Overview

You will typically join a research group and work alongside other research students, postdoctoral researchers and academics in the same general research area – all of whom provide additional support and advice for DPhil students. Academic activity across research groups is also strongly encouraged.

Features

At University of Oxford, while the focus of the DPhil in Earth Sciences is on your development to conduct independent research, there are formal courses available both within the Department of Earth Sciences and other departments in the Maths, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division.

Formal courses are organised through the MPLS Graduate Academic Program and include generic skills such as advice on science writing, as well as subject specific specialist courses. These allow the structured course components to be tailored to your individual research project needs.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

There are also paid opportunities for you to gain teaching experience by demonstrating laboratory classes to undergraduates, assisting on undergraduate fieldtrips or in tutorial teaching.

You will be encouraged to present your research at national and international meetings and publish in internationally-recognised science journals. You may also choose to take part in outreach activities, explaining to the public and schoolchildren the exciting science conducted in the department.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Earth Sciences View 27 other PhDs in Earth Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in science or mathematics.

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Tuition Fee

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International

31480 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 31480 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

9500 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9500 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Oxford

939 - 1530 GBP /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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