There are three new exciting tasks for pupils in Years 8 to 12, as well as our prestigious Camden House Book Proposal for postgraduates and early-career researchers at a UK university.
To clarify: Round 1 and Round 2 are separate competitions. You may enter both, but do not need to have entered Round 1 in order to enter Round 2.
Entries should be submitted via the online form. Please note that we cannot accept postal or email entries. Entries received by post, by email or after the deadline will not be considered.
The deadline to submit your entries is 26 March 2026 at 12 noon.
Results will be published on our website in June 2026. Winners and runners-up will be contacted by email and invited to a prize-giving ceremony at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, in June 2026.
St Anne’s College runs a Supercurricular club – a series of online seminars aimed at Year 12 students looking to explore their interests ahead of applying to university.
This year, St Anne’s will be running eight sessions on a range of different subjects (from pathogens to music to Japanese literature) at 4-5pm every Thursday from 16 April to 4 June 2026.
Each taster session will be one hour long and will introduce students to our researchers’ work, and what this subject area might be like to study at undergraduate level. Open to Year 12 students who would like to get a taste of their subject at this level and learn from an Oxford University academic!
A list of the session topics can be found below:
More information and recordings of last year’s sessions, including one on how to read a medieval poem (with our lovely Tutor in German Dr Anna Wilmore), can be found on the St Anne’s website here: St Anne’s Super-Curricular Club
Oxford’s University College, Magdalen College, and the Faculties of History and Modern Languages are delighted to announce that the virtual BAME Humanities Study Day will return for 2026 on Wednesday 8th April!
This event offers UK state school students with Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) heritage an exciting opportunity to engage with academic taster sessions from across the Humanities subjects, and also to access insight into Oxford student life and support with the admissions process.
The day will open with an introduction to the University of Oxford followed by the opportunity to attend two humanities subject lectures. Students will learn more about the Oxford application process in our subject-specific admissions workshops. The day will conclude with a live student life Q&A where you will have the opportunity to ask your questions to current Oxford students from BAME backgrounds.
Screenshot of the Q&A with undergraduates from the 2021 Humanities Study Day
For the academic lectures you will be able to choose from the following subjects:
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Classics
English
History
History of Art
Modern Languages
Linguistics
Philosophy
Theology.
You will be able to specify your preferred lectures on the application form. All lectures will be recorded and available to watch after the event. If you are unable to attend live on the day but would like access to the recordings and resources, then please still submit an application via the form below.
Before attending the subject day, I had no prior ideas about attending Oxford, nor was I really interested. This was mostly because I thought Oxford was an unreachable place for someone like me, a coloured girl who does not come from a highly prestigious background, which I believed Oxford to be the opposite. Attending the study day made me realise Oxford is actually a very accessible and open place for someone of my background…
– 2023 Study Day participant
Eligibility Criteria:
Year 12
Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME) Heritage
Attend a UK State School (unless you have extenuating circumstances or meet several of the priority criteria listed below)
If spaces are limited, priority will be given to students who meet one or more of the following: first generation in your family to attend university, have experience of being in care, are a young carer, are eligible for Free School Meals/Pupil Premium, are from an area of deprivation or area with a low rate of progression to university.
Applications are now OPEN and will close on 2nd March. You can apply via this online form.
If you have any questions about this event please email one of the organisers, Nuala Marshall (Senior Outreach & Access Officer, Magdalen College) at outreach@magd.ox.ac.uk.
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