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10 Brilliant Ways to Get More UCAS Points

You might have guessed that you are awarded a certain number of these points for each of your A-levels, with a higher number of points…

December 14, 2019

Homophones: the Most Confusing Words in English (a List with Meanings)

When you look at the number of homophones, it’s not difficult to see why so many students get caught out. But what is a homophone,…

December 14, 2019

17 Amazing Excursions You Can Enjoy at our Summer Schools

Wherever you're studying with Oxford Royale Academy, you'll get to go on fantastic excursions and fascinating coach trips.

December 4, 2019

11 Tips for Giving a Great Speech

Knowing how to give a good speech is a skill that’s valuable in countless different circumstances – we asked a former Oxford Summer School student…

December 1, 2019

8 Fascinating Cases and Legal Ideas for the Law Enthusiast

About the Author Samantha Love read Law at Merton College, Oxford, and is currently following the BCL course. Detail of Justice by Luca Giordano This…

November 26, 2019

Why Oxford Royale Summer Schools is the World’s Best Summer Camp

Now in our second decade of operation, Oxford Royale Summer Schools has become one of Oxford’s best established and most prestigious providers of summer courses.…

November 24, 2019

20 Words and Phrases Your Examiners Are Tired of Reading and What to Say Instead

Examiners have to read countless essays each year. When you think about it from their point of view, they probably get pretty bored of reading…

November 21, 2019

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6 Jobs You May Not Realise Veterinarians Do

Veterinarians work in an astonishingly varied number of settings and ways to make a different to the lives of animals.

November 20, 2019

10 Ways to Represent Information and How to Make the Most of Them | Oxford Royale Summer Schools

In school, university, and the workplace -no matter the level academically, or the nature of the work- making yourself understood clearly is vital.

November 17, 2019

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The Top 10 Languages Everyone Should Consider Learning

Are you thinking of learning a new language? We’ve written a great deal about learning languages in the past, especially English, from how to revise…

November 16, 2019

Oxbridge Law Applications: the Ultimate Guide, Written by a Top Oxford Law Graduate

About the Author Samantha Love read Law at Merton College, Oxford, and is currently following the BCL course. Oxford and Cambridge are well known for…

November 11, 2019

How to Choose the Right University for You: the Ultimate Guide

Choosing which university you want to attend is one of the most important decisions of your life so far. However, the overwhelming choice available to…

October 31, 2019

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Science Revision Tips for GCSE and A-level Students from a Cambridge Graduate

About the author Philippa Logan read Natural Sciences (specialising in Chemistry) at Newnham College, Cambridge. Hermione Granger was essentially doing science A-levels. Except in her…

October 30, 2019

The Best UK University For…

Choosing a university can be a time-consuming process, and one that’s made harder by the huge choice of top institutions available to you. Your decisions…

October 13, 2019

4 Things That University Admissions Tutors Don’t Care About (And What They Focus On Instead)

It’s perhaps because writing the personal statement presents such a challenge for university applicants that there are so many myths surrounding what you should and…

September 29, 2019

Are you thinking of studying Biochemistry?

Biochemistry, as the name suggests, is where Biology meets Chemistry: it’s the study of living things at a molecular level – or, to put it…

September 29, 2019

How to Revise for Your EFL Exam

A high score in an English as a Foreign Language exam opens many doors, whether that’s enabling you to secure a place on a course…

September 27, 2019

How to Work Out What To Do When You Graduate

When you leave school, the path is set out for you. When you finish your undergraduate degree, it’s not so clear. If you’re someone who…

September 26, 2019

How the Rest of the UK’s Top Ten Universities Compare to Oxford

If you’re dead set on going to Oxford, it’s important to remember that there are still four other places on your UCAS form. The University…

September 22, 2019

6 Innovative Ways Different Countries and Schools Have Dealt With Common Student Problems

When you spend your childhood growing up in a particular education system, it can be difficult to imagine how teaching could be any different from…

September 21, 2019