Overview

Supervision is arranged to suit your DPhil topic and usually involves staff attached to the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. It may also involve other staff from within the Medical Sciences Division as well as co-supervision with members of the Evidence-Based network.

Outcomes

Completing a DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care at the University of Oxford enhances professional life and enables graduates to further their careers. Those who complete the doctoral programme will:

gain an evidence-based approach to their professional practice
have undertaken research training which will enable them to become independent researchers.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Cancer screening, detection and prevention
Screening, diagnosis and prognosis in health care
Evidence-based evaluation of health care interventions
Health services research
Pharmacovigilance and adverse effects
Research methods and better use of data in health care
Communication of evidence-based healthcare

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-03 00:00:00

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Applications may remain open after this deadline if places are still available

Language

English

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110

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Health Sciences View 200 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the equivalent of the following UK qualifications:

the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care, or equivalent qualification, with an average of at least 65% across all components of the MSc; and
a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in a relevant subject.

However, entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants have a first-class degree or the equivalent. For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA normally sought is 3.6 out of 4.0.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

16440 GBP / year

≈ 16440 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

16440 GBP / year

≈ 16440 GBP / year

Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

You will be automatically considered for the majority of Oxford scholarships, if you fulfil the eligibility criteria and submit your graduate application by the relevant January deadline. Most scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and/or potential.

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