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Enrich your clinical training - apply for a fully funded industry placement

17 November 2025

RCPCH, in partnership with Vertex and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, is delighted to announce the annual launch of the Vertex Physicians in Pharma Programme (VPiPP).

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Project AEGIS - advancing equity for children and young people seeking asylum and refugees

Project AEGIS is an innovative, multidisciplinary, mixed methods research project, with co-creation with children and young people at its centre. AEGIS aims to answer critical questions about the health, education and social care outcomes of children and young people seeking asylum and refugees (CYP...

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Announcing the launch of the 2026 Research Awards and celebrating the 2025 winners

8 October 2025

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Research Awards, which recognise outstanding contributions to paediatric research. As we open applications for the 2026 awards, we also take a moment to celebrate the exceptional winners of the 2025 Research Awards.

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Understanding participation in child health research - complete our survey

6 October 2025

We want to hear from paediatricians across all grades. Our survey takes just two minutes to complete and your responses will help us to understand participation in child health research and any potential barriers - supporting a stronger future for child health.

Volunteering opportunity

Officer for Research - volunteering opportunity

Closing date

5 January 2026

This is an exciting role to focus on strengthening, promoting and expanding child health and paediatric research across the UK.

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Trainee Research Network Education Seminars (TREES)

27 January 2026

Join our free monthly seminar series for paediatric residents, offering practical insights into child health research. Each 45-minute session supports Progress+ curriculum goals and is designed to build confidence in research.

Paediatric careers

Quality improvement

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Denney Award

This award is presented to an outstanding medically-qualified research worker for the best article related to paediatric rare disease research. Applications are now open until 19 December 2025 at 23:59.

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Rare disease

Fellowships, awards and prizes

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Trainee voices on building safer care for children - patient safety spotlight

28 August 2025

In this blog, eight paediatricians in training and four aspiring paediatricians — from medical students to senior registrars — share their perspectives on paediatric safety, reflecting on five key areas.

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Latest TRN activities… what have the TRN been up to so far in 2025?

28 July 2025

We reflect on some of the RCPCH Trainee Research Network (TRN) activities which have taken place during the first 6 months of the year and Dr Eva Wooding and Dr Fran Callaghan (Co-Chairs of the RCPCH Trainee Research Network) share their highlights from the year so far.

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Launching the Sir Peter Tizard Bursary: Supporting the next generation of paediatric researchers

24 July 2025

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 Sir Peter Tizard Bursary, a unique opportunity for early career paediatricians to undertake a national surveillance study through the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU).