Sample interview timetable
Below is a subject-specific timetable outlining when online interviews took place in 2022 for applicants shortlisted for entry in 2023. In addition, please note the following:
- Shortlisted applicants may have more than one interview with more than one college
- For some courses, all interviews will be arranged in advance
- In other courses, there will be an initial block of pre-organised interviews which may then be followed by additional interviews
- Where additional interviews are possible, the timetable gives the time by which you will be informed about them, and the days they may occur on
- You should be given at least 24 hours' notice of any additional interviews
- Where times are given in this timetable, they are given as UK time (GMT)
- Candidates may be asked to attend interviews outside of the timeframes given in this timetable
- Should an interview need to be rearranged due to technical difficulties or similar, then the rearranged interview may occur outside of the timeframes given in this timetable
| Course | Information | Most pre-organised interviews will take place on/between | You will be notified about additional interviews by | Additional interviews will take place on/between |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology and Anthropology | Candidates will have interviews at their first college on Monday 12 and second college on Monday 12 or Tuesday 13. Decisions regarding third college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 10am on Wednesday 14. Third college interviews will take place on Thursday 15. | Monday 12 December to Tuesday 13 December | 10am on Wednesday 14 December | Thursday 15 December |
| Biochemistry | Interviews can take place on any weekday between Monday 28 November and Friday 16 December, although most interviews will take place between Monday 5 and Tuesday 13. | Monday 5 December to Tuesday 13 December | N/A | N/A |
| Biology | Each candidate will have interviews at two colleges between Monday 5 and Friday 9 December. | Monday 5 December to Friday 9 December | N/A | N/A |
| Biomedical Sciences | Each shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by two colleges, with the interviews with the first college on Thursday 8 December and interviews with the second college on Friday 9 December. | Thursday 8 December to Friday 9 December | N/A | N/A |
| Chemistry | First college interviews will take place between Monday 5 and Thursday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated by 10am on Monday 12 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 10am on Monday 12 December | Tuesday 13 December and Wednesday 14 December |
| Classical Archaeology and Ancient History | First college interviews will take place on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Thursday 8 December. Second college interviews will be on Friday 9 or Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 5 December to Tuesday 6 December | 11am on Thursday 8 December | Friday 9 December and Tuesday 13 December |
| Classics | First interviews, usually just with a first college, will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 9 December. Additional interviews will be on Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 9 December | Monday 12 December to Wednesday 14 December |
| Classics and Oriental Studies | First interviews, usually just with a first college, will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Oriental Studies departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 9 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 8 and Wednesday 14 December. | Monday 6 December to Thursday 8 December | 5pm on Friday 9 December | Thursday 8 December to Wednesday 14 December |
| Classics and English | First interviews, usually just with a first college, will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 9 December. Additional interviews will be on Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 9 December | Monday 12 December to Wednesday 14 December |
| Computer Science | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Wednesday 14 December, and additional interviews will take place on Thursday 15 December. Some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing 5 December. Additional interviews for those candidates will take place on Wednesday 14 December and decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 12 December to Tuesday 13 December | 11am on Wednesday 14 December | Thursday 15 December |
| Computer Science and Philosophy | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Wednesday 14 December, and additional interviews will take place on Thursday 15 December. Some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing 5 December. Additional interviews for those candidates will take place on Wednesday 14 December and decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 12 December to Tuesday 13 December | 11am on Wednesday 14 December | Thursday 15 December |
| Earth Sciences | Interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December. | Monday 5 December to Wednesday 7 December | N/A | N/A |
| Economics and Management | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 7, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 10am on Monday 12 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Wednesday 7 December to Friday 9 December | 10am on Monday 12 December | Tuesday 13 December and Wednesday 14 December |
| Engineering | Most interviews will take place on Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December, and some interviews may take place on Thursday 15 December. Overseas candidates may have interviews in the week commencing Monday 5 December. | Monday 12 December to Thursday 15 December | N/A | N/A |
| English Language and Literature | First college interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Thursday 8 December. Second college interviews will be on Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Monday 5 December to Wednesday 7 December | 2pm on Thursday 8 December | Monday 12 December to Wednesday 14 December |
| Fine Art | Candidates will have a departmental panel interview on any of Monday 5, Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December. Candidates may also have a college interview during this time. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated by 2pm on Wednesday 7 December, with interviews taking place on Friday 9 December. | Monday 5 December to Wednesday 7 December | 2pm on Wednesday 7 December | Friday 9 December |
| Geography | Interviews will take place on weekdays between Wednesday 7 and Wednesday 14 December. | Wednesday 7 December to Wednesday 14 December | N/A | N/A |
| History (Ancient and Modern) | First college interviews will take place on Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 12 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Tuesday 6 December to Friday 9 December | 11am on Monday 12 December | Tuesday 13 December and Wednesday 14 December |
| History | First college interviews will take place on Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 12 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Tuesday 6 December to Friday 9 December | 11am on Monday 12 December | Tuesday 13 December and Wednesday 14 December |
| History and Economics | First college interviews will take place on Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 12 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Tuesday 6 December to Friday 9 December | 11am on Monday 12 December | Tuesday 13 December and Wednesday 14 December |
| History and Politics | First college interviews will take place on Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 12 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Tuesday 6 December to Friday 9 December | 11am on Monday 12 December | Tuesday 13 December and Wednesday 14 December |
| History and English | First college interviews will take place on Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 12 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Tuesday 6 December to Friday 9 December | 11am on Monday 12 December | Tuesday 13 December and Wednesday 14 December |
| History of Art | Each candidate will have two interviews across Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 December (they may or may not be on the same day). | Monday 5 December to Tuesday 6 December | N/A | N/A |
| Human Sciences | First and second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7, Thursday 8 and Friday 9 December. Decisions regarding departmental panel interviews will be communicated to applicants by 9:30am on Monday 12 December. Panel interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 December. | Tuesday 6 December to Friday 9 December | 9:30am on Monday 12 December | Tuesday 13 December |
| Law/Law with Law Studies in Europe | First college interviews will take place between Monday 5 December and Wednesday 7 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to candidates by 2pm on Thursday 8 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 December. | Monday 5 December to Wednesday 7 December | 2pm on Thursday 8 December | Monday 12 December |
| Materials Science | Each candidate will have one interview at each of two different colleges, with either interview taking place on any of Thursday 8, Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14. | Thursday 8 December to Wednesday 14 December | N/A | N/A |
| Mathematics | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 December, although some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 5 December. | Monday 12 December to Thursday 15 December | N/A | N/A |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Wednesday 14 December, and additional interviews will take place on Thursday 15 December. Some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 5 December. Additional interviews for those candidates will take place on Wednesday 14 December and decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 12 December to Tuesday 13 December | 11am on Wednesday 14 December | Thursday 15 December |
| Mathematics and Philosophy | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 December, although some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 5 December. | Monday 12 December to Thursday 15 December | N/A | N/A |
| Mathematics and Statistics | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 December, although some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 5 December. | Monday 12 December to Thursday 15 December | N/A | N/A |
| Medicine | Each shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by two colleges, with the interviews being either on Monday 12 or Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 12 December to Tuesday 13 December | N/A | N/A |
| Medicine (Graduate Entry) | Each shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by two colleges, with the interviews with the first college on Wednesday 14 and interviews with the second college on Thursday 15 December. | Wednesday 14 December to Thursday 15 December | N/A | N/A |
| Classics and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 9 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 9 December | Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December |
| English and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 9 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 9 December | Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December |
| European and Middle Eastern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Oriental Studies departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 9 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 8 and Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 5pm on Friday 9 December | Thursday 8 December and Tuesday 13 December |
| History and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 9 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 9 December | Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December |
| Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 9 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 9 December | Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December |
| Modern Languages and Linguistics | First college interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 9 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 9 December | Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December |
| Philosophy and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 9 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 9 December | Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December |
| Music | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 5, Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December. Decisions regarding departmental interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Thursday 8 December. Departmental interviews will take place on Monday 12 December. | Monday 5 December to Wednesday 7 December | 2pm on Thursday 8 December | Monday 12 December |
| Oriental Studies | Departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December. First college interviews will take place between Wednesday 7 and Friday 9 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 9 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 8 and Tuesday 14 December. | Tuesday 6 December to Wednesday 7 December | 5pm on Friday 9 December | Thursday 8 December and Tuesday 14 December |
| Philosophy, Politics and Economics | Most first college interviews will take place on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 December. Some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 28 November. Some interviews may take place on the morning of Wednesday 7 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Thursday 8 December. Second college interviews will take place on Friday 9, Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Monday 5 December to Tuesday 6 December | 11am on Thursday 8 December | Friday 9 December to Wednesday 14 December |
| Physics | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 7, Thursday 8, Friday 9 and Monday 12 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Wednesday 7 December to Wednesday 14 December | N/A | N/A |
| Physics and Philosophy | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 7, Thursday 8, Friday 9 and Monday 12 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Wednesday 7 December to Wednesday 14 December | N/A | N/A |
| Psychology (Experimental) | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Monday 12 December to Wednesday 14 December | N/A | N/A |
| Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. | Monday 12 December to Wednesday 14 December | N/A | N/A |
| Philosophy and Theology | First and second college interviews will take place Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | N/A | N/A |
| Religion and Oriental Studies | First and second college interviews will take place between Monday 5 and Friday 9 December. Oriental Studies departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 9 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 8 and Tuesday 14 December. | Monday 5 December to Friday 9 December | N/A | N/A |
| Theology and Religion | First and second college interviews will take place Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 December. | Monday 5 December to Thursday 8 December | N/A | N/A |