Sample interview timetable
Below is a subject-specific sample timetable outlining when online interviews took place in 2023 for applicants shortlisted for entry in 2024. 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 11 December and second college on Monday 11 or Tuesday 12 December. Decisions regarding third college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 10am on Wednesday 13. Third college interviews will take place on Thursday 14 December. | Monday 11 December to Tuesday 12 December | 10am on Wednesday 13 December | Thursday 14 December |
| Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | Departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December. First college interviews will take place between Wednesday 6 and Friday 8 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 8 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 7 and Tuesday 12 December. | Tuesday 5 December to Wednesday 8 December | 5pm on Friday 8 December | Thursday 7 December and Tuesday 12 December |
| Biochemistry | The large majority of interviews will take place between Monday 4 December and Thursday 7 December, although some interviews might take place in the week commencing 27 November. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | N/A | N/A |
| Biology | Each candidate will have interviews at two colleges between Monday 4 and Friday 8 December. | Monday 4 December to Friday 8 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 7 December and interviews with the second college on Friday 8 December. | Thursday 7 December to Friday 8 December | N/A | N/A |
| Chemistry | First college interviews will take place between Monday 4 December and Thursday 7 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated by 10am on Monday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 11am on Monday 11 December | Tuesday 12 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| Classical Archaeology and Ancient History | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4 December and Tuesday 5 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Thursday 7 December. Second college interviews will be on Friday 8 or Tuesday 12. | Monday 4 December to Tuesday 5 December | 11am on Thursday 7 December | Friday 8 December and Tuesday 12 December |
| Classics | Initial interviews with a first college, and sometimes with a second college, will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 8. Additional interviews will be on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 2pm on Friday 8 December | Monday 11 December to Wednesday 13 December |
| Classics and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | Initial interviews with a first college, and sometimes with a second college, will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. Asian and Middle Eastern Studies departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 8 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 7 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 5pm on Friday 8 December | Thursday 7 December to Wednesday 13 December |
| Classics and English | Initial interviews with a first college, and sometimes with a second college, will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 8. Additional interviews will be on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 2pm on Friday 8 December | Monday 11 December to Wednesday 13 December |
| Computer Science | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 11 December, Tuesday 12 December and some on Wednesday 13 December. Additional interviews will take place on Wednesday 13 December or Thursday 14 December. Some interviews, particularly for those with large time zone differences to the UK, may take place in the second half of the week commencing 4 December. | Monday 11 December to Wednesday 13 December | N/A | Wednesday 13 December to Thursday 14 December |
| Computer Science and Philosophy | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 11 December, Tuesday 12 December and some on Wednesday 13 December. Additional interviews will take place on Wednesday 13 December or Thursday 14 December. Some interviews, particularly for those with large time zone differences to the UK, may take place in the second half of the week commencing 4 December. | Monday 11 December to Wednesday 13 December | N/A | Wednesday 13 December to Thursday 14 December |
| Earth Sciences | Interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December. | Monday 4 December to Wednesday 6 December | N/A | N/A |
| Economics and Management | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and Friday 8th December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 10am on Monday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13. | Wednesday 6 December to Friday 8 December | 10am on Monday 11 December | Tuesday 12 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| Engineering | Most interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December, and some interviews may take place on Thursday 14 December. Overseas candidates may have interviews in the week commencing Monday 4 December. | Monday 11 December to Thursday 14 December | N/A | N/A |
| English Language and Literature | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Thursday 7 December. Second college interviews will be on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Wednesday 6 December | 2pm on Thursday 7 December | Monday 11 December to Wednesday 13 December |
| Fine Art | Candidates will have a departmental panel interview on any of Monday 4, Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December. Candidates may also have a college interview during this time. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated by 2pm on Wednesday 6 December, with interviews taking place on Friday 8. | Monday 4 December to Wednesday 6 December | 2pm on Wednesday 6 December | Friday 8 December |
| Geography | Interviews will take place on weekdays between Wednesday 6 December and Wednesday 13 December. | Wednesday 6 December to Wednesday 13 December | N/A | N/A |
| History (Ancient and Modern) | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December | 11am on Monday 11 December | Tuesday 12 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| History | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December | 11am on Monday 11 December | Tuesday 12 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| History and Economics | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December | 11am on Monday 11 December | Tuesday 12 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| History and Politics | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December | 11am on Monday 11 December | Tuesday 12 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| History and English | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Monday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December | 11am on Monday 11 December | Tuesday 12 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| History of Art | Each candidate will have two interviews across Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 December (they may or may not be on the same day). | Monday 4 December to Tuesday 5 December | N/A | N/A |
| Human Sciences | First and second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December. Decisions regarding departmental panel interviews will be communicated to applicants by 9:30am on Monday 11 December. Panel interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 December. | Tuesday 5 December to Friday 8 December | 9:30am on Monday 11 December | Tuesday 12 December |
| Law/Law with Law Studies in Europe | First college interviews will take place between Monday 4 December and Wednesday 6 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to candidates by 11am on Thursday 7 December. Second college interviews will take place on Friday 8 December. | Monday 4 December to Wednesday 6 December | 11am on Thursday 7 December | Friday 8 December |
| Materials Science | Each candidate will have two interviews, one at each of two different colleges, with either interview taking place on any of Thursday 7, Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Thursday 7 December to Wednesday 13 December | N/A | N/A |
| Mathematics / Mathematics and Statistics | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 December, although some interviews will take place in the week commencing Monday 4 December. | Monday 11 December to Thursday 14 December | N/A | N/A |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 11 December, Tuesday 12 December and some on Wednesday 13 December. Additional interviews will take place on Wednesday 13 December or Thursday 14 December. Some interviews, particularly for those with large time zone differences to the UK, may take place in the second half of the week commencing 4 December." | Monday 11 December to Wednesday 13 December | N/A | Thursday 14 December |
| Mathematics and Philosophy | Most first and second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 December, although some interviews will take place in the week commencing Monday 4 December. | Monday 11 December to Thursday 14 December | N/A | N/A |
| Medicine | Each shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by two colleges, with the interviews being either on Monday 11 or on Tuesday 12 December. | Monday 11 December to Tuesday 12 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 14 December and interviews with the second college on Friday 15 December. | Thursday 14 December to Friday 15 December | N/A | N/A |
| Classics and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 8 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 2pm on Friday 8 December | Monday 11 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| English and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 8 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 2pm on Friday 8 December | Monday 11 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| European and Middle Eastern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. Asian and Middle Eastern Studies departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 8 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 7 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 5pm on Friday 8 December | Thursday 7 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| History and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 8 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December | 2pm on Friday 8 December | Monday 11 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 8 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 2pm on Friday 8 December | Monday 11 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| Modern Languages and Linguistics | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 8 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 2pm on Friday 8 December | Monday 11 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| Philosophy and Modern Languages | First college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 2pm on Friday 8 December. Second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | 2pm on Friday 8 December | Monday 11 December and Wednesday 13 December |
| Music | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 4, Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December. Decisions regarding departmental interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Thursday 7 December. Departmental interviews will take place on Monday 11 December. | Monday 4 December to Wednesday 6 December | 5pm on Thursday 7 December | Monday 11 December |
| Philosophy, Politics and Economics | Most first college interviews will take place on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 December, although some interviews for overseas candidates will take place in the week commencing Monday 27 November, and some interviews may take place on the morning of Wednesday 6 December. Decisions regarding second college interviews will be communicated to applicants by 11am on Thursday 7 December. Second college interviews will take place on Friday 8, Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 4 December to Tuesday 5 December | 11am on Thursday 7 December | Friday 8 December to Wednesday 13 December |
| Physics | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 6, Thursday 7, Friday 8 and Monday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Wednesday 6 December to Monday 13 December | N/A | N/A |
| Physics and Philosophy | First college interviews will take place on Wednesday 6, Thursday 7, Friday 8 and Monday 11 December. Second college interviews will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Wednesday 6 December to Wednesday 13 December | N/A | N/A |
| Psychology (Experimental) | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 11 December to Wednesday 13 December | N/A | N/A |
| Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics | First and second college interviews will take place on Monday 11, Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December. | Monday 11 December to Wednesday 13 December | N/A | N/A |
| Philosophy and Theology | First and second college interviews will take place Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | N/A | N/A |
| Religion and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | First and second college interviews will take place between Monday 4 and Friday 8 December. Asian and Middle Eastern Studies departmental interviews will take place on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December. Decisions regarding additional interviews will be communicated to applicants by 5pm on Friday 8 December. Additional interviews will take place between Thursday 7 and Tuesday 12 December. | Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December | Friday 8 December | Thursday 7 December to 12 December |
| Theology and Religion | First and second college interviews will take place Monday 4, Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December. | Monday 4 December to Thursday 7 December | N/A | N/A |
