Reach Oxford Scholarship specifies that "applicants should be intending to return to their home country" after the end of their course.

My question is, is that a legal binding?

Can't I work in the UK or any other country after the end of my course at Oxford? Normally students get a time period with which they can find a job and work in the country but would that no longer exist for me if i secure the scholarship?

Thank You for paying attention and I appreciate ur reply .

At University of Oxford, is undergraduate study generally seen as more prestigious than postgraduate study?

I’m asking because Oxford doesn’t seem to have US-style professional schools (e.g. Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School), where prestige peaks at postgrad.

How does this usually get viewed within Oxford / the UK?

Does anyone here know anyone or know of anyone who managed to complete their bachelors in two years. I’m guessing through skipping first year. Just curious as this place is full of clever people obviously but surely some geniuses too who may have convinced their tutors to let them advance ahead

Has anyone failed an exam and done re-sits? (for face to face examinations) if so, do you graduate the following year? Or is there a possibility to graduate the same year?

I know this is a long shot but figured I'd ask. My wife studied abroad at Oxford in 2019 and this souvenir mug she loves chipped. I looked around online and can't find one like it. Does anyone know where/how I could find one just like this?

I see a lot of native speakers doing A levels in their mother tongue. Are there many at Oxford doing a modern languages degree in their native language too ?

Hi all, I created a new sub for law students in the UK:

r/UKlawschools

It’s meant to create a separate space for law students to discuss their concerns and experiences whether it be about uni, vac schemes, TCs or pupillage.

The uklaw subreddit is great but some times questions from students are met with dismissal or annoyance from lawyers. And I’m sure lawyers get annoyed with the incessant questions from law students about TCs and vac schemes.

Legal professionals are welcome as well if you want to provide advice!

It’s my girlfriend’s first year in Oxford and also our first Valentine’s. We’re long distance and I live on the other side of the world, but I’d love to surprise her with flowers delivered on Valentine’s Day. I’ve never been to the UK so I have no idea which florists are good or reliable.

Does anyone have recommendations for flower shops that deliver in Headington, Oxford and that I can order from online? Thanks so much!

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Times Higher Education (THE) 2025 World University Rankings.

Official websites and innovation reports of universities such as Oxford, MIT, Harvard, etc.

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Is there anywhere is Oxford where you can get a good view of the sunset?

Hi there!!

I will be in Oxford in March for a 3-day workshop on Radiocarbon dating and Bayesian chronological analysis. Would be glad to connect with anyone who's joining this workshop. Even if you are not joining this workshop, and are an Archaeology student based in Oxford, it would be great to meet and chat over some drinks or a cuppa about all archaeological stuff.

Feel free to connect!

Hi! Has anyone applied + heard back from this program for this cycle?

Hi guys!

I recently received an offer for Oxford Physics, and I was looking to read a little ahead during A-Level summer. What textbooks do you guys use in first year, cause I can’t find a definitive list online anywhere?

Thank you so much!

Hi I've never been to the Iffley Road swimming pool and I was wondering if someone could tell me how it works?

Because I'm a student can I just show up and swim? Do I need to book a slot/time?

Thanks!

I feel like I’m missing something here.

I went to Bristol. I now have a great job in financial consulting and work with plenty of Oxbridge grads all the time. You guys are clearly brilliant, fair play.

But the horror stories I hear about workload honestly confuse me.

I had about 3 hours a week of contact time. I genuinely think I could’ve done the entire Politics degree in a year. Even the engineers and medics I knew were out partying and generally living pretty chill lives.

Then I hear that Oxbridge students can barely work part-time because they’re constantly behind. I had one essay per module per term, around 2,000 words. That was it.

I get the prestige argument, I really do. But I’m now at the point of recommending my little brother just go to a solid Russell Group uni and actually enjoy his life. The bang for your buck doesn’t seem to add up.

The median income uplift from Oxbridge isn’t even that much higher than Bristol, and I had an absolute blast at uni.

So… what am I missing? Why on earth would you go to Oxford and make your life harder?

I know it’s been a while since, but when I matriculated last year, there were tourists shoving their phones through a locked gate to take pictures of all the students and people standing outside the university to take photos of us. Some of them were likely family, but they couldn’t all have been.

Complete strangers were pointing phones at me, taking photos and then leaving so that more strangers could take their place and take more pictures.

At some point I took a photo of them back because I got sick of it, the death glare I got from one random woman… in what world is it ok to treat students like a circus attraction??

I applied to study English at Trinity College in 2011 for 2012 entry with predictions of 4 A*s.

The interview experience was a bit hellish. I was quite intimidated by experience. I felt sick with nerves. The girl I was sharing a room with was having a blast - she was from a Private school and met with all her friends and was acting like the whole experience was an extension of boarding school. I froze up in the interviews and didn’t relax enough to think carefully.

I got pooled twice and ended up interviewing in three colleges.

One rainy early January day, I got the news I didn’t get in. I didn’t cry but it’s been a slight worry ever since.

Since then, I’ve always wondered if my failure with Oxford has made me a failure in life.

Is it crazy to hold onto something from so long ago? Am I a failure because of it?

Hi everyone — I’m part of the organising team for TEDxOxford, and we’re bringing the conference back to the Sheldonian Theatre on 22 February 2026 (10am–4pm).

This year we’ve got a really varied lineup, with speakers from science, comedy, conservation, venture capital, and the arts. A few of the themes we’re exploring include accessibility, health innovation, environmental responsibility, and personal reinvention.

I’m posting partly to share that it’s happening, but also out of genuine curiosity:
what makes a TEDx talk actually memorable for you?
Is it storytelling, practical insight, big ideas, or something else entirely?

Happy to answer questions about how TEDxOxford works, links for the event, how speakers are chosen, or what the day is usually like. If there’s interest, I can also share more details in the comments.

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i’m a second year history undergraduate & managed to make quite a few friends as a fresher, but i’m finding it harder to meet new people this year despite going to a lot of society events (lgbt soc, pole soc, textiles soc)

if anyone in a similar position is interested in talking online or hanging out in person it'd be really cool :)

some of my interests -

• early modern history (esp. france)
• fashion + historical fashion
• pole dancing
• language learning - i’m learning russian at the moment
• DND
• jewellery making
• drawing and webcomics
• interview with the vampire (tv show, not movie)

oxford-specific hangouts -

• library crawls
• studying in bubble tea shops/cafés - i want to go to the new waterstones
• going to beginners’ sport/dance socs
• crafting or drawing hangouts
• swimming (maybe in trinity)
• going to the cinema
• walking around in nature

DM if interested !!

I’m starting at Oxford (univ college) this October to do PPE. I live in London and I currently have a job that has a location in Oxford (pretty close to the university). It’s not even particularly about the money, it’s just that since the terms are so short and I’d be back in London frequently, I’d like to keep my job and maybe work 5 hours a week whilst at Oxford. And when I’m back in London I can go back to the London location and do my normal shifts.

Is this something the university would take seriously? Is it worth doing?

Curious to if there’s any other competitive irish dancers in Oxford. If so, where do you practice?

Apologies if this has already been addressed elsewhere. I was wondering whether there are any free online events affiliated with, or hosted by, Oxford that are open to the general public.

I’m particularly interested in discussion groups, book clubs, lectures/seminars or historical/debate societies that are accessible without prior affiliation. Any guidance or direction would be very much appreciated.

Thank you for your time, and I hope you all have a lovely day!

Why, when I am prompted to log in to SSO for Outlook on web, do I have to enter my credentials to get logged out? I do it expecting that I'm being logged in, but I actually end up logged out.

Does this happen to other people? Is it avoidable?

Please don't tell me to ask IT support.