OXBRIDGE ENTRANCE OUTINGS

Torn between wanting to go out and needing to learn more? You may be able to combine both. There are exciting new exhibitions all over the country, many of which include talks. All will put your academic interests into a wider context – and may even enrich your UCAS statement. Here is PART ONE of a small selection:  

LEEDS

THE SCIENCE OF SPORTING SUCCESS
An interactive exhibition based around the science behind sporting success.

YORK

Valhalla: In Search of the Viking Dead, Jorvik Viking Centre, York, until November 5 VALHALLA, IN SEARCH OF THE VIKING DEAD

Recently discovered Viking art and the advanced archaelogical techniques now used to unearth and interpret them.

GLASGOW

THE ANTONINE WALL
Daily life and art at Rome’s final frontier, explored through artefacts from the period.

LONDON

CODE BREAKER – ALAN TURING’SLIFE AND LEGACY
Celebrating the life of the pioneering scientist whose influence on computer science is still felt today, and whose wartime code breaking helped shorten World War II.

OXFORD

DICKENSAND HIS WORLD
Based on quotations from his writings, this looks at his stage adaptations, at Victorian London, the coming of the railways, domestic entertainments and his novels.

MORE?

Looking for more ways of expanding your grasp of a prospective course subject? Read the latest, 2012 edition of OXBRIDGE ENTRANCE: THE REAL RULES, which also has new, detailed advice on PPE, Economics and English.