Health research
Flexible postgraduate courses and training in health research
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A world-class postgraduate programme for healthcare professionals with the potential to be the independent researchers of the future. It is designed for medical and dental trainees, academic clinical fellows and healthcare professionals for whom clinical research will play an important role.
- Part-time postgraduate qualifications - study while working
- Taught by leading researchers through the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
- Flexible programme with elective modules for student choice
- Intensive residential weeks in Oxford with interactive, problem-based learning
- Home study supported by web access to course and library resources and to online discussions
Upcoming courses
Short intensive • Professional development
Advancing skills and knowledge of complex issues in qualitative research
- Mon 31 Mar 2025 – 04 Apr 2025
Short intensive • Professional development
For those who have some research experience and an understanding of basic statistical principles, and who wish to develop their statistical expertise.
- Mon 07 Apr 2025 – 11 Apr 2025
Short intensive • Professional development
Developing a strategy for practice change and disseminating evidence in a health care setting.
- Mon 07 Apr 2025 – 11 Apr 2025
Short intensive • Professional development
An introduction to the basic concepts and skills for evidence-based health care.
- Mon 28 Apr 2025 – 02 May 2025
Online - flexible • Professional development
Master statistical computing for healthcare research. This 8-week online course teaches R programming, simulation, bootstrap, optimisation, and machine learning to tackle complex analytical challenges with confidence.
- Mon 28 Apr 2025 – 20 Jun 2025
Short intensive • Professional development
Plan, execute and interpret the statistical analysis of clinical trials.
- Mon 28 Apr 2025 – 02 May 2025
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Evidence-based health care programme overview
A world-class programme that equips individuals to transform health care with evidence-based methods. Short courses and postgraduate programmes (certificates, diplomas, master's and DPhil).Medical and health sciences
Postgraduate qualifications, short courses, part-time study and online courses in medical and health sciencesPostgraduate Certificate in Health Research
A course consisting of three taught modules, part of the Oxford Evidence-Based Health Care Programme