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Britishness; queuing, apologising, Her Majesty…and the “loo” | Oxford Royale Summer Schools

Time spent in London with ORA is full of learning experiences- some academic, some more aimed at understanding the unique vagaries of British culture!

September 22, 2018

Oxford becomes first UK university to top Times Higher Education world rankings

It has just been announced that the University of Oxford has topped the Times Higher Education world university rankings – the first UK institution to…

September 22, 2018

A Guide to 3 Fascinating Historical Villains You Probably Won’t Know Much About

About the AuthorStephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching an MA in English Literature. So you know…

September 19, 2018

9 Essay Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

There are lots of ways to write a bad essay; we’ve compiled some of the worst offenders.

September 19, 2018

2016 Scholarship Applications Now Open

We’re pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for scholarships for our 2016 summer school. Oxford Royale Summer Schools scholarships allow students to…

September 16, 2018

Do you wish you had a time machine? | Oxford Royale Summer Schools

We're pleased to announce that now, for all students who took part in 2017 or later, course resources are available online!

September 15, 2018

How to Choose Your Summer School: 8 Things to Consider

There are so many factors that can go into choosing a summer school; here’s our advice on sorting through them to pick the summer school…

September 12, 2018

Book Now For Our Oxford Summer School 2017!

We are delighted to announce that bookings are now open for our Oxford Summer School 2017. Whether you missed out this summer or you had…

September 9, 2018

The Countries ORA Students Came From in 2014

This summer, Oxford Royale Summer Schools as ever welcomed a huge range of nationalities to our summer school. With students from no fewer than 94…

September 6, 2018

8 Things Teachers Wish Their Students Would Do

Teachers have a lot of knowledge and wisdom to impart, but there are some things that their students have to learn for themselves.

September 5, 2018

Gap Year Students Arrive at Yarnton Manor

Oxford Royale Summer Schools is pleased to announce that our very first Gap Year Projects students will be arriving in Yarnton Manor in the coming…

September 4, 2018

A Final Farewell to Summer 2018

As another summer comes to an end, it is time to wrap up ORA’s Summer School until 2019. The past 12 weeks of non-stop learning,…

August 31, 2018

Oxford Royale’s 2014 #ORASELFIE Competition Winner

Competition has been fierce, but the winner has been chosen. We’ve seen group selfies, dinner selfies, punting selfies, college selfies, plane selfies, party selfies, upside-down…

August 30, 2018

Your Back-To-School To Do List

Following these tips will make going back to school after the holidays that bit easier.

August 29, 2018

The very last week of ORA Summer School 2017 is upon us | Oxford Royale Summer Schools

Punting; wildlife; brilliant talks by visiting academics and high-flying experts; a trip to the opera: a week at ORA has everything you could possibly want.

August 25, 2018

ORA 2014 in Numbers

Perhaps you already knew that ORA has welcomed nearly 2,000 students from nearly 100 different countries on our summer school this year.

August 23, 2018

Oxford Royale’s 2016 #ORASELFIE Competition Winner

This year's #ORASELFIE competition has drawn an impressive variety of creative entries. After much deliberation, however, we are delighted to announce the overall winner!

August 23, 2018

7 Ways to Build on Your Time at Summer School (All Year Round)

Going to a summer school can feel like going on holiday. For a couple of weeks, you’re surrounded by new friends, you’re doing exciting activities,…

August 22, 2018

Oxford Royale’s 2015 #ORASELFIE Competition Winner

When we announced that the #ORASELFIE competition would be coming back for our 2015 summer school, we never expected so many exceptional entries. It was…

August 21, 2018

Campus Highlights: Balliol

As summer has draws to a close, we’ll be looking back at the respective highlights across our eight campuses. Founded in 1263 and boasting a…

August 19, 2018