Graduate research projects 2026 entry
Important information
Please note that these are simply potential project ideas - no specific funding is attached unless otherwise stated in the project description; however at least two successful applicants will be awarded funding through the department and all applications are considered for funding through a competitive process. For information on funding and scholarships please see here.
Applicants are also welcome to submit their own project ideas.
Those wishing to apply for one the below projects will still need to present their own research proposal at interview. Your proposal should expand on the basic outline published below and should demonstrate: your knowledge and skills in the area; your ideas of how to approach the topic; any areas of your specific interest within the broader area specified and how you see the project developing during the course of your DPhil.
Please check our course pages here for entry requirements and details on how to apply.
How to contact us:
If you have any questions about the process, please contact our Graduate Studies Officer, Daniel Long (graduate.studies@phc.ox.ac.uk); for questions about the projects, please contact supervisors directly.
> You can also send us a question or express your interest in applying here
project ideas
- Blood and Digital Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration for Dementia Diagnosis: UK Pilot Implementation and Health Economic Modelling
- Do ethnic minority groups have higher preterm birth rates? Evidence from CPRD data
- Sustainability or Spin? The prevalence, impact, and regulation of 'Green claims' on foods in the UK
- Economic Evaluation and Prioritisation of Climate Actions in Health Systems
- Advancing Economic Theory and Application of the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL)
- Health system resilience under climate shocks: Modelling patient access disruptions and health outcomes during flood events
- Evaluating the Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic (MAGGIC) Heart Failure Risk Score
- Dynamics of the GP Workforce: Analysing Labour Market Transitions and Policy Impacts in UK Primary Care
- Technology Adoption and Evolution of Skill Requirements
- Supporting better long-term care following pregnancy complicated by hypertension or gestational diabetes
- Exploring factors that influence the cost-effectiveness of assisted reproduction
- Assessing the role of diet and nutrition in depression risk
FUNDED PROJECTS
- Crowd-pleasers or food fights? Exploring UK public support and objection to divisive policies that aim to reduce the environmental harm caused by the food system
- MRC ENTERPRISE STUDENTSHIP PROGRAMME 2026 - Unlocking the potential of UTI POCT: what additional value can be added by rapid molecular tests?
- MRC ENTERPRISE STUDENTSHIP PROGRAMME 2026 - Thermal imaging of the inner canthi: a potential non-pharmaceutical intervention for pandemic preparedness
- Identifying, developing and testing methods to generate EQ-5D-5L bolt-on value sets: What can and should be done?