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 |
| Hertford College | Unsung Heroes of Science | Anyone aged 16-18. | 11.59pm (UK time), Friday 30th April 2021 | Unsung Heroes of Science |
| Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research and Faculty of Classics | 2021 Creative Writing Competition | Anyone aged 14-18 (or in Years 9-13, or equivalent) | 6pm (UK time) on Thursday 27 May 2021 | Creative Writing Competition 2021 |
| Keble College | Theology & Religion Essay Competition | Any school student within two years of entering university (in the UK, Year 12 or 13, or equivalent) | Friday 4 June 2021 | Theology & Religion Essay Competition |
| Oriel College | Lloyd Davies Philosophy Essay Prize | Students in Year 12 (or equivalent) | 12 noon, Monday 21 June 2021 | Lloyd Davies Philosophy Essay Prize |
| Oxford German Network | German Classic 2021 | UK resident students aged 16-18, beginning their final year of full-time study at a secondary school in the UK in September 2021. Students must have a GCSE or equivalent in German. | 12 noon, Wednesday 15 September 2021 | German Classic 2021 |
| 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 |
| Faculty of Classics | The David Raeburn Prize | Any participant aged 11-18 (or Years 7-13 or equivalent) | 6pm, Thursday 2 December 2021 | The David Raeburn Prize |
More competitions will be published here throughout the year.