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Centre for Doctoral Training in Healthcare Innovation

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Centre for Doctoral Training in Healthcare Innovation DPhil

Course Code | 002465

Students undertake a four-year training programme. The first year is devoted to acquiring the essential theoretical and technical skills from the physical sciences, and background knowledge in the life sciences. In addition students will complete a short hospital internship, one 4-week market research project and one 12-week short research project.

Students then transfer into their main research group for their DPhil studies. Students will complete their main research project in one of the three research areas of the CDT:

  • Information Driven Healthcare
  • Cancer Therapeutics and Delivery
  • Modelling for Personalised Healthcare 

How to Apply

The deadlines for this course are 18 November 2011, 20 January 2012 and 9 March 2012. Overseas candidates applying for the CDT's Clarendon Scholarships or other Oxford funding must apply by the January deadline to meet the scholarship deadlines.

Home/EU candidates should check the CDT website for further information regarding application deadlines.

The standard set of materials you should send with any application to a research course comprises:

Please follow the detailed instructions in the Application Guide, and consult the CDT website for any additional guidance.
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Resources Available

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The CDT has its own dedicated teaching space within the Institute of Biomedical Engineering - the 'CDT Training Room'.

In addition, the CDT draws upon expertise and resources from the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Engineering Science.

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Graduate Destinations

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This is the third year of the CDT in Healthcare Innovation therefore there are no graduates from the programme at present. However graduates will have the skills and knowledge to pursue careers in academic or industrial biomedical research.

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Key Facts

Entry Requirements

Good undergraduate honours degree (minimum of upper second class or equivalent) in Physical Sciences (e.g. Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics).

 

Life Science graduates with strong Mathematics skills will be considered

 

Selection Criteria

Selection criteria on the CDT website External link

 

English Language Requirements

Higher level


Funding/Awards
  • 10 EPSRC Studentships (four years)
  • Overseas students are eligible to apply for Clarendon Funding

Further funding information on the CDT website External link


Number of Applicants

56


Number of Places Available

11


Statement of Provision

CDT Healthcare Innovation - Research (30 kb) [pdf]