Women's and Reproductive Health DPhil

**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2024). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.** <br/><br/>**MSc by Research**<br/>The MSc by Research in Womens and Reproductive Health offers a wide range of opportunities to carry out multidisciplinary research on important issues in human reproduction and applied basic science.<br/><br/>Research carried out in the Nuffield Department of Womens & Reproductive Health encompasses a broad range of topics, with groups working on oocytes and sperm, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, genetic studies, molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying normal and aberrant reproductive function, immunology of pregnancy, gynaecological cancer, pelvic pain and endometriosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, lactation, clinical studies in womens health and pregnancy and epidemiological and health services research.<br/><br/>You will be expected to undertake any relevant training required for your project (ie statistics, bioinformatics, flow cytometry, proteomics etc).<br/><br/>The Women’s Centre has a lecture theatre where weekly research and clinical seminars are held during term time. You will be strongly encouraged to participate in these activities which bring research students together with academic and other research staff in the department to hear about ongoing research, and provide an opportunity for networking and socialising.<br/><br/>As well as carrying out research projects, you will also have the opportunity to attend a variety of skills training sessions and career planning events offered by the Medical Sciences Division.<br/><br/>The department holds an annual Graduate Student Symposium and an annual Science Day where you will have the opportunity to develop your presentation skills. The Medical Sciences Division hosts a DPhil Open Day where you will be able to meet and present your work to a wider audience of students and staff from other departments.<br/><br/>**DPhil**<br/>The DPhil in Womens and Reproductive Health offers a wide range of opportunities to carry out multidisciplinary research on important issues in human reproduction and applied basic science.<br/><br/>Research carried out in the Nuffield Department of Womens & Reproductive Health encompasses a broad range of topics, with groups working on oocytes and sperm, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, genetic studies, molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying normal and aberrant reproductive function, immunology of pregnancy, gynaecological cancer, pelvic pain and endometriosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, lactation, clinical studies in womens health and pregnancy and epidemiological and health services research.<br/><br/>As a student in Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, you will be expected to regularly attend the weekly department seminars, and undertake any relevant training required for your project (i.e. statistics, bioinformatics, flow cytometry, proteomics etc).<br/><br/>As well as carrying out research projects, you will also have the opportunity to attend a variety of skills training sessions and career planning events offered by the Medical Sciences Division.<br/><br/>The Women’s Centre has a lecture theatre where weekly research and clinical seminars are held during term time. You will be strongly encouraged to participate in these activities which bring research students together with academic and other research staff in the department to hear about ongoing research, and provide an opportunity for networking and socialising.<br/><br/>**For the full description, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas**