useful information sources
university
You can find information on the Medical Sciences Division's Canvas webpages concerning all sorts of student-related matters such as skills training, transfer and confirmation assessments, progress reports and dispensations from the regulations.
Here are some more specific, direct links:
- Training Needs Analysis
- Medical Sciences Skills Training Programme
- Teaching Courses and Opportunities
- Transfer of status: DPhil
- Transfer of status: MSc by Research
- Confirmation of DPhil status
- Change of thesis title, supervisor or programme
- Dispensations from the Regulations: suspension of status, extension of time, dispensation from residence
- Information for students registered on a Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre programme
- Slides for 'how to manage your supervisor' (talk by Dr Afsie Sabokbar)
- Graduate Self-Reporting (GSR)
- Policy and Guidance on Research Degrees
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Advice for postgraduate research students on continuing disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic
You should also familiarise yourself with the Bodleian Health Care Libraries' information.
department
Every student must read the Graduate Handbook 2024-25 and read the department's key policies (especially those on harassment and academic integrity).
Access here the document summarising the information we usually share at the welcome event.
The departmental Welfare Contact is Helen Johnson, Academic Administration Manager, supported by Ms Katharine Ware, Senior Academic Administration Officer. Access information about welfare resources and contacts.
The departmental Welfare Reps for 2023/24 are:
- Year 2: Ke (Michael) Li (ke.li@ndcn.ox.ac.uk) and Sana Zuberi (sana.zuberi@ndcn.ox.ac.uk)
- Year 3: Sasha Tinelli (sasha.tinelli@chch.ox.ac.uk)
- Year 4: Pranav Mahajan (pranav.mahajan@linacre.ox.ac.uk)
Welfare Reps are students who have been trained to provide help and support to fellow students, and promote positive wellbeing practices in the department.
For information on Peer Support at NDCN you can follow this link.
The departmental Disability Lead is Dr Helen Higham and the Disability Coordinator Helen Johnson, Academic Administration Manager. Find out more about these roles.
Student Space, provided by the charity Student Minds provides a dedicated hub for resources, tips and information to help students during the start of the new academic year. There is also a digital support pack available. You may also find the Students Against Depression website useful.
You can also find information on welfare support during the University vacations on the University webpages.