Meet the team

directors of Graduate Studies

Our Graduate Studies Team is here to support you. The  RDM Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) is Damian Tyler, who has overall responsibility for the DPhil programme in RDM. He is supported by a team of local DGSs in each of RDM's Divisions:

• Shoumo Bhattacharya (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine)
• Vanessa Ferreira (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Deputy RDM DGS)
• Costas Christodoulides (Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism & Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences)
• Ross Chapman (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (WIMM))
• Jan Rehwinkel (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (WIMM))
• Simon Davis (WIMM, Investigative Medicine Division)

Local DGSs advise and monitor the academic progression of students in their division on behalf of the RDM DGS. They meet with their students on an annual basis and are responsible for approving on course applications including but not limited to Transfer and Confirmation of Status, Appointment of Examiners, and suspension etc. Students with any concerns should meet with their local DGS in the first instance and if necessary matters can be escalated to the RDM DGS.

For MSDTC students based in RDM, academic progression remains in the care of MSDTC with the Course Director and Graduate Studies Administrators. Any concerns or queries concerning DPhil or GSO forms should be raised with MSDTC.

Jill Walker, Graduate Studies Manager, and Sarah Califano, Graduate Studies Officer, can offer support and advice on all procedural and administrative issues affecting RDM students.

Decisions about graduate studies are made by the Graduate Studies Committee, which meets regularly throughout the year.

Graduate representatives

Graduate representatives sit on the Student Forum, which fosters a community environment within the student body across all our sites and to encourage communication and feedback between students and staff in our Department.