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Resources and training

Audience in the Richard Doll lecture theatre
Sir Richard Peto, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, at the department's annual symposium

Departmental resources

Oxford Population Health DPhil students can access a wide range of resources offered by the department, the Medical Sciences Division and the wider University, to obtain the skills they need to become outstanding population health researchers.

induction programme

The department provides a comprehensive induction for all students during the first week of Michaelmas Term at the beginning of October. This runs in parallel with induction events organised by colleges and the Medical Sciences Division. The programme of induction is designed to enable students to begin their studies with an understanding of the academic and social environment within which they will be working.

workspace

The department provides a desk and laptop for all DPhil students for the duration of their studies. 

Research Student committee

See the Research Student Committee page for full details of its activities and opportunities for DPhil students in the department.

MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology resources

All Oxford Population Health DPhil students have access to the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology course virtual learning environment which includes recordings of MSc lectures from a previous academic year. 

Early Career Researcher Network 

All DPhil students and post-doctoral staff are invited to attend the termly events organised by the Early Career Research Network to discuss issues affecting early career researchers. In addition to providing a wide range of information to support career development, it also provides an opportunity to network with other research staff in the department.

Departmental seminars and events

All students are invited to a range of departmental seminars and events including:

  • The Richard Doll Seminars (weekly during term time)
  • The Oxford Population Health annual symposium
  • Other ad hoc seminars.

 Medical Sciences Division Resources

The Medical Sciences Division offers termly skills training on a broad range of topics including ethics, statistics, writing, and presenting.'

University Resources

Other skills training and professional development opportunities:

In this section

The DPhil in Population Health puts together good training in epidemiology and good training in medical statistics and you get to do research on one of the big questions.

Diego Aguilar Ramirez, DPhil student