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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…
January 22, 2020
Medicine is notoriously one of the toughest, most competitive and most prestigious degree courses available. Med students can have a workload that’s double that of…
January 19, 2020
You may well have read that the best indicator of a child’s success at school is not the wealth or education of their parents. You…
January 19, 2020
About the Author Samantha Love read Law at Merton College, Oxford, and is currently following the BCL course. …
January 17, 2020
With so much competition for university places and jobs, it pays to make the most of your free time by using it productively and developing…
January 16, 2020
Robert Cronshaw, a Medical student at Jesus College, Cambridge, introduces you to the fascinating subject of neuroscience. Neuroscience is the study of the function of…
January 15, 2020
Oxford is a world of its own. Its ‘dreaming spires’ and unique charm have inspired the work of authors, poets and artists for centuries. Oxford’s…
January 13, 2020
Mathematics students have a lot of reasons to feel pleased with themselves. Mathematics graduates are constantly in short supply, they have a plethora of well-paid…
January 12, 2020
When you’re applying for your very first job, your CV can feel a little bare. You should also read… A Complete Guide to Internships 8…
January 11, 2020
About the Author Samantha Love read Law at Merton College, Oxford, and is currently following the BCL course. It makes sense that all qualified lawyers…
January 10, 2020
About the author Philippa Logan read Natural Sciences (specialising in Chemistry) at Newnham College, Cambridge. ‘All science is either physics or stamp collecting.’ So said…
January 8, 2020
Linguistics is the study of language from a scientific perspective: what language is, how it develops, how it is acquired, how it is structured, what…
January 5, 2020
Is there a subject that you just do really well in? You might also enjoy… 8 Ways to Check If You’ve Really Understood Your Studies…
January 5, 2020
One of the most exciting and challenging parts of moving forward through your academic career is the increasing amount of freedom you get to decide…
January 4, 2020
The move to university isn’t just a big educational step. For many people, it’s also the first time they move out of home. You might…
January 3, 2020
The SAT, previously known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test but now known as the Scholastic Assessment Test, is an admissions test employed by most American…
December 27, 2019
Britain has a wealth of great Christmas traditions. Here are some of ORA’s favourites. Christmas pudding This dried fruit pudding – served with brandy poured…
December 24, 2019
It’s easy to imagine that learning stops once you leave university. You might also enjoy… 6 Ways to Manage Your Studies Over Christmas How to…
December 19, 2019
About the author Philippa Logan read Natural Sciences (specialising in Chemistry) at Newnham College, Cambridge. A concept has a simple enough definition: ‘an abstract or…
December 18, 2019
The library at Chatsworth House Vividly brought to life in popular culture by television series such as Brideshead Revisited and Downton Abbey, Britain’s stately homes…
December 17, 2019