Programme Comparison | Doctoral Training Centre

	SABS R³ Sustainable Approaches to Biomedical Science: Responsible and Reproducible Research Centre for Doctoral Training	BioDTP Oxford Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership	Chemistry in Cells New Technologies to Probe Complex Biology and Medicine	NERC DTP in Environmental Research
Organisations	University of Oxford	University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University, The Pirbright Institute, Diamond Light Source, ISIS, STFC Central Laser Facility, The Research Complex at Harwell	University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute, The Rosalind Franklin Institute, GSK, Janssen and Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD UK)	University of Oxford
Research Council
Academic Background	For graduates from physical and life sciences who wish to undertake biomedical research at the interface between academia and industry	For graduates from physical and life sciences who wish to undertake research in fundamental and applied bioscience	For physical sciences graduates (chemistry, physics or related physical science) who wish to develop and apply quantitative physical science techniques to research at the interface with biomedicine.	For graduates from archaeological science, earth, environmental, physical or life sciences who wish to undertake research into the physical, chemical and biological processes on which our planet and life depend.
Focus	Developing computational methods for biomedical science and open-source research software, using best practices in software engineering	Bioscience and the application of interdisciplinary approaches in the biosciences		How the Earth and environment works: past, present and future.
Course Description	Four year DPhil. 12 months based at the DTC doing taught courses and two 13 week rotation projects. No need to identify research area for DPhil. in advance. All projects involve an academic partner and an industrial partner.	Four year DPhil. 9 months based at the DTC doing taught courses and two 12 week rotation projects. No need to identify research area for DPhil. in advance. 12 week Professional Internship in years 2-4	Four-year DPhil. 11 weeks based at the DTC doing taught courses. 16 weeks Springboard Phase orientating students in labs and initial training in techniques, leading to the substantive DPhil projects in 3rd term of 1st year. All projects are supervised by a biomedical and physical sciences supervisor.	Four year D.Phil. Terms 1 & 2 based at the DTC doing taught courses and developing project proposals. Internships are available and encouraged, but not compulsory.
Core Research Areas	Computational and data-driven structural approaches to drug discovery; Cellular microscopy and image analysis underpinning biomedical discovery; and Physiological modelling underpinning biomedical discovery.	Fundamental and Applied Bioscience Integrative Animal and Plant Biology Mechanistic Molecular and Cellular Bioscience Bioscience for Food, Industry and Energy Exploiting New Ways of Working	Cutting edge physical science approaches to develop technologies that will underpin research across the spectrum of front-line cell biology and biomedical science, addressing diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease and metabolic disorders including diabetes.	Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolutionary Processes Dynamic Earth, Surface Processes and Natural Hazards The Physical Climate system Solving environmental problems
Closely associated departments at the University of Oxford	All biomedical and science departments across the university	Biochemistry Plant Sciences Zoology Chemistry Dunn School of Pathology Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics	Physical sciences and biomedical departments across the University.	Research Lab for Archaeology and the History of Art Chemistry Engineering Science Earth Sciences School of Geography and the Environment Mathematical Institute Physics Plant Sciences Zoology
Links with Industry	All short projects and DPhil. projects include an industrial partner	Industrial advisory board. Projects involving industrial partners are supported	Students whose projects involve industrial collaboration undertake a 3-month (approx.) placement at our industrial collaborators providing students with experience of working in an industrial setting	Partners serve on the Management Committee and serve on interview panels. We encourage students to involve an external partner in their project.
Core Modules (Oct-Dec)	Software Engineering & Sustainable Research Molecules, Cells, and Systems Modelling and Scientific Computing Data Science Experimental Bioscience Open Source Software Project	Introduction to Programming Essential Mathematics and Statistics or Cells, Signals and Systems Modelling and Scientific Computing Statistics and Data Management Experimental Bioscience or Bioinformatics or Intro to MatLab	Molecules, Cells and Systems Quantitative Chemical Biology Computational Approaches for Chemical Biology Contemporary Probe and Drug Discovery Introduction to Experimental Bioscience Life Skills for Scientists	Introduction to Programming or Software Engineering & Sustainable Research Essential Mathematics or Advanced QM Statistics The Earth System Science Communication
Advanced Modules (Jan-Mar)	Structural & Data-Driven Approaches to Drug Discovery Mathematical Model Building in Biomedicine Medical Imaging, Microscopy, and Image Analysis Open Source Software Project Further optional courses including Entrepreneurship and Project Management in years 2-4	DTP students can opt to attend additional courses from those offered within the DTC, via the MPLS Graduate Academic Programme and Medical Science Division Skills Training Programe, or by partner organisations (e.g. Synchrotron and Neutron School (Diamond Light Source and ISIS)) DTP students have access to ongoing practice-led training in interdisciplinary skills and inter-DTP training in specialist subjects.	*We do not have advanced modules	The Earth System Planning & Managing Research Methods in Environmental Research GIS Techniques AI and the Environment Atmospheric Physics Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Policy Workshop
Research Skills Training	Training in core research skills, including scientific writing, project management, and communication. Teaching experience and training. Additional training in skills relevant to research in industry and at the industrial interface.	Training in core research skills, including scientific writing, project management and communication. Teaching experience and training. Entrepreneurship and public engagement training and experience.	Training in core research skills, including scientific writing, project management and communication. Additional training in skills relevant to research in industry and at the industrial interface. Entrepreneurship and public engagement training and experience. Transferrable skills: resilience; equality, diversity and inclusion in science; outreach; research ethics; and DPhil management	Training in core research skills, including scientific writing, project management and communication. Teaching and presenting experience and training. Entrepreneurship and public engagement training and experience. Policy engagement training.