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« Back to Student blogBefore you apply: Reflections on my MSc in GHSE journey
14 July 2025
The greatest piece of advice I received when I was applying was to structure my personal statement along the following questions...
From Zambia to Oxford: Navigating an intense but rewarding year
8 July 2025
It’s a rigorous but rewarding year, with exceptional academic and personal development.
Why I chose the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology and what I enjoyed about it
6 November 2024
Oxford’s one-year structure forces students to develop excellent time-management skills, prioritise interests, and stay on top of work, which was an attractive challenge for me.
Life as a master's student
11 October 2024
One cool thing about the course is the masterclasses ─ real people doing amazing things in the industry/ research centres/ NGOs/ governments who come to share their experiences with you.
How to apply for the DPhil in Population Health at Oxford University: a guide
I’ve put together a guide, drawing from my own experience, and highlighting useful resources that can improve your chances of success.
Aaron Ho, MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology 2021-22
4 August 2023
I gained the ability to critically analyse research papers by looking at the strengths and limitations of the study, instead of just blindly trusting the superficial results that are reported, as I did before
Emma Taylor-Gallardo, MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology 2021-22
14 November 2022
Emma felt like she had signed up for a course in biostatistics. She recalls the course director warning her batch that the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology course would be statistics-heavy, and soon realising he wasn’t lying at all.
Radwa El-Abasiri, MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology 2021-22
Radwa observes that many believe that they cannot make it to Oxford, as they are not “the Oxford type”. However, she encourages all to apply and see how it goes. Here she shares her career journey that helped her get into Oxford Population Health.
Wisdom of the crowd: DPhil advice from current students
4 May 2020
Starting out on your DPhil/PhD and looking for some inspiration and wise words? Or part way through and needing some? In our first ever crowd-sourced blogpost we asked Twitter to tweet us answers to the question: 'What do you wish you’d known when you started your DPhil/PhD?'
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Blog posts and vlogs (that’s video-blogs) about topics of interest to current and prospective students of population health, alumni, or to a wider audience.
Death comes to life at ‘Beyond the Body’
18 November 2019
As a young researcher disillusioned by the academic rat race, I’m a vocal proponent of shattering echo chambers and paving untraditional publications pathways whilst concurrently grappling with the ‘but how?’ question.
Time for one more paragraph before the school run? The balance of being a parent and doing a DPhil at the same time
11 June 2018
Doing a DPhil can be hard work – but juggling it with having a baby or raising a family is impossible, right? We spoke to two recent graduates who have done just that and found that the flexibility of doing a DPhil while having a child definitely has its positives.
“Post-lunch dip” and napping
21 March 2018
The potential and the problems of public health economic modelling
1 November 2017
Over the past three years I have been spending my time as a DPhil student developing a computer model that can compare the cost effectiveness of different public health policies in England. In this blog, I explain why I think this is a good idea and what should happen next.
Measuring the double burden of air pollution
14 September 2017
Peer support
19 July 2017
In the academic year 2016/2017, a peer support programme was introduced in the department. You may already be familiar with peer support, or have heard about it from your college. This blog reiterates the concept of peer support, introduces the departmental peer supporters and tells you a little more about what activities we have planned for the year ahead.
Learning R
23 June 2017