How to apply for the DPhil in Population Health at Oxford University: a guide
If you're thinking about applying for the DPhil in Population Health at Oxford Population Health, you're likely feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety. Having been through the process myself, I understand the intensity and uncertainty that comes with it. To help you on this journey, I’ve put together a guide, drawing from my own experience, and highlighting useful resources that can improve your chances of success. Let’s get started!
Aaron Ho, MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology 2021-22
4 August 2023
When Aaron came across the MSc GHSE at Oxford Population Health, he thought it fit well with what he needed to learn in order to fill the gaps in his knowledge.
Emma Taylor-Gallardo, MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology 2021-22
14 November 2022
Emma felt like she had signed up for a course in biostatistics. She recalls the course director warning her batch that the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology course would be statistics-heavy, and soon realising he wasn’t lying at all.
Radwa El-Abasiri, MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology 2021-22
Radwa observes that many believe that they cannot make it to Oxford, as they are not “the Oxford type”. However, she encourages all to apply and see how it goes. Here she shares her career journey that helped her get into Oxford Population Health.
Ilana Levene, DPhil in Population Health
12 November 2021
Ilana feels satisfied to know that her work, along with her colleagues, tries to answer questions that are really important to families and have not been robustly researched in the past.
Alastair Gray, Professor of Health Economics
Alastair says he is grateful to Oxford University for hammering two things into him: one, no discipline has all the answers, and two, try to write as clearly as possible, with minimum use of jargon.
Sarah Lewington, Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics and Director of Graduate Studies (taught-courses)
19 November 2020
Sarah has been with the department for nearly three decades now. As Director of Graduate Studies, she enjoys meeting new students and believes our diversity at the workplace is 'the best thing.'
Manisha Nair, Associate Professor and MRC Career Development Fellow
Manisha enjoys working with people from different disciplines and different countries which she believes motivates her to think out of the box.
Jonathan Emberson, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology
After completing a bachelor's in mathematics and a master's in statistics, Jonathan went on to work at a clinical trials centre in Sydney, the same year the Australian city hosted the Olympics. He believes in ensuring you enjoy what you do whilst keeping an open mind about where it might lead you in the future.
Naomi Allen, Professor of Epidemiology
5 October 2020
Naomi had no idea what she wanted to do when she was younger. However, she enjoyed a module on epidemiology and public health when she went to study Environmental Science at the University. Now, she is the Chief Scientist for the UK Biobank.
Readers' recommendations: books, podcasts, blogs, videos
12 August 2020
We asked you (our wonderful readers and community) for recommendations… books, articles, podcasts and more, broadly related to population health and epidemiology. Here’s what you said.
Public engagement: what, why and how?
19 July 2020
Wisdom of the crowd: DPhil advice from current students
4 May 2020
Starting out on your DPhil/PhD and looking for some inspiration and wise words? Or part way through and needing some? In our first ever crowd-sourced blogpost we asked Twitter to tweet us answers to the question: 'What do you wish you’d known when you started your DPhil/PhD?'
How to blog
29 March 2020
Blog for the NDPH Student Blog
Blog posts and vlogs (that’s video-blog) about topics of interest to current and prospective students of population health, alumni, or to a wider audience.
Death comes to life at ‘Beyond the Body’
18 November 2019
As a young researcher disillusioned by the academic rat race, I’m a vocal proponent of shattering echo chambers and paving untraditional publications pathways whilst concurrently grappling with the ‘but how?’ question.
Learning R and dogs – An experience from a hackathon
4 November 2019
Top tips for preparing for a fellowship interview
23 October 2018