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We explore work experience for year 10 students, what options there are available to you. Ideas for specific industries that you may be interested in and how you can secure a placement. We also look at how a summer course can support in this process to.

This article explores that is a research paper, the importance of them and how to approach them.

This article summarises the benefits of Summer Discovery & Oxford Summer Courses joining together.

This article takes a look at the differences between Oxford and Cambridge.

Get inspired with EPQ topic ideas in science, humanities & more. Learn how Oxford Summer Courses can spark your research creativity & academic success.

Explore Oxford's Bodleian Libraries, famous for their academic treasures and stunning architecture. As a legal deposit library for 400 years, it houses over 13 million items. From the iconic Radcliffe Camera to the transformed Weston Library, trace its remarkable history and growth.

Discover the Corpus Clock in Cambridge, a bold and unusual timepiece with a gold-plated face and a "time-eating" grasshopper. Learn about its construction, the grasshopper escapement, and its unique design. Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking unveiled the clock in 2008.

Oxford University is one of the oldest and most influential centres of learning in the world, with teaching dating back to the 11th century. Evolving from a loose community of scholars into a structured collegiate system, it has shaped education for centuries. Today, it remains a global institution rooted in tradition, where history, teaching, and the city itself are deeply connected.