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D.Phil in Paediatrics

Research programme: D.Phil in Paediatrics

Course Code | 002040

The University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics has a major interest in infectious diseases of infancy and childhood and in paediatric molecular genetics. Subject areas cover a large spectrum of paediatric, medical and scientific research, including:

  • Paediatric Infection and Immunity
  • International Child Health
  • Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
  • Neonatology
  • Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
  • Childhood Cancer Research
  • HIV Infection and Immune Control
  • Molecular Infectious Diseases
  • Developmental Immunology

How to Apply

The deadlines for applications for the DPhil programme are 18 November 2011, 6 January 2012 and 9 March 2012. 

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

  • A Research Proposal
  • CV/résumé
  • Three (3) academic references and
  • Official transcripts detailing your university-level qualifications and marks to date.

The research proposal for applicants to the DPhil in Paediatrics should normally be two pages in length, covering areas such as the background to the research, methodology, expected results and the contribution to the field of learning.

Please follow the detailed instructions in the Application Guide.
Further information can also be found by following this link.
 

Resources Available

 
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Modern laboratory facilities:

 

Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine

The Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine fosters research in molecular and cell biology with direct application to the study of human disease. Housing around four hundred scientists, it is proud to be at the forefront of an exciting research field impacting on our understanding and treatment of diseases ranging from Cancer to AIDS. 

Peter Medawar Building

The building houses an inter-disciplinary research consortium which investigates pathogen diversity through a combination of experimental and theoretical approaches, with links to two University divisions:

  • Medical Sciences
  • Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences 

Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine


Library Services

 

Bodleian Health Care Libraries provides services to the staff and students of the University of Oxford (mainly Clinical Medicine) and to the staff of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. There are over 20,000 books and over 550 journal titles in the Bodleian Health Care Libraries.


Computer Resources

 
IMSU

IMSU provides Information Technology services, support and advice to the University of Oxford's Medical Sciences Division. It operates and manages data networks and networked services for the Division's departments located on the Oxford Hospital Sites (John Radcliffe, Churchill, Warneford and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre), the Old Road Campus in Headington, parts of the Science Area in the City Centre and the Kennedy Institute in Hammersmith (London).

OUCS

OUCS provides high-quality cost-effective IT services and training to Oxford University staff and students, enabling excellence, innovation and best practice in teaching, learning and research.

Academic Staff

Professor Andrew Pollard

Oxford Vaccine Group and Paediatric Infection and Immunity Group

Professor Dominic Kwiatkowski

International Child Health

Dr Peter Sullivan

Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Dr Michael Murphy

Childhood Cancer Research Group

Professor Philip Goulder

HIV Infection and Immune Control

Professor Georg Holländer

Paediatric Immunology

 

Related Programmes Available

 

This programme is run jointly with the Department for Continuing Education.

 

Entry Requirements

Indications of proven and potential academic excellence normally including a minimum of an upper second-class (or equivalent) in the undergraduate degree. A research proposal (normally two pages in length) to cover areas such as background to research, aims, methodology, expected results, contribution to the field of learning, etc. Additional Medical Council registration for some projects.

English language requirements: Higher Level

Number of vacancies: 4

Application deadlines: 18 November 2011, 6 January 2012 and 9 March 2012. 

Contact for enquiries: The Administrator +44 (0) 1865 234223 graduate.studies@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk