Lincoln College Study Days
Lincoln College Study Days 2025
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:
History and the Ancient World (taking place in Easter) or Physics and Engineering or Modern Languages or English Literature (which all take place in the summer).
The Study Days will take place in at Lincoln College Oxford on the following dates:
History and the Ancient World: Thursday April 10th to Sunday 12th (Application deadline passed)
English Literature: Sunday August 10th to Tuesday 12th
Physics and Engineering: Tuesday August 12th to Thursday 14th
Modern Languages and Literature: Thursday August 14th to Saturday 16th
To apply fill out the form at the end of this page.
The application deadline for the Physics and Engineering, Modern Languages, and English Literature will be Thursday 22nd May at 12noon.
The application deadline for History and the Ancient World was Monday 3rd March at 12 noon and has now passed.
For confirmed participants:
Accommodation will be provided free of charge, onsite, in Lincoln College rooms. These will be on-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 their is no parking at the College.
Below is an indicative outline of the programme and the dates that it takes place:
| Date | Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
Thursday 10 April: History and the Ancient World Sunday 12 August: English Literature Tuesday 12 August: Physics and Engineering Thursday 14 August: Modern Languages |
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 | |
Friday 11 April: History and the Ancient World Monday 13 August: English LiteratureWednesday 13 August: Physics and Engineering Friday 15 August: Modern Languages |
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 | |
Saturday 12 April: History and the Ancient World Tuesday 12 August: English LiteratureThursday 14 August: Physics and Engineering Saturday 16 August: Modern Languages |
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 |