Principles of data visualisation and big data handling, online
Monday, 11 May 2026 to Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 9.30am - 12pm
This three half-day interactive course will teach you how to effectively visualize and manage large datasets.
Preparation for a successful final DPhil viva, online
Thursday, 07 May 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 focus 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.
Systems immunology: an intro to multi-omics data integration and machine learning, online
Wednesday, 06 May 2026 to Thursday, 07 May 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.
Introduction to machine learning and deep learning in Python, online
Wednesday, 06 May 2026 to Friday, 08 May 2026, 10am - 1pm
This course is a practical introduction to applying machine learning and deep learning algorithms on biological data using the Python programming language. Using a mixture of lectures and hands-on training, the participants will be taken through different steps of data processing, preparation and application of the machine learning techniques to solve various problems, with guidance from expert tutors. By the end of the course, the participants should be able to apply machine learning and deep learning techniques to tabular and image data.
Confirmation of status, online
Thursday, 30 April 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
Tuesday, 28 April 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.
Image Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ, online
Monday, 27 April 2026 to Friday, 01 May 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.
Experimental design and statistics in preclinical research: the good, the bad and the ugly, in person
Tuesday, 24 March 2026 to Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 2pm - 5pm
This interactive course is for MSD postgraduate research students and early career researchers wanting to understand the issues underpinning good experimental design, the bedrock of reproducible science.
Analysing biological data by model fitting in GraphPad Prism, online
Tuesday, 24 March 2026, 9.30am to 12pm
The course is suitable for all MSD postgraduate research students and early career researchers wanting to analyse and compare their biological data using model fitting. No prior statistical knowledge is required.
Preparation for thesis submission and a successful final viva , online
Monday, 23 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.
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.
Large group and lecturing, online
Monday, 16 March 2026 to Thursday, 19 March 2026, 9.30am - 12.30pm
This workshop is delivered in four separate three-hour sessions and is suitable for MSD postgraduate research students and early career researchers looking to teach and wanting to learn the principles and practices of effective lecturing and group sessions.
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.
Introduction to machine learning and deep learning in Python, online
Wednesday, 11 March 2026 to Friday, 13 March 2026, 10am - 1pm
This course is a practical introduction to applying machine learning and deep learning algorithms on biological data using the Python programming language. Using a mixture of lectures and hands-on training, the participants will be taken through different steps of data processing, preparation and application of the machine learning techniques to solve various problems, with guidance from expert tutors. By the end of the course, the participants should be able to apply machine learning and deep learning techniques to tabular and image data.
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.
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.
Intro to R for biologists, online
Monday, 09 March 2026 to Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 9.30am - 1pm
This interactive online MSD Skills training course is aimed at MSD postgraduate research students and staff with minimal or no programming experience who want to perform basic data analysis in R and get familiar with programming environment.
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.
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.
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.