ECAT-I:  Wellcome Trust PhD Programme for Health Professionals

Wellcome PhD training fellowships & lectureships

ECAT is a flagship Wellcome PhD programme for medical & veterinary clinicians who have demonstrated the potential to pursue a career as an academic clinician

TRACC programme for clinicians

The TRACC (to Train and Retain Academic Cancer Clinicians) programme enables clinicians who have already completed their medical degree to develop an academic career and obtain a PhD degree

Research at the University of Edinburgh

Find out more about the world-class research centres where you can undertake your PhD

People

Meet the team

ECAT events

Find out more about ECAT events

Advice & FAQs

This section provides lots of helpful information, including invaluable advice from some of our ECAT fellows

UK training structures

Information on training structures in Scotland and England

SCREDS clinical lectureships

SCREDS lectureships provide an integrated training and career development pathway enabling clinicians to pursue concurrently or sequentially academic and clinical training within the NHS

Academic foundation programme

The SE Scotland academic foundation programme offers opportunities to work alongside clinical academics and scientists undertaking world class research in Edinburgh