Study with Oxford University Global Surgery Group
Postgraduate Education
Postgraduate Taught
Global Surgery Course
This five-day course looks at the provision of surgical services at a global level, encompassing all related specialties including obstetrics, gynaecology and anaesthesia/critical care.
We offer a one-to-two-year Master’s by Research in Global Surgery and a DPhil in Global Surgery within the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences. The Oxford University Global Surgery Group is led by Professor Kokila Lakhoo with Professor Ashok Handa and Mr Noel Peter as co-leads. All areas of surgery are accommodated by the group within a global surgery context. This is a very active group with a good number of research students and weekly group meetings. Contact any of the group leads (listed above) for further information with your research and clinical interests.
Research Degrees and Fellowships
Research Degrees
MSc in Global Surgery Research
We welcome interest in the MSc by Research with a focus on Global Surgery, Anaesthesia & Obstetrics research.
Fellowships
A variety of fellowship opportunities are available to those with an interest in global surgery, obstetrics or anaesthesia.
Undergraduate Education
Final Honour School
An opportunity to study global surgery, as part of a third year medical or biomedical sciences final honour school research project.
Special Study Theme (SST)
Special Study Theme (SST) in Global Surgery, Anaesthesia and Obstetrics
The SST in Global Surgery, Anaesthesia and Obstetrics is an introduction to the deficit and inequalities in surgical care worldwide.
Weekly seminars
We have moved our weekly Thursday 08:30 project updates to online to Microsoft Teams, where OUGSG members share about current global surgery training and research projects, and ideas for collaboration. To join the mailing list for these, please email globalsurgery@nds.ox.ac.uk. If you'd like to present a current/potential project, please contact Naomi Wright.
Oxford Academic Specialised Foundation Programme
OUGSG regularly hosts and provides supervisors for Oxford Academic Specialised Foundation Programme doctors for their Year 2 research placement, which may be taken either as a dedicated four-month academic block or with a different time allocation/distribution depending on the post.
Global Surgery Course
Applications are open for the Global Surgery Course from 15 to 19 September 2025. An intensive five-day course, in person, in Oxford, suitable for those in all disciplines interested in global surgery, anaesthesia and obstetrics.
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