Students on the UNIQ summer school.
Academic competitions for schools and colleges
Several colleges and departments of the University of Oxford run competitions which are open to students from schools and colleges.
Preparing an entry for one of these competitions is a valuable experience for academically motivated students, so please do encourage your students to enter. There are also some exciting prizes to be won.
Competitions with up-coming deadlines:
College / Department | Competition | Target Group | Deadline for entries | Further details |
| Oxford German Network | Oxford German Olympiad 2021 | UK resident students aged 9-18, who do not need to be studying German. | 12 noon, Thursday 11 March 2021 | Oxford German Olympiad 2021 |
| English Faculty | Contagion Cabaret competition | All GCSE and A-Level state school pupils | 5pm, Monday 19th April 2021 | Contagion Cabaret Competition |
| Hertford College | Unsung Heroes of Science | Anyone aged 16-18. | 11.59pm (BST), Friday 30th April 2021 | Unsung Heroes of Science |
| Department of Computer Science and Faculty of Philosophy | UK Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge | UK students in Years 2-13 (or equivalent) | You must register your school by October. The Challenge will take place in November | UK Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge |
More competitions will be published here throughout the year.