Lincoln College Study Days
Lincoln College Study Days 2026
This year we are again running in-person Study Days, for prospective students in Year 12 from state schools. The programme is designed to support students from non-traditional Oxbridge backgrounds who are on track to do well and potentially make an application to a selective university.
Our Study Days have FOUR subject options:
Physics and Engineering (taking place in Easter) or Modern Languages or English Literature or History and the Ancient World (which all take place in the summer).
The Study Days will take place in at Lincoln College Oxford on the following dates:
Physics and Engineering: Monday March 30th to Wednesday 1st April (Application deadline Friday 13th February at 5pm)
Modern Languages: Sunday August 9th to Tuesday 11th (Application deadline Friday 22nd May at 5pm)
English Literature: Tuesday August 11th to Thursday 13th (Application deadline Friday 22nd May at 5pm)
History and the Ancient World: Thursday August 13th to Saturday 15th (Application deadline Friday 22nd May at 5pm)
To apply fill out the form at the end of this page.
The application deadline is: For Physics and Engineering Friday 13th February at 5pm. For all other subjects Friday 22nd May at 5pm.
For confirmed participants:
Accommodation will be provided free of charge, onsite, in Lincoln College rooms. These will be en-suite and you will not need to bring bedding or towels, this will be provided.
We will also provide breakfast, lunch and dinner in our Dining Hall.
Travel reimbursement will happen after the event, we will provide a form for your details to which you will attach your receipts.
When you are arriving, please arrive between 3pm and 5pm on the first day of your course (see below). For directions and advice on travel see our page here: /discover/the-college/visiting-lincoln Please bear in mind we are very central and there is no parking at the College.
Below is an indicative outline of the programme and the dates that it takes place:
| Date | Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
Monday 30 March: Physics and Engineering Sunday 9 August: Modern Languages Tuesday 11 August: English Literature Thursday 13 August: History and the Ancient World |
15:00 onwards | Arrival and check-in |
| 17:30 | Tour of College | |
| 18:00 | Welcome and Intro to Oxford: with Access Officer and Student Ambassadors | |
| 19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:30 - 22:00 | JCR social evening | |
Tuesday 31 March: Physics and Engineering Monday 10 August: Modern LanguagesWednesday 12 August: English Literature Friday 14 August: History and the Ancient World |
08:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:00 | Welcome session: Oxford Explained and Q&A | |
| 10:00 | Faculty or Museum Session | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Academic mini-lectures | |
| 14:45 | Break | |
| 15:00 | Study Skills session | |
| 16:15 | Break | |
| 16:30 | Mock interviews: watch a demonstration interview with Tutors | |
| 19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:30 - 22:00 | JCR-run social evening | |
Wednesday 1 April: Physics and Engineering Tuesday 11 August: Modern LanguagesThursday 13 August: English Literature Saturday 15 August: History and the Ancient World |
08:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:15 | Tutorial sessions | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Oxford applications: Tests, Personal Statements | |
| 12:00 | Student Q&A and feedback | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 - onwards | Depart |