DPhil Studentships

Start in October 2025

The Department is pleased to invite applications to conduct research towards a doctoral degree at the University. Fully-funded studentships are available for outstanding applicants to this Department from any country. The Department supports internationally-renowned research programmes that address the causes and treatments of psychiatric illness, across the translational spectrum.

Research projects can be within any of these domains, or can seek to be cross-domain. 

Please see our website for further details of the research that is conducted in our department. 

Applicants are strongly advised to contact potential supervisors to discuss possible projects or their own proposals before applying. The University of Oxford’s world leading research has an international reputation and provides a wide range of resources including libraries, laboratories and other specialist facilities attracting interest from students all around the world. The studentships are funded by the Clarendon Fund, the Academic Futures program, and other sources.

Applicants should have, or expect to gain, at least an upper second class honours degree in an appropriate subject. The DPhil studentship stipend (tax-free) will be not less than £19,237 per annum, plus support for conference attendance and consumables. Applicants should apply through the formal University procedure via the above ‘Apply’ button.

For enquiries please contact: graduatestudies@psych.ox.ac.uk  

Deadline for applications: 12.00 midday UK time on Tuesday 3^rd December 2024

Interview date: w/c 13^th January 2025

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