The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Science (NDPCHS) has been one of the world’s most important and successful primary care centres for over 20 years, leading world-class research and training for the next generation of leaders in healthcare.
We are now inviting applications for the majority of our postgraduate programmes based within the department, for 2026 entry.
These programmes cover a breadth of disciplines including DPhils in Primary Care, Translational Health Sciences and Evidence-Based Health Care, and Master’s in Applied Digital Health, Translational Health Sciences, and Evidence-Based Health Care. A number of these are delivered in partnership with other leading University of Oxford departments and centres including Oxford Lifelong Learning and the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.
Our graduate students benefit from teaching by global leaders in their fields. We also offer our students dedicated facilities in close proximity to their supervisors, support staff, colleges and libraries. Read about our students’ experiences in our blog sections for Applied Digital Health and Translational Health Sciences, and for Evidence-Based Medicine.
Dr Micayla Pather, recent graduate in the MSc in Translational Health Sciences (THS) shared why she chose the programme in her recent video:
'I first fell in love with Translational Health Sciences when reading about how interdisciplinary it was. A course like this definitely raises your hopes and makes you optimistic about all the challenges that the world is facing'.
Recent Master's in Applied Digital Health (ADH) alumna, Dr Diana Mandewo commented in her blog:
'The course is as academically rigorous as it is practical. I leave the MSc in Applied Digital health with a considered and humanistic lens through which I approach digital health'.
Gamuchirai Pamela Gwaza, DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) alumna shares her experiences in her recent video, commenting:
'Low and middle income countries are the focus of my research. There are not enough resources, you have to prioritise, so I think evidence-based health care is critical to save lives'.