Timetable by subject for online interviews for 2021-entry
Below is a subject-specific timetable outlining when online interviews for shortlisted applicants are expected to take place. 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 applying from overseas, particularly in time-zones further away from the UK, as well as candidates that are not applying from a school 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
- If you are applying from a school in the UK, your interviews will usually occur between 9am and 5pm on the days 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 |
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Archaeology and Anthropology | Candidates will have interviews at their first college on Monday 14 December and second college on Monday 14 December or Tuesday 15 December. Decisions regarding third college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 10am on Wednesday 16 December. Third college interviews will take place on Thursday 17 December. | Monday 14 December to Tuesday 15 December | 10am on Wednesday 16 December | Thursday 17 December |
Biochemistry | Interviews can take place on any weekday between Monday 30 November and Friday 18 December, although most interviews will take place between Monday 7 December and Friday 18 December. | Monday 7 December to Friday 18 December | N/A | N/A |
Biology | Each candidate will have interviews at two colleges between Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December. | Monday 7 December to Friday 11 December | N/A | N/A |
Biomedical Sciences | Each shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by two colleges, with the interviews with the first college on Wednesday 9 December and interviews with the second college on Thursday 10 December. | Wednesday 9 December to Thursday 10 December | N/A | N/A |
Chemistry | First college interviews will take place between Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated by 10am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December to Friday 11 December | 10am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December |
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December and Tuesday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will be on Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December to Tuesday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Tuesday 15 December |
Classics | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will be on Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December to Wednesday 16 December |
Classics and Oriental Studies | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will be on Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December to Wednesday 16 December |
Classics and English | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will be on Monday14 December, Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December to Wednesday 16 December |
Computer Science | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Wednesday 16 December, and additional interviews will take place on Thursday 17 December. Some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 7 December; additional interviews for those candidates will take place on Wednesday 16 December and decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 14 December to Tuesday 15 December | 11am on Wednesday 16 December | Thursday 17 December |
Computer Science and Philosophy | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Wednesday 16 December, and additional interviews will take place on Thursday 17 December. Some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 7 December; additional interviews for those candidates will take place on Wednesday 16 December and decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 14 December to Tuesday 15 December | 11am on Wednesday 16 December | Thursday 17 December |
Earth Sciences | Interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December and Wednesday 9 December. | Monday 7 December to Wednesday 9 December | N/A | N/A |
Economics and Management | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 9 December, Thursday 10 December and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 10am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Wednesday 9 December to Friday 11 December | 10am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December |
Engineering | Most interviews will take place on Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December, and some interviews may take place on the morning of Thursday 17 December. Overseas candidates may have interviews in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December to Thursday 17 December | N/A | N/A |
English Language and Literature | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December and Wednesday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Thursday 10 December. Second college interviews will be on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December to Wednesday 9 December | 2pm on Thursday 10 December | Monday 14 December to Tuesday 15 December |
Fine Art | Candidates will have a departmental panel interview on any of Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December and Wednesday 9 December. Candidates may also have a college interview during this time. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated by 2pm on Wednesday 9 December, with interviews taking place on Friday 11 December. | Monday 7 December to Wednesday 9 December | 2pm on Wednesday 9 December | Friday 11 December |
Geography | Interviews will take place on weekdays between Wednesday 9 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Wednesday 9 December to Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
History (Ancient and Modern) | First college interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December, Thursday 10 December and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Tuesday 8 December to Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December to Thursday 17 December inclusive |
History | First college interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9th December, Thursday 10 December and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Tuesday 8 December to Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December to Thursday 17 December inclusive |
History and Economics | First college interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9th December, Thursday 10 December and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Tuesday 8 December to Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December to Thursday 17 December inclusive |
History and Politics | First college interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December, Thursday 10 December and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Tuesday 8 December to Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December to Thursday 17 December inclusive |
History and English | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December, Thursday 10 December and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December to Friday 11 December | 11am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December to Thursday 17 December inclusive |
History of Art | Each candidate will have two interviews across Monday 7 December and Tuesday 8 December (they may or may not be on the same day). | Monday 7 December to Tuesday 8 December | N/A | N/A |
Human Sciences | First and second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December, Thursday 10 December and Friday 11 December. Decisions regarding departmental panel interviews will be communicated to applicants by 9:30am on Monday 14 December. Panel interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December. | Tuesday 8 December to Friday 11 December | 9:30am on Monday 14 December | Tuesday 15 December |
Law/Law with Law Studies in Europe | First college interviews will take place between Monday 7 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to candidates by 9am on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 9am Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December |
Materials Science | Each candidate will have one interview at each of two different colleges, with either interview taking place on any day between Monday 7 December and Friday 11 December, or Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December to Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
Mathematics | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December, Wednesday 16 December and Thursday 17 December, although some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December to Thursday 17 December | N/A | N/A |
Mathematics and Computer Science | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Wednesday 16 December, and additional interviews will take place on Thursday 17 December. Some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 7 December; additional interviews for those candidates will take place on Wednesday 16 December and decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated by 11am on Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 14 December to Tuesday 15 December | 11am on Wednesday 16 December | Thursday 17 December |
Mathematics and Philosophy | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December, Wednesday 16 December and Thursday 17 December, although some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December to Thursday 17 December | N/A | N/A |
Mathematics and Statistics | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December, Wednesday 16 December and Thursday 17 December, although some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 7 December. | Monday 14 December to Thursday 17 December | N/A | N/A |
Medicine | Each shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by two colleges, with the interviews being either on Friday 11 December and Monday 14 December, or on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Friday 11 December to Wednesday 16 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 Thursday 17 December and interviews with the second college on Friday 18 December. | Thursday 17 December to Friday 18 December | N/A | N/A |
Classics and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December |
English and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December |
European and Middle Eastern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December |
History and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December |
Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December |
Modern Languages and Linguistics | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December |
Philosophy and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December |
Music | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December and Wednesday 9 December. Decisions regarding departmental interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Thursday 10 December. Departmental interviews will take place on Monday 14 December. | Monday 7 December to Wednesday 9 December | 2pm on Thursday 10 December | Monday 14 December |
Oriental Studies | Departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 December and Wednesday 9 December. First college interviews will take place on Thursday 10 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December. | Tuesday 8 December to Thursday 10 December | 2pm on Friday 11 December | Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December |
Philosophy, Politics and Economics | Most first college interviews will take place on Monday 7 December and Tuesday 8 December, although some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 30 November, and some interviews may take place on the morning of Wednesday 9 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Thursday 10 December. Second college interviews will take place on Friday 11 December, Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 7 December to Wednesday 9 December | 11am on Thursday 10 December | Friday 11 December to Wednesday 16 December |
Physics | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 9 December, Thursday 10 December, Friday 11 December and Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Wednesday 9 December to Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
Physics and Philosophy | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 9 December, Thursday 10th December, Friday 11 December and Monday 14 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Wednesday 9 December to Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
Psychology (Experimental) | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 14 December to Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 14 December, Tuesday 15 December and Wednesday 16 December. | Monday 14 December to Wednesday 16 December | N/A | N/A |
Philosophy and Theology | First and second college interviews will take place Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | N/A | N/A |
Religion and Oriental Studies | First and second college interviews will take place Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | N/A | N/A |
Theology and Religion | First and second college interviews will take place Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December and Thursday 10 December. | Monday 7 December to Thursday 10 December | N/A | N/A |