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What's it like to balance clinical training with research?
Academic Clinical Fellow Adil Lakha shares how the PGCert in Health Research has strengthened his evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making.
📰 Read more: www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/news/views/in-conversati...
A collage of images from the Alumni Retreat 2026 featuring alumni, staff, students and speakers
We were delighted to welcome alumni, students and academics to our Alumni Retreat 2026 at @hmcoxford.bsky.social
Celebrating our global community while exploring AI & digital healthcare, the event showcased the impact, insight and leadership of our alumni network.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4sIUvGr
University of Oxford short course: Medical Statistics for Big Data, 6–10 July 2026 — applications now open
Our new ‘Medical Statistics for Big Data’ short course helps you build practical skills in planning, conducting and interpreting analyses using large-scale electronic health records.
🔔 Apply by 5pm (UK) 19 June
Learn more: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/medical-statisti...
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Join our Course Design, Assessment and Evaluation short course to develop effective learning activities, align teaching & assessment strategies, and design your own course or module.
🔔 Apply by 23 April
NHS staff may be eligible for a bursary (20% off).
Learn more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/47RGm26
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Two sessions from our upcoming Alumni Retreat (theme: AI & digital healthcare systems) are open to the public on Wed 15 April!
Future Horizons: What's the Future of Digital Health Care? (1:30-3pm)
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/4138c7N
Lord John Alderdice In Conversation (3:30-5pm)
🎟️ Register: bit.ly/3PXKtU1
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Chris Banks-Pillar, DPhil student in Evidence Based Health Care, marked Social Prescribing Day last week by sharing insights from his research. He explains, it’s not just what we prescribe, but how we support people to engage in activity-based interventions.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3PJFt5t
NewGiza University Hospital and University of Oxford form the Oxford–Egypt evidence-based healthcare alliance.
We’re proud to announce the Oxford–Egypt Evidence-Based Healthcare Alliance with Newgiza University Hospital.
📅 Join us on 30 April 2026 to be a part of this significant moment as we highlight our vision for transforming healthcare in Egypt through evidence-based practices: https://bit.ly/4cCZ2Wt
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🎉🏆 Congratulations to prize-winner and recent MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) graduate, Hamid Mithoowani who has been awarded this year’s Kellogg College Gillian Nicholls Prize for best dissertation.
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4lhTyTf
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Congratulations to recently completed students Marvin Chung, Amanda Li, Vijay Maharajan, Chloe Lim and Cassandra Townsend on winning this year’s MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) outstanding dissertation award. 🎉🏆
Read more here: https://bit.ly/403Chn9
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Applications are open for our ‘Statistical Computing for Health Care Research’ short course.
Develop programming skills and statistical methods such as simulation, bootstrap, optimisation and machine learning.
Apply by 5pm UK, 9 April
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3PbOhk0
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The deadline is approaching for our ‘Meta-analysis’ short course for health professionals.⏳
This course explores different meta-analysis methods and common problems encountered with extracting data.
Apply by: 5pm UK, 5 March (limited places available!)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rHhykD
A quick reminder that we are offering a limited number of bursaries to current employees of the NHS on selected Evidence-Based Health Care Short courses, as part of our new NHS Short Course Bursary scheme.
Find out more here: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/ebhc-nhs-short-cou...
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One week until the January deadline to apply for our Evidence-Based Health Care master’s programmes!
Applicants from eligible African countries may be considered for our EBHC Africa Scholarship, covering programme fees for up to three years.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4syuMBw
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The deadline is approaching for our 'Systematic Reviews' short course. ⏳
Led by @drnlindson.bsky.social, this practical course supports participants to develop and refine their own systematic review questions.
Apply by 5pm UK, 5 Feb (limited places available!)
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49dTLT5
A quick reminder that the deadline to apply, if you wish to be considered for our new EBHC Africa Scholarship for Evidence-Based master's programmes, is next Friday, 28 January.
Find out more about the scholarship here:
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/ebhc-africa-schola...
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Looking to develop your teaching practice in medical education? 📚
Our Developing Practice in Medical Education short course (in-person, 2-6 Feb 2026) combines reflective, evidence-informed learning, led by Dr David Nunan and Dr Louise Rickard.
Apply by 8 Jan 2026: https://bit.ly/48JHLbT
Would you like to design, conduct and interpret epidemiological studies in large routine healthcare databases?
Our Big Data Epidemiology short course teaches you how to manage data for studies that use electronic health record data.
Applications close this Friday, more here: https://bit.ly/4iXomHX
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Last chance to register for our final online info session for our Evidence-Based Health Care Postgraduate Programmes! 🚨
Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send you the slides and recording after the event.
Sign up here: https://bit.ly/47PAEOH
Cover page of a systematic review on AI-assisted radiology in cancer assessment, featuring authors from the University of Oxford.
Oxford medical students in our Special Study Theme (SST) have published a systematic review on AI-assisted radiology in a peer-reviewed journal. Congratulations to the students and supervisors Dr Jason Oke and Dr Annette Plüddemann!
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/dlphcfavhc
Online event announcement for Evidence-Based Health Care Postgraduate Programmes on December 11, 10:30-11:30am GMT.
Last chance to register for our online event tomorrow from 10:30-11:30am GMT for our Evidence-Based Health Care Postgraduate Programmes! 📣
Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send you the slides and recording after the event.
Secure your place: https://bit.ly/3LLy3fX
One week left until our final online information session for our postgraduate programmes in Evidence-Based Health Care!
Secure your place: bit.ly/47PAEOH
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Will you be joining us next Thursday? Just one week to go until our first online information session for our postgraduate programmes! ⏳
Register your place below ⬇️
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Thinking of applying for the DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care?
Join our online Interest Session on 9 Dec, 12–1pm GMT with Prof Carl Heneghan & Dr Anne-Marie Boylan to learn about the process and requirements.
✉️ Email to register: pgr@conted.ox.ac.uk / sienna.wright@conted.ox.ac.uk
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Two weeks until our second online info session on our Evidence-Based Health Care courses!
📅 Mon 15 Dec 5-6pm GMT
Meet the course directors and explore MSc, PGDip and PGCert options, including the new Medical Statistics for Big Data short course.
Register: bit.ly/47PAEOH
#EvidenceBasedMedicine
Informational graphic for the Evidence-Based Health Care Postgraduate Programmes Meet the Course Directors: Online Event, Thursday 11 December 10:30-11:30am GMT
Have you signed up for our online postgraduate info sessions yet?
The first event is coming up next Thursday, 11 December 10:30-11:30 GMT 📅
Hear from our fantastic course directors and bring your questions for a live Q&A.
Register here: bit.ly/3LLy3fX
Informational graphic for the Evidence-Based Health Care Postgraduate Programmes Meet the Course Directors: Online Event, featuring headshots of EBHC course directors with text overlay reading 'Thursday 11 December 10.30-11.30am and Monday 15 December 5.00-6.00pm GMT'.
Considering a Master’s or postgraduate programme in Evidence-Based Health Care?
Join an online info session to hear from course directors, explore your study options and join a live Q&A!
👉11 Dec, 10:30-11:30am: bit.ly/3LLy3fX
👉15 Dec, 5-6pm: bit.ly/47PAEOH
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Is a DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) right for you? 💭
Co-directors of the programme Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr Anne-Marie Boylan offer insights on the ‘ideal student’ and who should apply (hint: it’s not just for practicing clinicians).
Learn more: buff.ly/XPdJdJj
#OxfordUniversity
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📣 Deadline extended!
Apply by 24 November for the Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine 30th Anniversary Award, celebrating 30 years of advancing EBM education.
Open to educators who’ve attended, taught or contributed to the course.
Learn more: ow.ly/A4Ja50XjLVz
Event poster for 'Menopause: what works, what doesn't, and what needs to change' - a free event on Saturday 29 November 2025, 11am-1pm in Oxford. Features speakers Dr Anne-Marie Boylan (University of Oxford), Sally Wainwright (television writer, producer, and director), and Dr Sheema Tariq (University College London). Hosted by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. The design includes an artistic illustration of a uterus adorned with flowers and botanical elements on a navy blue background.
FREE EVENT: New research on #menopause healthcare + Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley) on Riot Women + free evidence-based support programme.
Free event, 29 Nov, Oxford – for anyone experiencing or supporting others through menopause.
www.eventbrite.com/e/menopause-...
Prospective EBHC Master's student from Africa?
We're launching our new EBHC Africa Scholarship to fund a student's fees for up to 3 years of their studies. Applicants offered a place on any MSc in EBHC starting in 2026 who meet the country criteria will be invited to apply .
More: bit.ly/4oPs1cs