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Choosing your degree course is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. Your UCAS application is only the beginning of the…
March 31, 2021
There are around 7,000 languages spoken throughout the world. About 500 of these are seriously endangered; a language dies out, on average, every two weeks.…
March 13, 2021
You might know that the first women’s colleges at Oxford and Cambridge were founded in the 1860s and 70s, and conclude that there weren’t many…
March 9, 2021
The good student strives constantly to achieve a better essay each time they write one. It can be a challenge to find ways to keep…
March 4, 2021
While most universities are just academic institutions, some have a secret life moonlighting as movie stars. It’s common to see university architecture, lecture halls or…
March 1, 2021
Can you imagine a world without Google? It would never have existed without Stanford graduate Larry Page. In fact, many of the things that define…
March 1, 2021
Tell someone that you love great Victorian novels, and they’re likely to nod in approval. Tell them that you’re a big fan of poetry and…
February 28, 2021
Few things express the key role that the University of Oxford has played in the history of the world as well as the sheer number…
February 28, 2021
“There are people who embrace the Oxford comma, and people who don’t, and I’ll just say this: never get between these people when drink has…
February 26, 2021
There’s clearly something special about the University of Oxford. Let’s take a look at Oxford in the 20th century. 9 of the 19 Prime Ministers…
February 22, 2021
Many of us learn English primarily for work purposes, and yet business English doesn’t often feature in school curricula. You’ll probably have studied English poetry,…
February 22, 2021
You wouldn’t have thought that essays have much in common with creative writing. Creative writing, by definition, involves being ‘creative’: making things up, letting your…
February 21, 2021
When you first start to realise that your child is brighter than their peers – whether it’s hitting developmental milestones early, or reaching for toys…
February 21, 2021
At school, you don’t often get the opportunity to choose the format in which you answer a question. You’ll usually be told whether you should…
February 21, 2021
About the AuthorStephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching a PhD in Early Modern Academic Drama at…
February 20, 2021
Getting to grips with the best of English-language literature can be hard for those learning English as a foreign language. We’ve provided a list of…
February 20, 2021
As with any other country, we Brits are subject to our fair share of cultural stereotypes. While, to a greater or lesser degree, there’s an…
February 20, 2021
About the Author Stephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching a PhD in Early Modern Academic Drama…
February 19, 2021
You take many more GCSEs than A-levels, and you’ll be glad to learn that this means it’s much easier to choose. The idea of GCSEs…
February 19, 2021
About the AuthorStephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching a PhD in Early Modern Academic Drama at…
February 18, 2021
