Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (Oxford-GSK) DPhil

<strong>The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2025). 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.</strong><br/><br/>The DPhil in Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (Oxford-GSK) aims to address an unmet need among clinicians for training in data science and translational medicine. <br/><br/>This course is also known as the Oxford-GSK Doctoral Training Fellowship and is funded by GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK). It is aimed at fully-qualified medical doctors who are, or are eligible to be, registered clinical practitioners with the UK General Medical Council (GMC). It provides a unique opportunity for clinical academics to gain early-career experience in an industry-sponsored translational medicine programme.<br/><br/>To apply to this course you must be medically-qualified and eligible to undertake clinical practice in the UK (having General Medical Council registration or proven eligibility for registration). You should have clinical experience at ST4+ level or equivalent, typically having obtained MRCP or equivalent, but not CCT or consultant status (see Entry requirements for further details). <br/><br/>Course structure<br/>You will receive dedicated training in data science via the Oxford Biomedical Data Science Training Programme (OBDS). Specific data science skills will be determined by individual projects.<br/><br/>It is expected that the focus of projects will be the collection, analysis and interpretation of multi-omic data, with the leveraging of existing departmental infrastructure and personnel to support any laboratory work.