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1 March 2025
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Year 12 Online Masterclass (March 2025)
Online masterclass for students in Year 12 who are interested in studying physics at Oxford University.
12 March 2025
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Adult Supporter Event 2025
This 1.5 hour, online session is for the adult supporters of prospective applicants to physics at Oxford; whether they are parents, guardians, grandparents, youth group...
18 March 2025
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Marie Curious, Oxford 2025
Fun-filled day of physics for girls in Year 8 and Year 9
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Once a physicist, always a physicist...
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