Nuffield Department of Medicine, Meet our Students Oxford University

Studentships at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Bangkok, Thailand MORU currently hosts DPhil PhD and MSc students from Mahidol’s Faculty of Tropical Medicine, the Nuffield Dept of Medicine at Oxford and the UK’s Open University. We welcome inquiries and applications from students around the world. We offer students opportunities in multi-disciplinary research areas such as malaria, microbiology, pharmacology, mathematical & economic modelling, epidemiology, bioethics and community engagement. In this video, you’ll hear from some of our current students about why living and studying in SE Asia and at MORU is such a great experience. Interested? Have a look at our list of researchers for a potential supervisor and contact them directly. Or contact Professor Stuart Blacksell, Post-Graduate Student Coordinator. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Every year, about 60 DPhil students start a life changing experience in the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford. Applications are invited for the NDM Prize Studentships in October each year. The application deadline closes in early January each year, and interviews take place towards the end of January. Candidates are judged on the basis of their academic and research potential.

The Prize Studentships are open to graduate students from all countries. Candidates should submit an online application by the deadline.

Every year, about 60 DPhil students start a life changing experience in the Nuffield Department of Medicine in Oxford. Steinar Halldorsson, from Iceland, joined the University of Oxford in 2013 after studying Biochemistry at University College London (UCL). Steinar is affiliated with Wadham College and works on the Structural determinants of phlebovirus host cell entry under the supervision of Professor Juha Huiskonen and Dr Thomas Bowden.

Every year, about 60 DPhil students start a life changing experience in the Nuffield Department of Medicine in Oxford. Sophie Andrews, from the United Kingdom, joined the University of Oxford in 2012 after studying Molecular Cell Biology at the University of York. Sophie is affiliated with St Edmund Hall and works on adaptive immune evasion in clinically latent HIV-1 and HIV-2 infection under the supervision of Professor Sarah Rowland-Jones and Professor Tao Dong.

We've asked Hilary Martin from Australia why she decided to do a DPhil project in the Nuffield Department of Medicine. She moved to Oxford as she was keen to work with Professor Peter Donnelly due to her interest in genetics. In particular she has a keen interest in individual differences between people and the focus of her DPhil is on evolutionary genetics. She thinks that the college system at the University of Oxford is really good as it is easy to make new friends and find many extra-curricular activities.

We've asked Xi Li from China why he decided to do a DPhil project in the Nuffield Department of Medicine. In his final year as a Junior Doctor in China Xi saw a lot of cancer patients but there was only limited availability of clinical treatments. This experience motivated him to research HBV hepatocellular carcinoma. He likes the environment in the Department and enjoys the traditions associated with Oxford like punting.