University of London
Grosvenor Wing, Cranmer Terrace
LONDON SW17 0RE
Tel: 020-8725 2339
E-mail: v.drennan@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
Website: http://www.healthcare.ac.uk/research/

 

Special areas of research activity:

  1. Health & social care for people with long term conditions and their carers
  2. Health & social care workforce innovation, development and education
  3. Health , exercise and rehabilitation research
  4. Families and children
  5. Patient, service user and public involvement in health and social care research

Our research is multi-disciplinary and translational .  Our researchers have considerable strength in each of these areas and draw on substantive collaborations with colleagues elsewhere in St George's, University of London, Kingston University and Royal Holloway, University of London through the South West London Academic Network (SWan) alliance.

 

PhD Supervision

The list of supervisors is available at http://www.healthcare.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/. Students can register for MPhil or PhD through either of our parent institutions - Kingston University or St George’s, University of London. Enquiries in the first instance to

Contact: Anoushkha Hurley, research administrator
Tel:0208 725  4764
Email a.hurley@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
Website: http://www.healthcare.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/
Website: http://www.sgul.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate

 

Postgraduate research training opportunities

MSc Res by Research and Dissertation

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time. The degree involves investigation and evaluation of an approved research topic and the presentation of a dissertation. This is between 10,000 and 20,000 words long, depending on the subject discipline. Register through Kingston University.
Queries in the first instance to

Contact: Anoushkha Hurley, research administrator
Tel: 0208 725  4764
Email: a.hurley@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
Website: http://www.healthcare.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/

MRes in Clinical Practice

This masters course will prepare you for leadership and management roles in clinical research by providing a focused programme of practical and academic study. Enquiries to

Contact: Postgraduate admissions
Email: pgadmiss@sgul.ac.uk
Website www.sgul.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/taught/clinical-practice-mres

 

Patient and public involvement

Contact: Professor Mary Chambers
Email: m.chambers@sgul.kingston.ac.uk