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Introduction to statistics, in person
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 to Monday, 30 November 2026, 1pm - 4.30pm
Introduces foundational statistical concepts used in medical and biological research and prepares participants to understand and use statistical software appropriately. No previous statistical knowledge is assumed.
Introduction to machine learning and deep learning in Python, online
Tuesday, 20 October 2026 to Friday, 23 October 2026, 10am - 1pm
A practical introduction to preparing biological data and applying machine-learning and deep-learning methods in Python, including classification, regression, feature selection and convolutional neural networks for image data.
How to do a systematic review of qualitative research, online
Thursday, 19 November 2026 to Friday, 20 November 2026, 9.30am - 11.30am
Introduces searching for, critically appraising and synthesising qualitative evidence, with an emphasis on making qualitative systematic review methods accessible to postgraduate researchers.
Foundation Course in Qualitative Research, online
Thursday, 22 October 2026 to Friday, 23 October 2026, 9.30am - 11.30am
Introduces the planning and conduct of a qualitative study, making core qualitative-research concepts and methods accessible to researchers from qualitative or quantitative backgrounds.
Experimental design and statistics in preclinical research: the good, the bad and the ugly, in person
Monday, 14 December 2026 to Tuesday, 15 December 2026, 2pm - 5pm
Examines the principles and common weaknesses of preclinical experimental design, with emphasis on appropriate statistical thinking, reproducibility and reducing bias.
OxMic: Essentials of Light Microscopy, in person
Wednesday, 09 December 2026, 9.30am to 5pm
Provides a foundation in optical principles, fluorescence microscopy and the selection and use of microscopy techniques, with input from bioimaging specialists.
Experimental design and statistics in preclinical research: the good, the bad and the ugly, in person
Tuesday, 03 November 2026 to Thursday, 05 November 2026, 2pm - 5pm
Examines the principles and common weaknesses of preclinical experimental design, with emphasis on appropriate statistical thinking, reproducibility and reducing bias.
Collecting qualitative data: Interviews and Focus Groups, online
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 to Thursday, 19 November 2026, 9.30am - 12.30pm
Covers the design and conduct of qualitative interviews and focus groups, including choosing between methods, structured and semi-structured approaches, question design, topic guides and practical interviewing skills.
Image Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ, online
Monday, 30 November 2026 to Friday, 04 December 2026, 9.30am - 12pm
Practical image-analysis training for researchers working with bright-field or fluorescence microscopy, using Fiji/ImageJ to process, quantify and interpret image data.
Image Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ, online
Monday, 02 November 2026 to Friday, 06 November 2026, 9.30am - 12pm
Practical image-analysis training for researchers working with bright-field or fluorescence microscopy, using Fiji/ImageJ to process, quantify and interpret image data.
Systems immunology: an intro to multi-omics data integration and machine learning, online
Tuesday, 13 October 2026 to Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 10am - 4pm
Uses machine-learning approaches to integrate biological or biomedical multi-omics datasets for systems-level analysis and knowledge discovery.
Fundamentals of Statistical Software and Analysis (FoSSA)
Tuesday, 01 August 2023 to Monday, 02 August 2027, 9am - 5pm
This MSD Skills training course consists of online pre-recorded videos and self-directed practical exercises arranged into 7 modules covering a wide range of statistical methods. All course content can be approached using the statistical programmes of R, Stata, or SPSS. Once registered with the course, all students are able to access content for whichever modules and statistical software programmes suit their needs. Each module contains approximately 2-hours of pre-recorded lecture material (split into short videos), one hour of practical content, readings in an online textbook and multiple choice quizzes.
Principles of data visualisation and big data handling, online
Monday, 08 June 2026 to Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 9.30am - 12pm
This three half-day interactive course will teach you how to effectively visualize and manage large datasets.
OxMic: Essentials of Light Microscopy, in person
Tuesday, 09 June 2026, 9.30am to 5pm
This course is designed for students and researchers who use or plan to use fluorescence microscopy in their research. Whether you are new to microscopy or wish to deepen your understanding of optical principles and available microscopy techniques, this course provides a solid foundation and an opportunity to network with bioimaging facility experts.
Developing your grant writing skills, in person
Wednesday, 10 June 2026 to Wednesday, 17 June 2026, 10am - 4pm
This two-day in-person workshop will help you to understand how to: plan, develop, and structure your research proposal; turn your ideas into a well-written, strong and convincing proposal, and follow the Oxford grant submission process. It will be targeted at MSD researchers, especially early and mid-career researchers, who would like to develop their grant writing skills and who are planning to submit a grant or fellowship application. Please come prepared to discuss your project/fellowship ideas. Ideally, this should be on possible future work but if you are not quite at this stage, it could be on current work.
Image Analysis course with Fiji/ImageJ, online
Monday, 01 June 2026 to Friday, 05 June 2026, 9.30am - 12pm
This four half day online interactive sessions are suitable for all MSD postgraduate research students and postdoctoral early career researchers involved with bright field and fluorescence microscopy.
Experimental design and statistics in preclinical research: the good, the bad and the ugly, in person
Monday, 08 June 2026 to Tuesday, 09 June 2026, 2pm - 5pm
This interactive course is for MSD postgraduate research students and early career researchers wanting to understand the issues underpinning good experimental design, the bedrock of reproducible science.
Observational health data Science: an introduction to real-world data, epidemiology, and machine learning, in person
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 9am to 2pm
This course is suitable for MSD students and research staff interested in developing a basic understanding of “real-world” or observational health data science. The sessions are interactive. No prior knowledge is required.
Intro to R for biologists, online
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 to Thursday, 14 May 2026, 9.30am - 1pm
This interactive online MSD Skills training course is aimed at MSD postgraduate research students and staff with minimal or no programming experience who want to perform basic data analysis in R and get familiar with programming environment.
Introduction to machine learning and deep learning in Python, online
Wednesday, 06 May 2026 to Friday, 08 May 2026, 10am - 1pm
This course is a practical introduction to applying machine learning and deep learning algorithms on biological data using the Python programming language. Using a mixture of lectures and hands-on training, the participants will be taken through different steps of data processing, preparation and application of the machine learning techniques to solve various problems, with guidance from expert tutors. By the end of the course, the participants should be able to apply machine learning and deep learning techniques to tabular and image data.