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2027 Clinical Kennedy DPhil studentships

Applications open in mid-September. Prior to this, applicants can contact the PI for the project(s) they are interested in to register their interest.

ID Title Supervisors Phase
KIR-Clinical-01 Antibody-Mediated Immunity: Balancing Durable Protection and Pathogenic Antibody Responses Tal Arnon, Michael Dustin, Sophia Oram 2027 KIR Clinical
KIR-Clinical-07 Deciphering the immune architecture of human atherosclerosis Claudia Monaco, Stephen Sansom, Aleksandra Sukova, Emmanouil Solomonidis 2027 KIR Clinical
KIR-Clinical-09 Multiparameter tissue landscapes: shaping neutrophil functional states Irina Udalova, Abhinandan Deva Prasad 2027 KIR Clinical
KIR-Clinical-02 Molecular stratification of subglottic stenosis to identify therapeutic pathways Christopher Buckley, Kim Midwood, Caroline Morrell 2027 KIR Clinical
KIR-Clinical-03 Metabolic remodelling across tissue compartments in psoriatic arthritis Alex Clarke 2027 KIR Clinical
KIR-Clinical-04 Infection-Driven Mechanisms of Inflammatory Arthritis Mark Coles, Christopher Buckley, Calliope Dendrou, Sarah Davidson 2027 KIR Clinical
KIR-Clinical-05 Relationship between Tumour microenvironment and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease during immunotherapy Audrey Gérard, Claudia Monaco 2027 KIR Clinical
KIR-Clinical-06 Spatial Mechanomics of Multi-Organ Fibrosis Adrien Hallou, Kim Midwood, Kristina Clark, Raphael Blain 2027 KIR Clinical
KIR-Clinical-08 Investigating the spatial organisation of pathogenic cell niches in chronic inflammatory diseases Stephen Sansom, Claudia Monaco, Adrien Hallou 2027 KIR Clinical

ABOUT OUR 3-YEAR CLINICAL DPHIL DOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAMME (KTPS)

  • Funding for is for 3 years at clinical pay grade (E63), tuition/fees, including allowance for laboratory expenses, training and conference travel, mentoring by clinical academic
  • You must be a clinician working for an NHS/HES Trust in F1 through to Specialist Registrar / Pre-consultant stages in clinical career progression
  • There is a different program OxKen that is for students currently in medical school
  • Entry in to the program requires consent of your NHS/HES Trust and training director
  • You must be resident in the UK or Republic of Ireland
  • You are expected to contact the lead supervisor for any project you are interested in applying to
  • We strongly encourage applications to MRC CTRF fellowships, please contact project supervisors to discuss

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All applications must be made through the official University of Oxford online applications system.

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Application notice

The deadline for complete applications is noon on Tuesday 1 December 2026. We strongly encourage you to submit your applications in advance of the deadline date. Any applications which are not complete by the deadline will not be eligible for consideration.