The Department of Social Policy and Intervention offers a DPhil in Social Intervention, and welcomes students from across the world. Research students are an important part of the department’s community and you will be fully involved and immersed in the life of the department. The department welcomes DPhil students who are interested in a wide range of areas of social intervention research, such as evaluation methodology in social intervention, child mental health, antisocial behaviour in children and youth, parenting and family interventions, HIV prevention, AIDS affected children, HIV positive children, sleep problems and cross-cultural adaptation of interventions. The department's approach to graduate study emphasises your ability to work independently to explore a new line of research under an academic supervisor. Each member of academic staff has expertise in a particular area of social intervention and you will only be accepted for a DPhil if there is an appropriate supervisor available. As a doctoral student you will be offered a unique graduate programme tailored to your individual needs. In addition to individual supervision, the department offers a large and diverse range of seminars, workshops and advanced training opportunities in order to further enhance graduate research experience. Many graduates of the DPhil programme go on to pursue academic careers in world-leading research universities, while others hold influential positions in government, non-governmental and international organisations, such as the World Bank, the World Health Organisation and the UN.