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The Pandemic Sciences Institute draws upon experience and lessons learnt from COVID-19 pandemic to identify and counter future pandemic threats. In partnership with academia, industry and public health organisations across the world, we will create science-led innovations to accelerate the understanding and develop new diagnostics, treatments, vaccines and digital disease control tools, with a focus on equitable access of benefits for all.
DPhil studentship available – deadline 4 July
Developing an evidence base to inform appropriate infection prevention and control and biocontainment measures for high consequence infectious diseases
This DPhil is being offered in association with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections (HPRU EZI). The supervisors are recognised experts in emerging and high consequence infectious diseases and have significant experience in evaluating environmental contamination, mechanisms of transmission, and methods to prevent transmission, for a variety of emerging and high consequence infectious diseases.
This fully funded 3.5 years DPhil studentship includes DPhil tuition fees at the University of Oxford standard UK/home fees rate and a tax-free stipend at the UKRI studentship rate.
Applicants must meet the criteria for home fees to be eligible to apply. The studentship is not available to candidates who would be liable for overseas fees.
Application deadline: 17:00 BST, Friday 4th July 2025
Apply online via the University webpages DPhil in Clinical Medicine