TIME TO WATCH SOME OXBRIDGE VIDEOS

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Even Oxbridge hopefuls  whose teacher won't expect to see a draft personal statement written over the summer must now intensify their course engagement. Do you know what university  academics are currently excited about? Oxbridge video podcasts will tell you even more than audios about  their discoveries, ways of thinking and topical concerns. Watching a course-related video is a great way of both developing and showing your  subject interest. It will also make it easier to understand a course-related book.

Don't worry if you don't yet understand absolutely everything. The idea is that you will in time. While some podcasts are tailored to  a general audience, others are aimed at future applicants or fellow thinkers, but all convey a lively, inspiring picture of Oxbridge academic  life. Viewing a couple of them will help to reassure you about this slightly scary university choice and enable you to check you've picked the right   course.

Below is a selection based on the main Oxbridge degree subjects in no particular order.  If you want to save time, it's fine to skip a talk host's lengthy introduction of the speaker. 

ENGLISH LITERATURE: HOW TOLKIEN'S LORD OF THE RINGS WAS RE-IMAGINED IN MODERN DIGITAL MEDIA

HISTORY: HOW DEEP WAS BRITAIN'S INVOLVEMENT IN TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY?

(You can start at 7.12 minutes)

ARCHAEOLOGY: NEW DISCOVERIES ABOUT DAILY LIFE IN THE BRONZE AGE

 MUSIC: WHAT DO WE MEAN BY MUSIC?

 GEOLOGY? WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO BUILD AN EARTH-LIKE PLANET?

ENGINEERING:CAN NATURAL SELECTION BE MADE TO HAPPEN IN ROBOTS?

GEOGRAPHY: THE NEW ROLE OF GEOGRAPHY IN REVEALING INEQUALITIES

MEDICINE: WHAT IS DEMENTIA AND HOW IS NEW RESEARCH TARGETING IT

PSYCHOLOGY/SPS: THE LINK BETWEEN FEMALE ANXIETY DISORDERS AND DEPRIVATION

COMPUTER SCIENCE: WHY SUPERCONDUCTORS ARE NOT JUST FOR MRI

LAW: WHICH KEY LEGAL ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE BREXIT PROCESS?

MATERIALS SCIENCE: THE INTER-DISCIPLINARY ROAD TOWARDS A QUANTUM COMPUTER

 MATHS: THE MATHEMATICS OF VISUAL ILLUSIONS

PHYSICS:  ON THE TRAIL OF THE MOST ENERGETIC PARTICLES IN THE UNIVERSE

BIOLOGY: HOW WE LEARNT THAT TODAY'S WEAK HUMAN BONES ARE CAUSED BY INACTIVITY

CHEMISTRY: HOW SCIENTISTS ARE SEEKING TO UNLOCK THE POWER OF HYDROGEN MOLECULES TO CREATE CLEAN ENERGY

ECONOMICS AND THE INTERNET

A ROMP THROUGH THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY

LANGUAGES (ALL): WHY MULTILINGUAL CHILDREN ARE BETTER AT COMMUNICATION, UNDERSTANDING AND SOCIAL INTERACTION

Keen to learn more? OXBRIDGE ENTRANCE: THE REAL RULES has lists of key books for students eager  to read around their course subject or pursue new interests triggered by a podcast. Good luck!