Start your research career in the medical sciences at the Nuffield Department of Medicine. We offer a range of doctoral and taught Masters’ programmes, where you can learn from world-leading academics aiming to understand and respond to the health challenges of today and tomorrow.
If you have any questions about our programmes, the application process or what it's like to study at NDM, please contact Graduate Enquiries.
New from Autumn 2026 NDM are excited to begin offering shorter online education programmes aimed at specific aspects of drug discovery, healthcare delivery and research. These courses will provide practical skills to help people working with today's biggest issues in medicine and research.
Oxford AI in Drug Discovery and Medicine Online Education Programme
The six-week Oxford AI in Drug Discovery and Medicine online programme takes a highly practical approach to teaching participants how to responsibly conduct AI-augmented drug discovery and get safe, life-changing medicines to market faster.
The Nuffield Department of Medicine is just as renowned for its work in basic sciences as more clinical or applied work. Much of its research is in understanding the most basic principles of biology and disease pathogenesis. A DPhil degree, which is the University of Oxford's equivalent of a PhD, is a full-time or part-time programme of study and research, based in Oxford or overseas, in one of a wide range of clinical disciplines and research topics.
This is a full-time one-year multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary programme examining major challenges to the health of populations in resource-limited contexts. The course embraces the breadth and complexity of global health challenges facing resource-limited settings, and equips candidates with the tools and awareness to contribute to innovative solutions.
There is great potential for mathematical and economic modelling to help guide policy for national health systems and international policymaking. This is a full-time one-year taught programme that provides interdisciplinary content on modelling, health evidence to inform the modelling, and policy processes to inform decisions.
The application and integration of genomics in medicine will radically change the classification and understanding of disease and the design of clinical trials and vaccinology, as well as enabling faster and more accurate diagnosis, individualised therapies and drug discovery. This is a full-time, one-year multidisciplinary programme training students in the application and integration of genomics in medicine.
This is a full-time face-to-face course across one year. This unique MSc is led by the Health Systems Collaborative research group in collaboration with the Nuffield Department of Medicine’s Centre for Global Health Research at Oxford. This MSc is distinct from other global health or public health courses, providing you with theory alongside practical skills to implement health service improvement and evaluation in today’s complex healthcare and service environments.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research is a part-time taught programme, delivered entirely online over four terms (14 months). The course is designed for those involved in the funding, design, delivery or regulation of research in global health.