Course summary

The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (October/November 2022). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas As a DPhil in Clinical Medicine student, you will conduct research in basic science and/or in clinical medicine. The degree will provide you with research skills, in-depth knowledge, understanding and expertise in your chosen field of research. This course is taking part in a continuing pilot programme to improve the selection procedure for graduate applications, in order to ensure that all candidates are evaluated fairly. For this course, the socio-economic data you provide in the application form will be used to contextualise the shortlisting and decision-making processes where it has been provided. Please carefully read the instructions concerning submission of your CV/résumé in the How to apply section of the university web page, as well as the full details about this pilot. Research subjects cover a broad spectrum of sciences related to medicine and include: behavioural science, bioinformatics & statistics (including modelling and computational biology), cell and molecular biology, clinical epidemiology, drug discovery, genetics and genomics, global health and tropical medicine, immunology, integrative physiology (systems biology), microbiology, protein science and structural biology, and transcription biology. Doctoral students within the Nuffield Department of Medicine carry out research in a single laboratory for three to four years if studying full-time, or six to eight years if studying part-time. There is no period of rotation between laboratories. All doctoral students develop their skills through a range of research training and skills development in their first year of full- time study or first two years of part-time study, by attending compulsory and optional training in laboratory techniques and generic skills, including scientific writing and statistics, while also working at the bench. The department’s students are part of the Medical Sciences Division; lectures and seminars cut across departments and collaborations are widespread within the University. As a part-time student you will be required to attend supervision meetings, skills training and other obligations in Oxford for a minimum of 30 days each academic year. You will have the opportunity to tailor your part-time study in liaison with your supervisor and agree your pattern of attendance. You may be required to attend fieldwork / laboratory / training sessions on dates to be determined by mutual agreement with your supervisor. The Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM) comprises research groups in several institutes and laboratories, including: Experimental Medicine Division

• Translational Gastroenterology Unit

• The Peter Medawar Building

• Big Data Institute - NDM (BDI)

• The Target Discovery Institute (TDI)

• Centre for Translational Immunology

• Jenner institute

• Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

• Centre for Medicine Discovery (CMD)

• Pandemic Sciences institute (PSI)

• Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) - Thailand

• Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) - Vietnam

• Oxford Centre for Global Health Research (OCGHR) - Oxford

• KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Programme – Kenya

• Division of Structural Biology (STRUBI)

• Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Oxford Institute (CAMS COI)

• Oxford Particle Imaging Centre (OPIC)

• Oxford Protein Production Facility (OPPF)

• Centre for Cellular and Molecular Physiology (CCMP)