Oxford Medical Alumni
Data visualisation with ggplot2, online
Friday, 27 February 2026, 10am to 1pm
This interactive online MSD Skills training course is aimed at MSD postgraduate research students and staff with some programming experience in R who want to expand their skills to create publication quality figures from biological data.
How to make a success of your post-graduate research, online
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 10am to 12pm
The ‘How to make a success of your post-graduate research studies (known previously as ‘How to work with your supervisor’) is an interactive online session suitable for MSD first year DPhil/MSc by research students.
Systems immunology: an intro to multi-omics data integration and machine learning, online
Wednesday, 04 March 2026 to Thursday, 05 March 2026, 10am - 4pm
Planning to use machine learning to better understand your data? In this interactive course, we will learn how to use machine learning for biological and biomedical data integration and knowledge discovery.
Confirmation of status, online
Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 10am to 11.30am
This 1.5 hour workshops is aimed at MSD DPhil research students and will provide clear guidance and advice as how to successfully prepare and complete the process of Confirmation of Status.
How to be a milestone assessor and an internal examiner at Oxford, online
Thursday, 12 March 2026, 10am to 12.30pm
This is a 2.5 hour course for those in academic posts at the University of Oxford who are likely to be called to act as a milestone assessor (transfer and confirmation of status assessments), an internal DPhil/MSc by research examiner, or as an external examiner. This Workshop is UNSUITABLE for students.
Supervising a research student at Oxford: rules and procedures, online
Monday, 02 March 2026, 10am to 12.30pm
This is a 2.5 hour course for those in academic posts at the University of Oxford with responsibility for training DPhil or MSc by Research students.
Preparation for thesis submission and a successful final viva , online
Friday, 20 March 2026, 10am to 12.30pm
This interactive online MSD Skills training course is most suitable for those in their third or fourth year of their DPhil preparing for their viva, with focuse on two main points. Part 1 - For those who haven’t submitted their theses or appointed their examiners. Part 2 – For those who are doing final prep for their vivas. (after the 15’ break). NOT for transfer viva or MSc taught student.
Preparation for thesis submission and a successful final viva , online
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 10am to 12.30pm
This interactive online MSD Skills training course is most suitable for those in their third or fourth year of their DPhil preparing for their viva, with focuse on two main points. Part 1 - For those who haven’t submitted their theses or appointed their examiners. Part 2 – For those who are doing final prep for their vivas. (after the 15’ break). NOT for transfer viva or MSc taught student.
Confirmation of status, online
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 10am to 11.30am
This 1.5 hour workshops is aimed at MSD DPhil research students and will provide clear guidance and advice as how to successfully prepare and complete the process of Confirmation of Status.
Transfer of status, online
Thursday, 05 March 2026, 10am to 12.30pm
This 2.5 hours interactive online MSD Skills training course is suitable for first year DPhil/MSc research students preparing for their first milestone; transfer of status.
Transfer of status, online
Thursday, 05 February 2026, 10am to 12.30pm
This 2.5 hours interactive online MSD Skills training course is suitable for first year DPhil/MSc research students preparing for their first milestone; transfer of status.
Collecting qualitative data: Interviews and Focus Groups, online
Thursday, 19 February 2026 to Friday, 20 February 2026, 9.30am - 12.30pm
This course is aimed at anyone planning to collect qualitative data using interviews or focus groups. Delivered over 2 half-days, this course will equally suit people new to qualitative research, and those who wish to develop additional skills in data collection.
How to do a systematic review of qualitative research, online
Thursday, 26 February 2026 to Friday, 27 February 2026, 9.30am - 11.30am
This course is accessible and relevant to Medical Sciences Division postgraduate researchers who want to learn more about searching for and synthesising qualitative research. The course leader (Dr Francine Toye) had published and presented internationally in this area. Her aim is to demystify qualitative research, and to make it accessible and valuable for improved healthcare.
Qualitative research made simple, online
Thursday, 05 February 2026 to Friday, 06 February 2026, 9.30am - 11.30am
Online interactive two day course suitable for Medical Sciences Division researchers who want to learn more about qualitative research with a view to conducting a qualitative research study. This course contains pre-work you will need to complete before each live session.
Image Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ, online
Monday, 09 March 2026 to Friday, 13 March 2026, 9.30am - 12pm
This four half day online interactive sessions are suitable for all MSD postgraduate research students and postdoctoral early career researchers involved with bright field and fluorescence microscopy.
Image Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ, online
Monday, 02 February 2026 to Friday, 06 February 2026, 9.30am - 12pm
This four half day online interactive sessions are suitable for all MSD postgraduate research students and postdoctoral early career researchers involved with bright field and fluorescence microscopy.
Principles of data visualisation and big data handling, online
Tuesday, 03 March 2026 to Thursday, 05 March 2026, 9.30am - 12pm
This three half-day interactive course will teach you how to effectively visualize and manage large datasets.
Principles of data visualisation and big data handling, online
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 to Friday, 30 January 2026, 9.30am - 12pm
This three half-day interactive course will teach you how to effectively visualize and manage large datasets.
Developing your grant writing skills, in person
Thursday, 04 December 2025 to Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 10am - 4pm
This two-day in-person workshop will help you to understand how to: plan, develop, and structure your research proposal; turn your ideas into a well-written, strong and convincing proposal, and follow the Oxford grant submission process. It will be targeted at MSD researchers, especially early and mid-career researchers, who would like to develop their grant writing skills and who are planning to submit a grant or fellowship application. Please come prepared to discuss your project/fellowship ideas. Ideally, this should be on possible future work but if you are not quite at this stage, it could be on current work.
OxMic: Essentials of Light Microscopy, in person
Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 9.30am to 5pm
This course is designed for students and researchers who use or plan to use fluorescence microscopy in their research. Whether you are new to microscopy or wish to deepen your understanding of optical principles and available microscopy techniques, this course provides a solid foundation and an opportunity to network with bioimaging facility experts.