Oxford from the Inside

Quickfire Questions: In the latest episode, Megan (she/her) is joined by Kyla (she/her) to talk about life as an Oxford student. How is this term different from a normal Oxford term? How do you make sure you relax mindfully? Tune in to find out what it's like as a 2nd-year chemistry student!

In this interview, author JP Ay (he/him) interviews fellow student author Peter Wallich (he/him) about his book Learn Better At Home. Peter shares his insights into how to best self-study, why it is an important skill and also talks about some of the access schemes he has been involved in at Oxford. Definitely one to watch if you are revising for any upcoming exams!!! 00:14 Introductions   01...

Quickfire Questions: In todays QQ episode, Siam (he/him) talks to JP (he/him) about what is his favourite thing about his college! Stay in tuned to find out a few reasons that make St Hilda's quite special in comparison to the other colleges at Oxford!

In the latest episode, Megan (she/her) is joined by Ruoh Yang (he/him), who recently graduated from studying engineering at Trinity College. What is the best thing about engineering at Oxford? What careers can you have after an engineering degree? Is it ok to apply if you don't like all aspects of engineering? (Spoiler alert: definitely.) Tune in to find out more!   Timestamps: 0:57 - How is...

Quickfire Questions: In today's QQ episode, Olviya (she/they) talks to Clarissa (she/her) about dealing with stress. Join us as we talked about how Clarissa learned to cope with stress as a first year, what her methods are for tackling it well, and the impacts of a pandemic on her productivity and stress levels. 

Today Ana is joined by Nina and Kyana, two law Erasmus students , to discuss their experience as exchange students. How did they learn about the programme, and how did they apply? Did they find it hard to settle in to Oxford life? How does Oxford differ from their home universities in Munich and Paris? And lastly, as international students, which advice about bank accounts, pre-reading, and gettin...

Today Ellis (she/her) is joined by outgoing members of the LGBTQ+ society committee: Yannis (he/him), Rodrigo (they/them) and Artemis (they/them) who were social secretary, welfare representative and trans representative respectively. Tune in to hear us talk about their experiences at Oxford, their roles within the committee and what advice they would give to prospective LGBTQ+ applicants!

Quickfire Questions:  In this episode of Quickfire Questions, Nelson asks Kyla about how she deals with imposter syndrome at Oxford.  All Oxford students have earned their place at Oxford, however, that doesn't stop imposter syndrome creeping up from time to time. Join us as Kyla discusses her experiences with imposter syndrome and the methods she uses to overcome this. 

Quickfire Questions: Check out our latest 'Quickfire Questions' episode where Mary (3rd Year, Biochemistry) talks about what surprised her the most when she arrived at Oxford. What is surprising about Biochemistry? What are some 'Oxfordesque' traditions? What is Oxford life like as a fresher? - check out this short episode for the answers and more!

Quickfire Questions: Siam is joined with Jacob to talk about his top study tips. Tune in for this one to hear from the true master of productivity and efficiency!!

In today's episode we are getting to know a little more about our new interviewers!! Introducing Nelson (1st Year PPE), JP (4th Year Biochemistry), Ana (1st Year PPE) and Olviya (1st Year English.) Not only will we get to know a little bit more about our new interviewers but we also discuss future episode ideas and what we can expect from our new extension of our team!!

In today’s episode Siam is with Bethany to discuss what everything about studying Theology and Religion at Oxford. What is Theology? What modules do you study in your first and second years? What has been Bethany’s favourite parts of the course? Stay tuned to find out!! Including a whistle stop tour of the arguments for and against the existence of God!

Quickfire Questions: In this episode, Junaid has a chat with Grace, 2nd year English literature student, all about imposter syndrome and how she deals with it. Join us as Grace explains how she perceives imposter syndrome, how present it is in Oxford culture and her mindset for tackling it. Regardless of your achievements, imposter syndrome is something that can affect us all! This series of Quick...

Quickfire Questions: In this episode of Quickfire Questions, Megan asks Kyla what she was most surprised by at Oxford. There are loads of stereotypes about Oxford, but how many of them are actually true? What about Oxford surprised you? Tune in to find out more! 

Check out our latest episode where Abbie interviews Eugene (first year, physics) about his experiences of his first term at Oxford and studying physics. Is there a big difference between physics at A-level to Physics at degree level? What would be useful to know before coming to Oxford? How do you adapt to the Oxford work-life? Get your answers to these questions and more in this episode!

Quickfire Questions: Today Ellis is joined by Rachel to hear about what she gets up to as a fourth year mathematician, enjoy! 

Quickfire Questions: Today we ask Carlotta, 2nd year PPE, how does she deal with imposter syndrome? Imposter syndrome is the sense of feeling that you are an imposter, that you don't feel like you belong here. Almost all students at Oxford at one point or another know this feeling all too well as many students believe that they do not belong here, that they're not clever enough and that they go ac...

Today, Ellis is joined by Charlotte, president of Trinity College Boat Club, to talk all things Oxford rowing: why it isn't just for privately educated people, bumps racing, and how to get a boat stuck in a tree. You don't want to miss it!  Timestamps:  00:30 - Introduce yourself, tell me how you’re involved with rowing.  01:00 - What is rowing?  02:46 - What are the different...

Quickfire Questions: In this episode of the Quickfire Questions series, Siam asks Junaid, 3rd year Medic at Trinity College, if he could do any other degree, what would it be and why! Have a listen and find out a bit about what Oxford students could be interested in, besides the course they ended up choosing.

Quickfire Questions: In this episode of the Quickfire Questions series, Junaid asks Kate, 3rd year Mathematician at Trinity College, if she could do any other degree, what would it be and why! Have a listen and find out a bit about what Oxford students could be interested in, besides the course they ended up choosing.

Quickfire Questions: Today, Ellis is joined by David to hear about what he gets up to as a final year Biochemistry student. 

In today’s episode Siam talks with Arthur about what it’s like studying Ancient and Modern History at Oxford. How is AMH different to straight History? How has historiography changed from the ancient times to the present day? What different modules do Oxford offer in AMH? Stay tuned to find out!!

On today's episode Siam talks with President Clare all about Oxford Uni's Tea Appreciation Society. How much is there to tea? Can you appreciate tea in a similar culture to wine tasting? What are the socials like besides drinking various types of tea? How many types of tea did you say? We have it all here!!

In our latest episode Siam talks with Abbie discussing all the different ways you can go and find your interests in English. We not only talk about the many novels, poetry, plays and literary theory you can look into to find your interests but we also discuss the what particular historical periods, particular texts and particular ideas one can look into on their search for what intrigues them. Alo...

In our latest episode Siam talks with Sophia and Maddie about their experiences of studying Environmental Change and Management. How is the degree structured? What topics/discourses are there available to study in the course? How much flexibility is there? Stay tuned to find out!!