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Academic Clinical Fellowships

UCL is proud to have one of the largest cohorts of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) trainees in the UK.

Academic Clinical Fellowships pathway

We have approximately 100 NIHR and locally funded Academic Clinical Fellows and 50 NIHR and locally funded Clinical Lecturers in posts across UCL and our UCL Partner Academic Health Science Centres and Hospitals.

Our Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) schemes have an overall success rate of approximately 85% in securing peer-reviewed internationally competitive research funding to continue their clinical academic careers. For more information, please see NIHR Integrated Academic Training and NIHR IAT Guide

2025 ACF (Medical) Recruitment

Recruitment to the 2025 NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACF's) will open - 3rd October 2024. Please see a timeline for recruitment activity below:

Applications Open3rd October 2024
Applications Close31st October 2024
Longlisting Window14th October 2024 - 8th November 2024 (subject to interview date)
Shortlisting Window28th October 2024 - 15th November 2024 (subject to interview date)
Interview WindowWeeks Commencing 18th November; 25th November; 9th December 2024
Start DateAugust - October 2025
  • All posts are advertised via Oriel
  • London NHS England is responsible for the application and interview process.
  • For enquiries about the application process you can contact London NHS England directly via the Support Portal
  • See the table below for a list of the 2025 UCL ACFs

2025 NIHR ACF Posts

Post NumberSpecialityLead
ACF Post 1Clinical Genetics (Multiple Long Term Conditions) ST3Dr Harry Leitch
ACF Post 2Clinical Radiology (Digital) ST1-ST2Dr Timothy Bray
ACF Post 3Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1-ST3Prof Judith Stephenson
ACF Post 4General Adult Psychiatry (Mental Health) ST1-ST4Prof Sergi Costafreda
ACF Post 5General Practice (Dementia) ST1Prof Joe Rosenthal
ACF Post 6Haematology ST3Dr Rob Sellar
ACF Post 7Infectious Diseases IMT3/ST3Prof Mahdad Noursadeghi
ACF Post 8Intensive Care Medicine ST3Prof Mervyn Singer
ACF Post 9Neurosurgery ST1Prof Rob Brownstone
ACF Post 10Paediatrics  ST1-ST4Prof Sir Terence Stephenson
ACF Post 11Palliative Care ( Clinical Education Research) IMT1Dr Libby Sallnow
ACF Post 12Public Health Medicine (Prevention and Public Health)  ST1-ST2Prof Nigel Field
ACF Post 13Renal Medicine IMT3/ST3Prof Alan Salama
ACF Post 14Rheumatology (Clinical Therapeutics & Pharmacology & Industry) IMT1Prof Ian Giles
ACF Post 15Urology (Clinical Education Research) ST1Prof Maxine Tran

2025 ACF (Dental) Recruitment

Recruitment to the 2025 NIHR Dental Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACF's) will open - 30th September 2024. Please see a timeline for recruitment activity below:

Applications Open7th October 2024
Applications Close4th November 2024
Interview WindowWeek commencing 6th January 2025
Initial Offers Released from15th January 2025
Start DateAugust - October 2025
  • All posts are advertised via Oriel
  • London NHS England is responsible for the application and interview process.
  • For enquiries about the application process you can contact London NHS England directly via the Support Portal
  • See the table below for a list of the 2025 UCL ACFs

    2025 Dental Posts 

    Post NumberSpecialityFunding Lead
    ACF Post 16Dental Core Training - Oral Medicine DCT1NIHR DentalProf Stephen Porter
    ACF Post 17Dental Core Training - Special Care Dentistry DCT1NIHR DentalProf Stephen Porter

    2025 Locally funded Posts 

    Post NumberSpecialityLead
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    Contact: CATO Team for more information

    UCL UCAT Guide

    PDF iconClick here for the UCL Integrated Academic Training (IAT) Guide.