Preparing for Oxford Physics - 2026
Welcome to the 'Preparing for Oxford Physics' course run by the Department of Physics at Oxford University.
The 2026 course will begin in June 2026 and all course materials will be accessible through this page.
In the meantime, you may find the resources below helpful.
Click here for our introduction to physics problem solving, "How to be a physicist".
The problems which were used in previous years are all drawn from two workbooks. These workbooks and their solutions are collated here for you:
Click here for the solutions to workbook 1
Click here for the solutions to workbook 2
Oxford Admissions tests are administered by Pearson Vue and sat at registered test centres around the world. For students who would like to know what the experience of going into a test centre is like, Pearson have created a video which is linked below.
Click here for a video from Pearson about their test centres