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See a selection of our sample undergraduate interview questions
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Is someone who risks their own life in extreme sports a hero or a fool?
Find more sample questions in our guidance for undergraduate interviews (this question is from Theology and Religion)
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Explore the Academic Futures series of scholarship programmes for students from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds
Credit: Phil Brooks

Academic Futures postgraduate scholarships for 2023-24
Explore the Academic Futures series of scholarship programmes for students from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds
Five interviewees on the cancer podcast
The Maths + Cancer podcast will feature (from left) Dr Vicky Neale, Professor Philip Maini, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, Dr Tom Whyntie and Professor Hannah Fry

Maths + Cancer Podcast
Explore how maths and stats help with cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment in our new podcast series

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From running COVID-19 trials to researching respiratory diseases
Professor Daniela Ferreira discusses her journey from Brazil to Oxford

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07Dec- 08Dec

Climate Protection, Energy Security, Geopolitics: Squaring the Circle

All Souls College
7 Dec 2022 to 8 Dec 2022
11Dec

Christmas Crafternoon

Weston Library

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Empowered by scholarship
Meet the Oxford students shaping the future of humanities
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Oxford receives funding to develop innovative VR treatment for needle phobia
Thanks to generous support from the Beryl Alexander Charity
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Christmas Crafternoon
11 Dec, Weston Library, a free event to celebrate ‘Crease-mas’
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Oxford Department of International Development Blog
What’s holding young women in India back?
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How can a simulation help treat kidney stones?
We ask applied mathematician Sophie Abrahams about mathematical modelling
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Make a Star - Save the Planet
10 Dec, History of Science Museum, free from 1 pm
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Oxford in The Conversation
Cyborgs v 'holdout humans': what the world might be like if our species survives for a million years
Madeleines on a napkin

The OUP blog
Big, wonderful, difficult questions (and answers) about life in Proust
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Off the shelf: Nov 2022
This month, a classic spy yarn, a chilling thriller, some sparkling travel writing and a magisterial analysis of the Pope and the Jews in World War Two
podcast Middle East book talk

Featured podcast
The making of the modern Middle East
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Aardman Family Workshop at the Ashmolean
Book now for this amazing workshop on 11 Dec
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Oxplore: the Home of Big Questions
Explore the University’s innovative website for 11-18 year olds
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University response to the invasion of Ukraine
Information, advice and support for staff and students impacted
Applying for a master's degree

Applying for a master's at Oxford

Find out more about the experience of applying for and starting a master’s at Oxford, direct from our students

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