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OxKen Programme

The Oxford Kennedy MB PhD (BM DPhil) Educational Training Program

Houfu Leng working in the lab

The Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research-funded OxKen programme will fully fund 4 Oxford University medical students each year from 2021-5 to undertake DPhils in the Medical Sciences Division in the fields of musculoskeletal disease, inflammation and immunology. Our vision is to foster a new generation of clinical academics to drive world-leading research into musculoskeletal and inflammatory disease and improve patient care.

Applications from current UK medical students are welcomed to start directly after preclinical training (Final Honours School) or after the first clinical year.

Research Themes

Our research themes relating to musculoskeletal disease are as follows:
  • Basic mechanisms of inflammation
  • Inflammatory and rheumatic disease
  • Patient-reported outcomes
  • Clinical trials and in vivo studies
  • Epidemiology, computational and data science
  • Tissue engineering and remodelling
Applications for the 2025 intake are invited from 3 Sept 2024 to 3 Dec 2024 (12.00). Please apply through MSD DTC (DPhil in inflammatory and musculoskeletal disease).

For further information, please see the Oxford Kennedy DPhil 2025 Intake Booklet.

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