To prepare prospective applicants with the skills required to study at Oxford, we strongly encourage students to explore and deepen their subject knowledge well beyond the school curriculum. We call this particular kind of academic engagement super-curricular activity.
We believe this helps students develop the necessary thinking and problem-solving skills associated with the learning experience offered here at Oxford.
Useful resources
- Resources from St Hilda’s
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- Resources from the University of Oxford
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The University of Oxford has a lot of videos and resources available to help you with your application and to help you understand the University better. You can check these out here.
The University of Oxford's website, YouTube channel, and Instagram, all include information and resources that support applications to Oxford. You can also access the University’s podcasts explore and learn about a variety of subject/topic areas.
The University has a comprehensive list of suggested subject resources, which we recommend. But remember, these are suggestions only; please don't feel restricted to only reading what has been recommended here!
- Informed Choices
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It can be difficult to choose your A-Levels and to decide what to study at university. Maybe you know what you would like to do as a career, but you’re not sure how to get there. Informed Choices is a great website to help you decide.
- UCAS Personal Statements
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Your personal statement is a very important step of your application. It’s a chance for you to articulate why you’d like to study a particular course or subject, and what skills and experience you possess that show your passion for your chosen field. UCAS has helpful tips and ‘how to’ guides to help you with this step.
- Oxplore
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The home of big questions is a fantastic, brand new online super-curricular tool. This is an excellent resource for developing the skills to think deeply about an extensive range of topics and across the subject areas.
- HE Plus
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Useful resources from the University of Cambridge for students to find out about and deepen their thinking in a many subject areas.
- BBC
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BBC Bitesize
Breaks down subjects into easier and more manageable chunks for you to get your teeth into.
BBC iPlayer
Offers tv programmes from documentaries to news items, all which could help you explore your subject or area of interest.
BBC Radio 4
Broadcasts podcasts, documentaries, as well as news and dramatisations of plays.
BBC Science and Nature
Provides tv and radio programmes for those interested in the Sciences and Nature.
- edX
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edX offers you the chance to try a module of real undergraduate study in a subject area you are considering studying at university. It is an online learning platform offering free short courses from some of the world's best universities and institutions. You can purchase a certificate of competition but it is not necessary. It is the the learning experience that admissions tutors are most interested in reading about in personal statements.
- JSTOR
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JSTOR stands for Journal Storage. It’s an online database of scholarly journals in a variety of academic fields, including the mathematical sciences, to help you explore a wide range of content.
- New Scientist
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New Scientist is the world’s most popular weekly science and technology magazine. Its website, app and print editions cover international news from a scientific standpoint, and ask the biggest-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human.
- The British Library
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The British Library online showcases a unique collection of items with expert commentary related to History, English, Religious Studies, Citizenship and many other subjects.
Super-curricular Resources
For subject specific resources, please take a look at our undergraduate courses.
Please note that the views and information on external websites cannot be verified by the College and will not necessarily represent the official views of the College.
- Biochemistry Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some super curricular reading for Biochemistry? Check out these online resources:
Biochemistry at Oxford University
Want to know more about studying at Oxford University? Watch this short film to hear tutors and students talk about this undergraduate degree.
Biochemical Society
The Biochemical Society’s Education Programme aims to support the next generation of biochemists and provide opportunities for people of all ages to explore and discuss the issues raised by developments in molecular bioscience.
Chemistry World Podcasts
Chemical stories, interviews, news and opinions.
Nature - Scientific American
Scientific American covers the most important and exciting research, ideas and knowledge in science, health, technology, the environment and society.
Recommended Reading
The Department of Biochemistry have put together a list of books from those wishing to find out more about Biochemistry to those wanting to know how best to prepare for a course at Oxford.
What is Biochemistry?
Check out this video to find out what exactly is Biochemistry
- Biology Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some super curricular reading for Biology? Check out these online resources:
Primary School
follow Bill Nye
Follow Bill Nye as he explores different aspects of science. He has shows, documentaries, and books.
Secondary School and Sixth Form
View MOOC courses available from around the globe.
Biology Changing the World
Celebrates the great biologists of the past in order to inspire those of the future. The website, mobile app and school resources are packed with information and activities about the biologists that shaped the world we live in.
iBiology
Its mission is to convey, in the form of open-access free videos, the excitement of modern biology and the process by which scientific discoveries are made. This is a great website to explore different areas of Biology with videos and research talks.
IntoBiology
A collection of invaluable resources and information, for students, relating to both research and careers in this exciting field of science.
National Geographic
is a magazine which explores lots of different areas of the world around us.
Oxford Biology Podcasts
There are lots of different talks to sink your teeth into!
What if?
Would a toaster still work in the freezer? How many fireflies would it take to match the brightness of the sun? 'What if?' takes a look at some absurd hypothetical questions and gives serious scientific answers to them.
- Chemistry Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Chemistry? Check out these online resources:
Chemistry Podcasts
Explore Chemistry with these different podcasts.
Chemistry World
Keep up to date with the latest Chemistry news with this magazine.
Oxford Chemistry Reading List
You may wish to explore Chemistry with these recommended. books
Royal Society of Chemistry
Explore Chemistry with the oldest chemical society in the world!
What if?
Would a toaster still work in the freezer? How many fireflies would it take to make a match?
- Classics Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Classics? Check out these online resources:
The British Museum
With over eight million objects, the British Museum is a unique place, bringing together under one roof the cultures of the world, spanning continents and oceans. No other museum is responsible for collections of the same depth and breadth, beauty and significance.
Empires of Faith
This project aims to put the best of new and current research on late antique religious history and archaeology at the University of Oxford side by side with the unparalleled scholarly and material resources of the British Museum, in an experiment in intellectual collaboration between the two institutions in the United Kingdom with the greatest strengths in the material culture of this period.
Getting Started on Classical Latin
The aim of this free course is to enable you to get started on learning Latin in a fairly leisurely but well-focused way.
Introduction to Ancient Greek with Donald Kagan
This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the classical period.
Let's Play Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Oxford University
Join Oxford Classics as professors and students play Assassin's Creed Odyssey and discuss the historical world behind the game. In this episode, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History student Ben and Dr Damian Robinson, head of the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology, dive into exploring boats and sailing in the ancient world of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
Omnibus Magazine
Since 1980 Omnibus, a 32-page journal aimed at those in the final years of high school or starting university, has been published twice a year, initially by the Joint Association of Classical Teachers and now by the Classical Association.
The Iliad
The Iliad tells one part of the story of Ilium, another name for Troy, the city on the Hellespont which was besieged by a Greek army for 10 years before being destroyed by the wooden horse and the warriors hidden within it. Classics TL;DR is an animated series where we break down the ancient world so that you can delve right into the original stories.
The Roman Society
The Roman Society is the leading organisation in the United Kingdom for those interested in the study of Rome and the Roman Empire. Its scope is wide, covering Roman history, archaeology, literature and art down to about A.D. 700.
When did Greek statues become white?
This is a taster lecture in Classical Archaeology by Dr Milena Melfi, lecturer at the University of Oxford.
- Economics and Management Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Economics and Management? Check out these online resources:
50 things that made the modern economy
From the BBC, Tim Harford tells the fascinating stories of inventions, ideas and innovations which have helped create the economic world.
Core-Econ
An open-access platform for anyone who wants to understand the economics of innovation, inequality, environmental sustainability, and more.
The Economist
This newspaper has been published since September 1843 to take part “in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress”. This mission continues to guide their coverage: they publish it every week in the newspaper.
Economics of Climate Change
Dr Elizabeth Harnett, from Jesus College, Oxford, discusses the economics of climate change and the low-carbon transition.
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
This is Britain's longest-established independent research institute, founded in 1938. Their mission is to carry out research into the economic and social forces that affect people’s lives and to improve the understanding of those forces and how policy can bring about change.
NRICH Maths for Economists
This webpage is a small collection of advanced-level material from the main NRICH pages which will be of use or interest to those hoping to study economics at university. They are straight mathematics problems but have an economic flavour or application.
Royal Economic Society
Founded in 1890, the Royal Economic Society is one of the oldest economic associations in the world.
Sample reading list
To help you decide whether Oxford’s Economics & Management programme is right for you, this link provides a list of the kinds of articles and books that have previously been part of the first year of study.
Young Economist of the Year
This essay competition, organised by the Royal Economic Society and the Financial Times, is open to all year 12 and year 13 students studying for or A-Level, International Baccalaureate (IB) or Scottish Highers qualifications who either normally reside or are studying in the UK. Click on the link to find out more!
- Engineering Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some super curricular reading for Engineering? Check out these online resources:
Chemical Engineering Resources
Check out these articles about Chemical and Process Engineering Resources.
DAVID MCKAY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY WITHOUT THE HOT AIR (PDF)
How can we get off our fossil fuel addiction? David McKay explores this theme.
engNRICH
This website contains mathematical activities for students aged 16 - 19 designed to complement and enhance the study of engineering.
Engineer Girl
Women engineers work every day to shape the future and make the world a better, cleaner, safer place.
I want to study Engineering
This website looks at teaching you to solve engineering problems and to show that this process can be rewarding and a lot of fun.
National Science and Engineering Competitions
Students, young scientists, inventors, engineers, technologists and others interested in science and engineering can participate in science competitions.
Probabilistic robots
Professor Nick Hawes, of the Oxford Robotics Institute, delivers a taster lecture at an Engineering Science Open Day.
Tomorrow's Engineers
Get the most from your engineering engagement activity with guidance and information drawn from across the STEM community.
Uncover Engineering- Female students
This is a free residential course pilot which will let you discover what it’s like to be an engineer – trying out a subject you're not taught at school.
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for English Literature and Language? Check out these online resources:
10-minute Book Club
There are ten literary excerpts that you can read in just ten minutes. Each extract has been chosen by Oxford academics and is paired with free resources and an introduction by an expert suggesting themes or contexts to think about as you read, by yourself or in discussion with family, friends, colleagues, or anyone else you’d like to connect with.
10-minute Book ClubApproaching Shakespeare Podcast
Each lecture in this series focuses on a single play by Shakespeare and employs a range of different approaches to try to understand a central critical question about it. Rather than providing overarching readings or interpretations, the series aims to show the variety of different ways we might understand Shakespeare, the kinds of evidence that might be used to strengthen our critical analysis, and, above all, the enjoyable and unavoidable fact that Shakespeare's plays tend to generate our questions rather than answer them.
Approaching Shakespeare PodcastDiscovering Literature
Brings to life the social, political and cultural context in which key works of literature were written. Enjoy digitised treasures from our collection, newly commissioned articles, short documentary films and teachers’ notes.
Discovering LiteratureManga Shakespeare
This is a series of critically acclaimed books featuring cutting-edge manga illustrations with the abridged original text from Shakespeare. Manga is a visual medium originating from Japan, used for popular communication and education, increasingly popular in the West.
The Forum
The Forum, the BBC World Service's flagship discussion programme, brings together prominent thinkers from different disciplines and different parts of the world to create stimulating discussion informed by highly distinct academic, artistic, and cultural perspectives.
The ForumThe Forum - Classic literature: Reading between the lines
From Moby Dick to the Moomins, the BBC's Forum explores the books that captured the world's imagination.
The Forum - Classic literature: Reading between the linesThe Poetry Society
Founded in 1909 to promote “a more general recognition and appreciation of poetry”. Since then, it has grown into one of Britain’s most dynamic arts organisations, representing British poetry both nationally and internationally. Today it has more than 5,000 members worldwide and publishes The Poetry Review.
- Geography Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Geography? Check out these online resources:
Ask the Geographer
Explore different areas of Geography with podcasts by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools.
British Geological Survey
The British Geological Survey is a world-leading geological survey and global geoscience organisation, focused on public-good science for government and research to understand earth and environmental processes.
Career prospects - Geography
A degree in Geography opens up a plethora of avenues in terms of career choice. Current students and alumni from the School of Geography and the Environment answer the most commonly asked questions and give a taste of what being a Geography student at Oxford is really like, so you can decide whether studying here might be for you.
Costing the Earth Podcast
This BBC Radio 4 programme explores fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working towards a cleaner, greener planet.
Geographical Magazine
Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Informative, authoritative and educational, this site’s content covers a wide range of subject areas, including geography, culture, wildlife and exploration, illustrated with superb photography.
Geography Taster Lecture
Professor Anna Lora-Wainwright discusses the complexity of citizenship in this virtual lecture.
National Geographic
Magazine that explores many different areas of the world around us.
Time for Geography
Time for Geography brings together a unique community of geographers, film-makers and educators, with experience from across the spectrum of geography.
Worldmapper
A collection of world maps called cartograms where territories are resized on each map according to the subject of interest. Our range of maps is continuously extended and updated. Explore the world as you’ve never seen it before!
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Ancient and Modern History, Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, or History? Check out these online resources:
Archaeology
Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world-famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time.
Archaeology Skills and Techniques
Fane Road Archaeology Group are predominantly enthusiastic amateurs but we work with expert archaeologists. The experts lead our community excavations, and they are available to train us in best practice techniques.
Current Archaeology
Discover everything you need to know about archaeology in Britain with Current Archaeology, the UK’s favourite archaeology magazine.
National Geographic
Discover more about the world around you with this magazine.
When did Greek statues become white?
Taster lecture in Classical Archaeology by Dr Milena Melfi, lecturer at the University of Oxford.
Young Archaeologists' Club
The Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) is the only UK-wide club where 8-16 year olds can participate in real archaeology and discover why it matters.
History
BBC History magazine
The official website for BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.
BBC Radio 4 In Our Time
Explore historical themes, events, and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
The British Museum
With over eight million objects, the British Museum is a unique place, bringing together under one roof the cultures of the world, spanning continents and oceans. No other museum is responsible for collections of the same depth and breadth, beauty and significance.
Historical Association
bringing together people who share an interest in, and love for the past and to further the study, teaching and enjoyment of History.
History Chicks
Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider's goal is to introduce you to female characters in history, factual or fictional via their podcast.
Imperial War Museum
IWM is a global authority on conflict and its impact on people’s lives.
International health in global governance after the First World War
Patricia Clavin’s research looks at how questions of global health and economic stability interconnect. With host Professor Rana Mitter, Patricia reveals how pandemics after the First World War helped produce new institutions of global governance and the important role played by student activists, including some from Oxford. Patricia is a Professor of International History and has written books on the history of the League of Nations, the Great Depression in the 1930s, and the history of internationalism.
Introduction to Ancient Greek History with Donald Kagan
This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the classical period.
Killing Time
The podcast that investigates the darkest moments in our past to shine a light on wider histories.
Lest We Forget
Project led by the University of Oxford which aimed to capture the memories and stories of the First World War before they were lost to history.
Pitt Rivers Museum
Founded in 1884, the Pitte Rivers Museum houses more than 500,000 objects, photographs, and manuscripts from all over the world, and from all periods of human existence.
The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World
Start exploring the Roman World with ORBIS' Roman map!
- Law Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Law? Check out these online resources:
Law in Action
Joshua Rozenberg presents Radio 4's long-running legal magazine programme, featuring reports and discussion on matters relating to law.
Legislation.gov
Stay up to date with newly enacted legislation for the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as it is published to this site using our free subscription feeds, or by browsing new legislation by publication date.
Public Law for Everyone
Professor Mark Elliot from the University of Cambridge has a blog that discusses different aspects of Public Law.
Recommended books
The Oxford Law Faculty does not expect candidates to have any specific legal knowledge. Nevertheless, if you wish to gain further insight into the subject, click on the Recommended Books link.
The Supreme Court
You can watch live court sittings, recorded current cases, and decided cases, as well as reading about court procedures.
The Lawyer Portal
The Lawyer Portal (TLP) aims to be the definitive resource for everyone considering a career in law, whatever their stage or background.
There's also a handy guide about the LNAT. - Mathematics Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Mathematics? Check out these online resources:
Oxford Mathematics Alphabet
Here you will find members of the Oxford Mathematical Institute writing about engaging mathematical ideas and the latest research. Posters will be available for all letters to download and print. Keep checking back to see the next instalment.
The Oxford Online Maths Club
Every Thursday at 16:30 (UK time), the Oxford Online Maths Club will be livestreaming one hour of maths problems, puzzles, mini-lectures, and Q&A. It’s free, interactive, casual, and relaxed, and the live streams are recorded so that you can watch back afterwards if you're not free at 16:30 on a Thursday.
Plus magazine
Plus is an online magazine which aims to introduce readers to the beauty and the practical applications of mathematics.
NRICH
run by the University of Cambridge, NRICH has a lot of problems and activities that you can access and practice.
Tom Rocks Maths!
Tom is a Mathematician at the University of Oxford. Through his different videos, he explores different areas of mathematics.
Numberphile
the largest maths education channel on YouTube with over 3 million subscribers.
Want to know more about studying at the University of Oxford and what a course here would entail? You can access the Mathematics prospectus from the University of Oxford.
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Modern Languages? Check out these online resources:
French
Catch up on the latest news with one of the major newspapers in France, Le Monde, Le Figaro, or Libération, or the weekly French news magazine L’Obs. More broadly across the Francophone world, Jeune Afrique, for example, provides weekly news across 54 African countries.
A range of podcasts are accessible via the French news website France 24 and you can listen to a number of radio networks (such as France Culture and regional radio stations) via Radio France.
L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie is a portal site promoting the French language and its cultural and linguistic diversity.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses - with the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages at Oxford, you can further explore this eighteenth-century novel that is studied as part of the first-year course.
Harry Potter and the Translator's Headache (part 1 and part 2) - Professor Simon Kemp, Associate Professor of French and Fellow of Somerville College, offers an insight into the issues students consider when studying Advanced French Translation at Oxford University.
German
Der Spiegel - catch up with the latest news with the newspaper, Der Spiegel
Deutsch als Fremdsprache - you can search different texts from all kinds of different subjects in German to help you progress and develop your vocabulary.
Deutsche Plus! - Free BBC lessons and courses online for German.
Goethe Institute - German courses (in England and Germany) and learning material
Goethe Institute Practice Materials - You can find practice materials for the listening, reading, writing and speaking sections.
Major novels in German - sometimes finding the right novel to read in German can be a challenge. Fluent U have found eight popular classic German novels for you to get to grips with.
Oxford German Classic 2021: Literature and Philosophy in Kleist's "Die Verlobung in St. Domingo" - This conversation between Dr Karolina Watroba and Dr Joanna Raisbeck accompanies the launch of "A German Classic 2021" - the essay competition for sixth formers with the Oxford German Network. The Oxford German Network founded 'A German Classic' in 2017 and it is designed to celebrate a different literary classic each year and encourage in-depth study by creating a wide range of resources that open up different perspectives on the concerns at the heart of the work.
Spanish
Stay up to date with news from the Americas by reading La Crónica de Hoy, one of Mexico’s major dailies or Argentina’s Clarín. For news from Spain options include Madrid’s left-leaning El País, the right-learning El Mundo, or Barcelona’s La Vanguardia.
Spain’s equivalent of the BBC iPlayer is RTVE Play, (alternatively accessible via the smartphone app ‘RTVE Play’), a huge site with endless options for watching Spanish TV (free of charge) from present-day offerings to programmes from back in the 1960s. There are plenty of enjoyable historical dramas (e.g., Isabel and Carlos, Rey Emperador) that can help you pick up some knowledge of the history of the Hispanic World.
The Spanish Language & Culture website curated by Barbara Kuczun Nelson is an excellent resource for combining the broadening of cultural horizons by way of songs and videos (inc. subtitles) with helpful grammar practice.
Conjuguemos is really good fun, with quick-fire games to test your knowledge of Spanish verb conjugations.
Finally, if you’d like to begin thinking about some of the literature you can study at Oxford, listen to some of the tutors talk about the books they enjoy reading and teaching on the Oxford Spanish Literature Podcast. If any of these spark your interest, there is a vast amount of material concerning Hispanic literature available on the website of the Biblioteca Cervantes Virtual.
Italian
Catch up on the latest news from Italy with one of its many daily newspapers: Corriere della Sera; La Repubblica; Il Sole 24 Ore; La Stampa. Alternatively, tune into the 24-hour RAI news channel.
Alma TV - an Italian website full of resources for learners with different levels available. Grammar, listening comprehension, even graphic novels are available.
Accademia della Crusca - has a wide range of useful resources on the history and development of the Italian language, including access to the archive of their popular ‘Consulenza linguistica’ service.
Art Online - Contains an updated section on art news, and a list of the main exhibitions. There are sections about old and contemporary artists
With both Radio Italia and Rai Play Radio, you can also listen to Italian radio at your leisure.
Rai Scuola, ‘Italiano per stranieri’ – a free online language course with lots of video lessons.
Linguistics
An introduction to Linguistics - produced by Dr Jamie Findlay, Departmental Lecturer in Syntax at the University of Oxford, this video is an introduction to the study of linguistics
Linguistics and Language Podcasts - you can find a range of different podcasts available here.
Discover the UK Linguistics Olympiad.
Other languages and mixed
Adventures on the Bookshelf – a blog for students and teachers of Years 11 to 13 written by staff and students of Oxford University
Association for Language Learning literature project - links to online literary texts in French, German, and Spanish
Conjuguemos - learn languages with lots of fun games and activities
Creative Multilingualism - a recorded event from 2020 about multilingualism
Languages Online - lots of resources on one website to help you through your school lessons
Planet 42 - enjoy playing some language games
French
L’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
Harry Potter and the Translator’s Headache Part 1
Harry Potter and the Translator’s Headache Part 2
German
Goethe Institute Practice Materials
Spanish
Oxford Spanish Literature Podcast
Italian
Rai Scuola, ‘Italiano per stranieri’
Linguistics
An introduction to linguistics
Linguistics and Language Podcast
Other languages and mixed
- Physics Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Physics? Check out these online resources:
CERN
"At CERN, we probe the fundamental structure of particles that make up everything around us. We do so using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments."
How to Design a Particle Accelerator
With Suzie Sheehy How do you go about designing a particle accelerator? Suzie Sheehy discusses how they work, what form they take, and what champagne means to an accelerator physicist.
In our Time
Find yourself stuck inside with a bit of time on your hands? In Our Time continues to be an excellent informational resource, study aid and an enlightening, entertaining way to delve into the minutiae of any subject. So why not teach yourself a lesson with In Our Time's majestical knowledge juggernaut!
Institute of Physics
Explore Physics with the Institute of Physics! Join them as they take you on a journey to understand the secrets of the world around us - and see how physics can help to address some of the biggest challenges facing society today.
Isaac Physics
From school to university, the Isaac Physics free platform has resources available for teachers and students.
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Explore space and physics with NASA.
National Science and Engineering Competitions
Students, young scientists, inventors, engineers, technologists and others interested in science and engineering can participate in several science competitions.
Ogden Trust
Established in 1999 by Sir Peter Ogden, the Trust exists to promote the teaching and learning of physics. Check out their resources, available from primary school students to secondary school students.
Oxford Research: How do quantum physicists affect industry?
Sir Martin Wood founded Oxford Instruments in 1959 as a spin-out company to manufacture superconducting magnets for research. In this video, find out how an Oxford researcher of quantum computation is working with the company today to create tools for tomorrow's researchers.
Oxford Research: Near perfect distance measurement
Professor Armin Reichold has turned fundamental research into commercial success: a highly accurate measurement technique initially developed for an academic project has been given a commercial application through Etalon AG, a German spin-out company.
Oxford Research: Particle Accelerator - Physics for the masses
A University of Oxford outreach project about accelerator physics was conceived to inspire young minds in Oxfordshire but has gone much further than anyone could have imagined.
Particle Australia
Launched in 2017, Particle Australia delivers creative, engaging, digital content designed to bring science to a digitally connected audience.
PhET Simulations
PhET provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations. They extensively test and evaluate each simulation to ensure educational effectiveness.
Physics World Stories Podcast
Physics is full of captivating stories, from ongoing endeavours to explain the cosmos to ingenious innovations that shape the world around us. In the Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester talks to the people behind some of the most intriguing and inspiring scientific stories.
Richard Feynman's Messenger Lecture Series
Project Tuva was a collaborative research project with Bill Gates in 2009 demonstrating the potential of interactive video learning by highlighting the “core scientific concepts” of Richard Feynman’s Messenger Lectures Series. Upon release, the first of the seven lectures: The Law of Gravitation – An Example of Physical Law, was brought to life with interactive visualizations, links to searchable transcripts, integrated note-taking capabilities and other features.
Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), founded in 1820, encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science.
How to Design a Particle Accelerator
National Science and Engineering Competitions
How Do Quantum Physicists Affect Industry?
Oxford Research: Near Perfect Distance Measurement
Oxford Research: Particle Accelerator – Physics for the Masses
Physics World Stories Podcasts
- Psychology Super Curricular Resources
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Need help with finding some supercurricular reading for Psychology? Check out these online resources:
Nature Human Behaviour
Journal that publishes not only primary research but also reviews, critical comment, news and analysis.
Oxford Research: To the Zooniverse and beyond
Harnessing the time and skills of millions of volunteers worldwide is proving to be an extremely powerful way of driving research in fields as diverse as history, zoology, physics and even the response to humanitarian disasters.
Self Care with Drs Sarah - Podcast Women in Science
Podcast available via various media including Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud and Spotify.
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes. With Brian Cox and Robin Ince.
The New Scientist
The world’s most popular weekly science and technology publication. Their website, app and print editions cover international news from a scientific standpoint, and ask the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human. If someone in the world has a good idea, you will read about it in New Scientist.
Toddlers Think for Themselves!
Social learning has been a large focus of early developmental psychology for the past three decades. While it reveals how culture is transmitted to young children, questions about how young children come up with their own ideas and learn for themselves have been largely ignored. This talk, with Dr Elena Hoicka from the University of Bristol, will present research showing that toddlers can be creative and come up with their own ideas. Elena will focus on toddlers' creation of their own novel jokes and pretending, and toddlers' divergent thinking with novel objects.