FMRIB Graduate Program

Please use the links on the left for course details and other information

Overview
The FMRIB Graduate Program combines lectures with computer-based practicals, tutorials and demonstrations on the scanners. The program is suitable for students from a wide variety of backgrounds such as psychology, physiology, medicine, engineering, physics or mathematics. The course comprises of three main components:

• Introductory Course (Michaelmas term, 1st week - mainly mornings)
• Core Course (Michaelmas and Hilary terms, Mondays: 9:30 to 1:00)
• Methods Teaching Program (Michaelmas and Hilary terms, Thursdays: 11:00 to 1:00)

The core course is designed to give first-year DPhil students, or anyone new to the field of MRI, a comprehensive introduction to the methods involved. Further education is provided through the Methods Teaching Program and we recommend that attendees select an appropriate subset of modules, as suits their needs.

Registration
Please go to Graduate Program Registration, complete the attached form and send it back to the address specified

Contact
If you have any questions about the program then please feel free to contact any of the course organizers or the course administrator at graduate_admin@fmrib.ox.ac.uk

For students registered on the program, lecture notes and other resources can be found on the weblearn site (note that students will require an OUCS account for access):

Background
The Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain has been involved in training graduate students since it opened in 1997. In 2003 the training was formalized to form the first FMRIB Graduate Program. Over the years the course has changed to meet the needs of the broad range of students involved in MR imaging. In 2007 the course was significantly restructured to increase the level of tutor and practical work in the course, and introduced the very popular ‘Introduction to fMRI’ training week in the first week of the Autumn Term. In 2009 an Advanced Methods Program was introduced specifically for students with a background in physical sciences, in order to cover some basic material on biological and medical science as well as more in-depth coverage of some physics and analysis topics.