DPhil student spotlights and profiles
Meet our students
Oxford's Department for Continuing Education offers a number of part-time DPhil programmes and all are designed for the specific needs of adult learners, so they can be completed alongside other commitments such as work or caring responsibilities.
DPhil research projects
View a list of current DPhil research projects.
Student spotlights
Follow the links below to discover how others have used their Oxford DPhil for further study, career progression or personal enrichment.
Dona Cady
Dona Cady
Dona completed the MSt in Literature and Arts while working full-time in the United States. To continue her research she has since progressed to the DPhil in Literature and Arts.
Paul Schoon
Paul Schoon
After retiring from a career in the police, Paul pursued his secret passion of history – first with an undergraduate programme, and then both a master's and a DPhil.
Aditi Khodke
Aditi Khodke
Having discovered that her MSc in Sustainable Urban Development research highlighted scope for further exploration, Aditi is now enrolled on the part-time DPhil programme.
Steve Edwards
Steve Edwards
Steve Edwards became the first person ever to earn a DPhil in Evidence Based Health Care at the University of Oxford.
Sally Taylor
Sally Taylor
A chance conversation with friends pushed Sally into taking the first step to become an archaeologist. Sally has since progressed from a master's to a part-time DPhil.
David Robinson
David Robinson
David studied local history online while balancing other commitments, before progressing on to a DPhil.
Deland Chan
Deland Chan
The Clarendon Scholarship has made it possible for Deland Chan to do the DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development and continue her research into emerging bottom-up, neighbourhood-based approaches to urban sustainability.
Enderson Miranda
Enderson Miranda
Enderson completed the Teaching Evidence-Based Practice module in 2017 and is now using his skills to educate the next generation of practitioners in the field of teaching Evidence-Based Medicine.
Rosemary Yallop
Rosemary Yallop
Rosemary had a varied career before studying for a DPhil in Architectural History, where the Department’s staff encouraged her for six years.
Shaun Morley
Shaun Morley
Shaun’s time at the Thames Valley Police put him in good stead for investigating English Local History.
Anne Jensen
Anne Jensen
Anne chose the part-time DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care as it meant she could both work and study
Katherine Maxwell
Katherine Maxwell
Katherine is the first student to complete the DPhil in Sustainable Urban Development.