Prospective Students
DPhils at WIN are usually full time 3-4 year research degree courses. Students are registered as students within one of the main departments associated with WIN: Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Experimental Psychology, or Department of Psychiatry.
Independent research is carried out under the supervision and guidance of principal investigators and researchers within the students' chosen research group or lab. Supervision and guidance may also include co-supervision from other collaborating groups or labs, from within their main department or from other departments within the University or from another institution. Students are actively involved in a variety of programmes and seminars within WIN, their department, and more broadly with other University departments.
Funding
Departments are not able to provide funding for all candidates who are successful in obtaining a place on a DPhil course. However, candidates whose applications are ranked most highly may be eligible to be put forward to funding competitions run within the University, that allocate Research Councils funds (e.g. MRC, ESRC) on a competitive basis. Successful applicants are also welcome to seek their own funding from other sources, e.g. charitable bodies or international scholarships.
Potential Projects
The majority of applicants to DPhils across our departments apply to work with a specific Principal Investigator (PI) on a predefined project. Typically, these projects are not advertised and prospective students should make direct enquires with the PI on whose area of research they are interested to see if they will be offering projects or accepting students. Most departments require that these discussions take place in advance of submitting any application and supervisory support must be received prior to applying. A list of WIN supervisors is below.
Further information
Graduate Admissions at the University of Oxford
WIN Supervisors
| WIN Primary Supervisor | Department |
| Tim Behrens | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Holly Bridge | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Michael Browning | Psychiatry |
| Mark Chiew | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Stuart Clare | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Gwenaelle Douaud | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Catherine Harmer | Psychiatry |
| Paul Harrison | Psychiatry |
| Laurence Hunt | Psychiatry |
| Masud Husain | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Experimental Psychology |
| Saad Jbabdi | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Mark Jenkinson | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Peter Jezzard | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Heidi Johansen-Berg | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Miriam Klein-Flugge | Psychiatry |
| Nils Kolling | Psychiatry |
| Jason Lerch | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Clare Mackay | Psychiatry |
| Daniel Margulies | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Rogier Mars | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Karla Miller | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Tom Nichols | Nuffield Department of Population Health |
| Kia Nobre | Experimental Psychology |
| Thomas Okell | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Jill O'Reilly | Experimental Psychology |
| Jacinta O'Shea | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Kyle Pattinson | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Matt Rowland | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Matthew Rushworth | Experimental Psychology |
| Ben Seymour | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Nicola Sibson | Oncology |
| Rebecca Slater | Paediatrics |
| Steve Smith | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Charlotte Stagg | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Mark Stokes | Experimental Psychology |
| Sana Suri | Psychiatry |
| Kamila Szulc-Lerch | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Irene Tracey | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Martin Turner | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Natalie Voets | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Mark Walton | Experimental Psychology |
| Katie Warnaby | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Kate Watkins | Experimental Psychology |
| Katja Wiech | Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
| Mark Woolrich | Psychiatry |