Research Degrees

Welcome to the information pages for NDWRH’s postgraduate research degrees.

Below, you will find information on the DPhil and MSc by Research in Women's and Reproductive Health programmes and the process to apply for them. You can also search for an exciting project for your DPhil or, if you have a project in mind, you can find a supervisor to contact to discuss your plans. Dr Karl Morten, Director of Graduate Studies.

Did you know?

We currently have 32 postgraduate research students from 25 different countries. There are two different postgraduate research degrees that you can undertake at the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health. The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Women's and Reproductive Health (a DPhil is the Oxford name for a PhD or doctorate); or The Master of Science by Research (MSc(Res)) in Women's and Reproductive Health.

Graduate Student Symposium

The Graduate Student Symposium is a student-run event which takes place every November. It provides students in the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health with an opportunity to practice presenting talks and posters to a friendly audience. There are also prizes to be won!

DPhil Students - Where are they now?

Suseela, who completed her DPhil in 2015, is now a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Malaya, in Malaysia. She says that doing the DPhil in the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health was an optimistic turning point in her life. She gained extensive theoretical and practical knowledge, and it enabled her to perform her duties confidently and diplomatically in her current role.

Women's and Reproductive Health Postgraduate Research Degrees

Whether you want to do a DPhil or MSc by research, you can choose to study topics such as: oocytes and sperm, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, genetic studies, molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying normal and aberrant reproductive function, immunology of pregnancy, gynaecological cancer, clinical studies in women's health and pregnancy, and epidemiological and health services research.

Click here to view our Student Experience page, full of useful information!

This programme is participating in Black Academic Futures via the Medical Sciences Division's guarantee of at least 10 places per year across its doctoral programmes for the next four years' intakes of DPhil students.

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Applications for entry in 2025-26 are open.

The next deadline for applications is 12:00 midday UK time on Friday 27th June 2025.

graduate programme scholarships

For the 2025/26 Post Graduate Student intake we will be awarding a University Clarendon scholarship and an MRC DTP scholarship. These scholarships cover student fees and provides a living expenses stipend.

In addition, we will also be offering two NDWRH scholarships providing a 50% reduction in course fees

For more information, please email graduate_studies@wrh.ox.ac.uk

GRADUATE STUDIES TEAM

Karl Morten

Director of Graduate Studies and Principal Investigator.

karl.morten@wrh.ox.ac.uk

+44 (0)1865 221032

James Matejtschuk

Education Manager

+44 (0)1865 221006

Isobel Way

Education Assistant

graduate_studies@wrh.ox.ac.uk

+44 (0)1865 221006

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Welcome to the information pages for NDWRH’s postgraduate research degrees.

COURSE INFO

STUDENTS

APPLY

graduate programme scholarships

GRADUATE STUDIES TEAM

Karl Morten

James Matejtschuk

Isobel Way

Medical Sciences Division - research