Graduate School Team
The Graduate School team aims to drive forward the development of graduate studies in the Medical Sciences Division.
It has taken the lead in providing training for graduate students in transferable, research and academic skills and has also created a new admissions and funding programme designed to ensure that the best graduate applicants receive full funding – particularly those working in strategically important areas. It also hosts the Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre (MSDTC), which is home to a number of structured doctoral programmes.
The Graduate School currently has over 1,500 full-time graduate students, the majority of whom are research students and form part of the thriving research culture of the Division.
Main activities:
- Provision of a wide-ranging programme of training in transferable, research and specialist scientific skills open to doctoral students across the Medical Sciences Division. Over 90 courses and events are offered each year. The skills programme incorporates specialist courses such as electron microscopy, x-ray crystallography, MATLAB programming and computational biochemistry
- Dissemination of information to students on events and activities across Medical Sciences and the University, as well as the outstanding services and facilities the University provides for all students
- Annual funding competition based on academic merit, drawing together funding from multiple sources to ensure timely awards to the most able candidates
- A website for prosepctive students with clear and comprehensive information on the application process, funding opportunities and research opportunities organised by research theme
- Advice and guidance on academic progress
- Administration of the structured doctoral programmes within the Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre.
For further information, please contact graduate.school@medsci.ox.ac.uk.
If you are a prospective student interested in applying to the Graduate School, please visit the Graduate School's student-facing webpages.
Resources
Information for on-course students in the Medical Sciences
Graduate School Canvas (for Staff)
Information for Directors of Graduate Studies and Administrators in the Graduate School
Medical Sciences Skills Training
Information about skills training in the Medical Sciences
Medical Sciences Graduate School
Information for potential applicants to the Graduate School
Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre
Information for potential applicants to programmes within the Doctoral Training Centre