Welcome
The University Department of Paediatrics is part of the School of Clinical Medicine, at the University of Cambridge, and is located within the Addenbrooke’s and Rosie Hospital sites. The Department of Paediatrics is involved in teaching, research and clinical practice and is an internationally recognised centre for research in child health and development. Professor David Rowitch FMedSci FRS is Head of Department.
Our research
The advancement of knowledge through research is the core ethos of the University of Cambridge’s Department of Paediatrics.
Study Paediatrics
Cambridge is one of the world’s oldest and most renowned universities. What we offer you is an opportunity to spend your university years in the company of the brightest and the best of your own generation.
Dr Carlo Acerini Memorial Fund for Study Skills: Girton College
Dr Carlo Acerini (1962–2019), spoke of establishing a fund for medical students to present posters at scientific conferences –this has now been created as a broad-based study fund to encompass wider research interests, and to create a fund in Carlo’s memory.
Cambridge Children’s Hospital
Cambridge Children’s Hospital will be the first facility of its kind purpose-built to fully integrate physical and mental healthcare for children and young people (CYP).
Underpinned by University of Cambridge Children’s Research Institute, the hospital aims to show the benefits of integrated care applied to eating disorders, self-harm and a range of chronic physical health conditions that carry mental health vulnerabilities.
We will use sophisticated technologies such as genome sequencing to improve earlier diagnosis and treatment, and new technologies to deliver care closer to home. Aiming to de-escalate and better manage conditions in the community without children ever coming to hospital.
This aspirational project has captured the imagination of University of Cambridge alumni in the UK and around the world who are giving generously to our ‘Whole New Way’ campaign https://www.cambridgechildrens.org.uk/.
We have engaged with 500 CYP in Cambridge Children’s Network and you can sample their enthusiasm here: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/news/teenagers-tell-duke-and-duchess-about-cambridge-childrens-hospital/ and learn more about their stories on the website.