Welcome to the Departmental Graduate Studies Web site.  The Director of Postgraduate Studies is Dr Alison Ward.  The Graduate Studies Committee is responsible for all graduate affairs in the Department.

Direct entry DPhil and MSc by Research

We have up to 20 post graduate students at any one time  for research towards a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) degree, which is the University of Oxford’s equivalent of a Ph.D. Details of all our Supervisors can be found at the bottom of this page.

We are a well-funded Department, able to offer graduate students plenty of space and facilities. Students also benefit from our close proximity to Colleges, Libraries and other facilities.

We provide a comprehensive training programme for graduate students, which include an induction,  a series of seminars and access to training in a wide range transferable skills.  

All candidates should contact the Postgraduate Administrator, Eli Fulcini, in the first instance. 

Available Studentships

 

 

NIHR National School

Applications are invited from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research. These 3 year awards are offered a in national competition at all eight Universities within the NIHR School for Primary Care Research: Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Keele, Manchester, Oxford, Southampton and University College London.

Awards will normally be taken up in October 2013.

Applicants must have a first degree in a discipline relevant to primary care research and will be expected to complete a PhD/DPhil during the award period. Students must be defined as "home" for fee purposes to be eligible to apply for this award.

Studentship awards include fees, an annual tax-free stipend of £18,000 and a non-pay allowance of up to £30000.

Applicants should follow the Oxford application process, by applying ONLINE for this studentship by the 11th April
On page 6, “Departmental Studentship Applications” insert the following reference code:- BZ/NIHR/MT13.

 

NIHR Studentship: Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring

Applications are invited for suitably qualified individuals to undertake a DPhil linked to a programme of work funded by the NIHR which is examining self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension. Workstreams include self-monitoring as a screening tool, statistical modelling including recalibration of cardiovascular risk scores to include self-monitored blood pressure, and a trial of managing hypertension using self-monitoring. Potential studies could come from the medical, statistical and social sciences and cross-disciplinary work is especially encouraged. Early discussion with the Chief Investigator Prof Richard McManus is advised. A stipend, of £18,000 will be provided to the successful applicant along with payment of college and university fees. Students must be defined as "home" for fee purposes to be eligible to apply for this award. This award is linked to Green Templeton College.

Please apply ONLINE by the 31st March for this studentship. On page 6, “Departmental Studentship Applications”  insert the following reference code:- BZ/RWFA0/MT13

 

Students are encouraged to explore the Medical Sciences Graduate School website to see what options are available to them.

Apply by

11 April 2013

Course code

002130 / 002140

Our supervisors

  • Richard Hobbs

    My research interests focus on cardiovascular epidemiology and clinical trials, especially relating to vascular and stroke risk, and heart failure. See my full biography at http://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/researchers/richard-hobbs

  • Paul Aveyard

    My research focuses on behavioural medicine. This is the intergration of biological, psychological and sociological knowledge to prevent and treat disease and to aid rehabilitation. My work focuses on helping people change their behaviour, either to prevent serious disease, or as a treatment for that disease.

  • Amanda Burls

    See Dr Burls' biography at http://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/researchers/amanda-burls

  • Andrew Farmer

    Much of the research that Professor Farmer has recently led or collaborated on aims to improve the effectiveness of tests and treatments for people with diabetes, for example the use of telehealth to support self-management in diabetes, although recent trials also include evaluation of telehealth support for people with COPD, and use of text messaging to support treatment adherence in hypertension.

  • Anthony Harnden

    My clinical and research interests are in primary care paediatrics, specifically common childhood infection, vaccine preventable infection, the early diagnosis of serious disease and clinical trials in children.

  • Carl Heneghan

    My research projects involve investigating the evidence base for publication bias and drug and device regulation. I also work on a number of projects with the BMJ related to the regulatory and evidence requirements for devices.

  • Tim Holt

    My research addresses the practical challenges of delivering evidence based primary health care in the modern NHS environment. I am particularly interested in the potential of routinely collected data to influence practice at the point of care, through innovative tools including software interventions.

  • Daniel Lasserson

    My research looks at ways to reduce cardiovascular events in general practice. This is important because stroke and heart disease are the commonest causes of death and chronic disease burden. My research projects are in two major areas – stroke prevention and chronic kidney disease.

  • Louise Locock

    Interested in projects using qualitative research methods to understand health and illness experiences, and the use of these experiences to develop more patient-centred policy and practice, including service improvement and commissioning decisions. Current D Phils I am supervising focus on patient-centred care, use of personal health narratives for peer support and understanding healthy lifestyle choices.

  • Kamal R. Mahtani

    My research primarily focuses on chronic disease, specifically in the areas of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal medicine. I am also interested in novel interventions to improve chronic disease management.

  • Susan Mallett

    My research is to design and analyse diagnostic and prognostic studies, including ongoing clinical trials and methodological work.

  • Richard McManus

    I am a Professor of Primary Care. My research interests include cardiovascular disease and its prevention, particularly the management of hypertension in primary care. I currently lead programmes of research around self-monitoring of blood pressure in both hypertension and pregnancy and welcome students wishing to base projects in these areas.

  • Rafael Perera

    I am a University Lecturer in Medical Statistics, and the Department's Head of Statistics. My general interests include: monitoring in primary care, meta-analysis methods, methodology for studying infectious diseases in children, and assessing complex interventions.

  • Sara Ryan

    My research interests are around disability (particularly learning disability and autism), qualitative research and health experiences. I'm also interested in exploring ways of including people who are 'seldom heard' in research.

  • Richard Stevens

    My current research interests include monitoring chronic diseases, especially diabetes and hypertension, and clinical prediction rules, especially risk scores. My publications, listed on my webpage at the department of primary care health sciences, give the best overview of my research.

  • Matthew Thompson

    My interests focus on three main areas: childhood illness, diagnostic tests, and infectious diseases. Methods I have used include evidence syntheses, cohort studies, diagnostic accuracy studies, qualitative studies and trials of interventions. I have had great success with Masters and GP academic fellows in the past in terms of publication output and promoting their careers.

  • Jose M Valderas

    Main potential areas of interest at present are clinical applications of Patient Reported Outcome and Experiences Measures (PROMs and PREMs), the evaluation of quality and safety improvement interventions.

  • Alison Ward

    See my biography at http://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/researchers-n-z/alison-ward

  • Sue Ziebland

    Sue is a medical sociologist with particular interest in how people use the internet in relation to their health. While specialising in qualitative research she also has an interest in mixed methods studies