The Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford hosts one of the largest groupings of Biomedical Researchers in the University Sector. The last RAE rated it at the highest level in both basic science and clinical research across a wide range of fields.
The Department has internationally renowned programmes in the following themes cancer biology, physiology, cellular & molecular biology, clinical trials & epidemiology, endocrinology & metabolic medicine, genetics & genomics, immunology & infectious disease, protein science & structural biology and tropical medicine & global health. The Department is committed to training the next generation of scientists in biological and clinical sciences through its graduate programme in the University of Oxford.
The four year PhD Prize Studentships are our flagship fully-funded awards, which are open to outstanding candidates of any nationality without restriction. Support for the programme comes from a variety of sources including the 
University of Oxford, the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Medical Research Council and Clarendon Fund. In 2011 we expect to make at least 20 awards to students of the highest calibre. Students are full members of the University of Oxford and receive a stipend of £18,000/annum. In exceptional circumstances, additional awards may be made. These awards allow students to focus on research in a single laboratory for the full 4 years.
More details on the application process and the wide range of projects are available on the NDM website. Individual supervisors can also be contacted by email about their projects. The closing date for applications is usually early January and interviews take place towards the end of January.