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This handbook applies to students starting a DPhil course within the Nuffield Department of Medicine in October 2019. The information in this handbook may be different for students starting in other terms or years.
Version: 1.0 published 7 October 2019
Disclaimer
If there is a conflict between information in this handbook and the Examination Regulations then you should follow the Examination Regulations. If you have any concerns please contact graduate.studies@ndm.ox.ac.uk.
The information in this handbook is accurate as at 2 September 2019, however it may be necessary for changes to be made in certain circumstances, as explained at www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/coursechanges. If such changes are made the department will publish a new version of this handbook together with a list of the changes and students will be informed.
Useful department contacts
Your supervisors will be able to provide guidance and encouragement throughout your studies. Your supervisors will bear overall responsibility for the direction of your work. It is crucial that you contact your supervisors early on in order to establish communication with them. Every student in the Medical Sciences Division requires at least two supervisors; the details of the supervisory team vary depending on the nature of the project, the structure of the lab or group, and so on.
The Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), Professor Rob Gilbert, oversees graduate studies in the NDM and can provide additional advice and support particularly where differences of opinion arise between the supervisor and student. Rob is also the Disability Lead for the Department.
gilbert@strubi.ox.ac.uk / 01865 76070 or 287535.
The Graduate Studies Manager (GSM), Ms Lettitia Derrington, will be able to deal with general enquiries about the Department, the course, and progress milestones.
graduate.studies@ndm.ox.ac.uk / 01865 287982.
The Deputy Director of Graduate Studies is Professor Julian Knight. Julian is a clinician and has a particular role supporting and advocating for clinician graduate students within the Department.
Due to the scale of the NDM there are also Graduate Advisors (Assistant Directors of Graduate Studies) in the different Units.
Key resources
Central university
- Oxford University guide for new students
- The University Student Handbook
- Student Self Service
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Graduate progression (GSO) forms
Please note that for some forms (e.g. GSO.2 and GSO.14) the Medical Sciences Division has its own versions which differ in the information required from the other divisions of the University.
Medical Sciences Division
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Medical Sciences Division (MSD) Graduate School Weblearn site
Provides access to guidance on all aspects of graduate student training and progression.
Nuffield Department of Medicine
- NDM Current Student pages
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NDM Student Hub (VLE site)
Used for announcements and information about the student committee.
Buildings/Locations/Maps/ Access
The Department is structured around several scientifically autonomous sub-divisions made up of Institutes, Centres and Units in Oxford and abroad. Those based in Oxford are located in various research buildings, many of which are in the Old Road Campus site in Headington. The website for each building will detail access information, but this information can also be found on the Medical Sciences Access Guide.
Useful links:
- Online map of all Oxford University buildings including buildings associated with NDM.
- Mobile Oxford app: Find places around town, search the libraries and get live transport information.
- Travel options
Important dates
Dates of Term: Oxford's year is divided into three terms and three vacations. Within each term, a "Full Term" of eight weeks is the main teaching period.
Induction events
- NDM induction breakfast: 7 October 2019 (09:00 - 10:45)
- Medical Sciences Graduate School Welcome Event: 10 October 2019 (16:30 - 18:00)
- New starters welcome and NDM Prize award ceremony: 12 November 2019 (19:00 - 21:00)