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NIHR GOSH BRC Doctoral Training Support Fund 2025

Closed: The NIHR GOSH BRC Doctoral Training Support Fund is open for applications. The scheme invites proposals for up to £5,000 consumables funding for doctoral students working in translational research in the areas of child health.

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NIHR GOSH BRC Doctoral Training Support Fund 2026

Open: The NIHR GOSH BRC Doctoral Training Support Fund is open for applications. The scheme invites proposals for up to £5,000 consumables funding for doctoral students working in translational research in the areas of child health.

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Koala Ward

Koala Ward treats craniofacial, neurological problems, epilepsy or those who need surgery to the brain and spine. Location: Morgan Stanley Clinical Building

​Drug for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy shows promise in clinical trial

21 Aug 2017, 12:02 p.m.

An international clinical trial has found that the drug ataluren can improve mobility for children with a severe form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Occulome genetic test

​New genetic test leads to faster, more accurate diagnosis of childhood eye disorders

11 Dec 2017, 11:21 a.m.

A new test to help diagnose and predict a range of serious childhood eye conditions has been developed by researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH).

GOSH hosts first Children’s Hospital Education Specialists Symposium

18 Feb 2019, 10:37 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) was delighted to host the first ever Children’s Hospital Education Specialist Symposium (CHESS), a national, one-day forum championing paediatric education, backed by the Children’s Hospital Alliance.

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GOSH receives over £3.5m for research and innovation

28 Jun 2023, 11:31 a.m.

GOSH has been awarded over £3.5m by the NIHR for vital research and innovation equipment that will help to improve treatments for children

Building tools to transform data and enhance care

Machine learning is a form of artificial intelligence that learns patterns from data to support decisions, rather than following fixed rules.

Our team of data experts build, test and monitor machine learning tools in-house, working closely with clini…

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World-first genomic testing scheme ensures every child gets the best cancer treatment for them

2 Jul 2024, 10 a.m.

Children with cancer are being offered treatment plans tailored to their specific cancer thanks to a single genomic test that reads more than three billion letters of DNA to identify cancer-causing mutations.

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NIHR GOSH BRC Highly Specialised Biobanking (HSB) Call 2025

Closed: NIHR GOSH BRC Highly Specialised Biobanking Call aims to support the development and maintenance of highly specialised biobanks

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NIHR GOSH BRC Clinical Training PhD Fellowships for Clinicians and Wider Health Care Professionals

CLOSED: The NIHR GOSH BRC Clinical Training PhD Fellowship Programme aims to fund the next generation of paediatric translational researchers by supporting clinicians and wider health care professionals to undertake a three year PhD.

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NextGen Paediatric Innovation and Impact Challenge (NPIIC) 2026

OPEN for applications; This challenge provides early career researchers with the opportunity to win up to £15,000 to develop their innovative idea.

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Robin Ward

Robin Ward treats blood disorders, cancers and leukemias and immune, metabolic, gastroenterology or rheumatology disorders. Location: Variety Club Building

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RBC Race for the Kids is back

9 Aug 2017, 4:46 p.m.

Join the 5k family fun run in London’s iconic Hyde Park to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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London consortium secures £5 million to drive world-class university commercialisation

24 Apr 2018, 12:15 p.m.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) GOSH Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is part of a new £5 million consortium led by Kings College London which will strengthen London’s status as a world centre of commercialisation in medical technologies

Together we can do so much

7 Jan 2020, 9:15 a.m.

Artist Mark Titchner works across a range of media and uses found texts to explore shared values and beliefs. Mark designed 'Together we can do so much', an impressive eight-metre wood relief piece, which takes centre stage in the Zayed Centre for Researc

About the Metabolic Medicine department

PLEASE NOTE in the light of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the Metabolic team has created a handy guidance FAQ document available below:Coronavirus (COVID-19) – information for children, young people and families from the Metabolics team

Clinics and wards used by the Nephrology department

The Nephrology department Renal Unit is the largest in the UK and provides a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment service for children with renal disorders.

Surgery for epilepsy

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has had a programme for surgery for treating epilepsy in children since 1992. GOSH has the facilities needed for the investigations, tests and treatment your child may need. These facilities are specifically for childre

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Diversity and inclusion at GOSH

22 Jun 2020, 9:43 a.m.

The horrific death of George Floyd has shone a spotlight on the racism and inequality that exists in many forms across the world.