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NEW: Oxford researchers have created soft robots that move using only air; no electronics, motors, or computers needed.

These ‘fluidic robots’ can coordinate their movements on their own, just through air pressure.

More info ⬇️
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Can you solve this Oxford admissions test question? 🧠

It’s a past question from Section 1 of the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA).

Candidates have 90 minutes to answer around 50 multiple-choice questions, that's roughly two minutes per question.

#OxfordChallenge
Image of a presentation slide showing a table labeled 'E' and four bar graphs labeled 'A', 'B', 'C', and 'D'. The table details the number of hours of sunshine recorded by UK trainees in meteorology, and each graph represents different data trends related to these observations.
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Just autumn things 🍁

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A person wearing a colourful knitted glove holds a yellow maple leaf with a sketch of the Radcliffe Camera with the Radcliffe Camera in the background.
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Today, we pause to remember those who lost their lives in conflict.

At 11AM, a two-minute silence will be held to honour them.

#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay
Red poppies in full bloom in the foreground with the tower of Magdalen College in the background.
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Autumn settles over Oxford 🍂✨

📷 Instagram | ObservingOxford, EstherJohnsonPhotography, Juncao_Oxford & @magdalenoxford.bsky.social
Sunset view of Christ Church's Meadow Building, with a 'Please keep off the grass' sign in the foreground and ivy climbing the walls. View of All Souls College, Oxford, showing its ornate Gothic architecture, with ivy displaying autumnal red leaves in the foreground against a clear blue sky. View of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford with its distinctive green dome, framed by nearby buildings and autumn leaves. Autumn leaves frame the view of Magdalen College tower in Oxford under a clear blue sky.
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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#OnThisDay in 1602, the Bodleian Library welcomed its first scholars 📖

Wishing a very happy birthday to @bodleian.ox.ac.uk! 🎉
Interior view of the Duke Humphries library Interior view of the Radcliffe Camera. Interior view of the Weston Library. STATUE OF WILLIAM HERBERT, THIRD DUKE OF PEMBROKE AT THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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The Radcliffe Camera with a fresh Friday trim 😍

A big thank you to our Estates team for their incredible work maintaining Oxford’s iconic spaces.

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Aerial view of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, surrounded by a symmetrically patterned green lawn and adjacent streets with parked bicycles and walking individuals.
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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NEW: As world leaders meet at #COP30, Oxford research reveals which countries are turning climate promises into action and which aren’t. 🌍

The Climate Policy Monitor gives the clearest picture yet of how national laws stack up against global climate goals.

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Aerial view of dense green forest partially affected by deforestation. The image is used to illustrate a news article about global climate policy, with a headline stating "Climate policy strengthens globally, despite unprecedented contestation in the US and Europe". The source of the article is University of Oxford, as indicated in the footer.
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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How would you answer this past Oxford interview question for Biology? 🤔

🎬 Instagram | Jesus College Access

#ApplyingToOxford
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Views from the New College Bell Tower 🔔

🎬 | New College, Oxford University (October, 2025)
A misty aerial view of Oxford, highlighting the historical architecture including including Magdalen Tower. Aerial view of Oxford city with historic buildings and spires, sun casting a lens flare near an ornate gothic pinnacle in the foreground. View of the Radcliffe Camera building in Oxford, set against a backdrop of surrounding architecture and a clear sky. Aerial view of Oxford with historic buildings and tree silhouettes, featuring a distant view of Magdalen Tower.
November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Wishing everyone celebrating a blessed Gurpurab!

#Gurpurab
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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The lawn outside the Radcliffe Camera 😍

📷 Instagram | EstherJohnsonPhotography
View of the Radcliffe Camera, under a bright blue sky with neatly striped green lawn in the foreground. View of the Radcliffe Camera, an iconic neoclassical library of the University of Oxford, under a clear sky with well-manicured lawn in the foreground.
November 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Halloween snaps from our School of Geography and the Environment 🎃

📷 | @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

#Halloween
A person holds a carved, illuminated pumpkin in front of the Radcliffe Camera building in Oxford during twilight. A person holding a carved pumpkin glowing with a face design in front of the illuminated Bridge of Sighs in Oxford at dusk. Person holding a carved pumpkin with glowing patterns, standing in front of a dimly lit historic building at dusk. A person holding a carved pumpkin with a world map design, standing in front of a grand, illuminated building entrance.
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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A powerful book curse from 600 years ago, found in a Greek manuscript.

'If anyone dares to steal this book... let him have the curse of all 7 ecumenical councils and of myself the sinful monk Gerasimos of Cyprus.'

😳

📷 | Petetoth (X) & @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Image of the Greek manuscript in black and white.
October 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Happy Halloween! 🎃

Here's a selection of some of our scariest gargoyles and grotesques 👀

#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Can you solve this Oxford admissions test question?🧠

This one comes from a past Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) paper.

The TSA is divided into two parts: a 90-minute, multiple-choice assessment and a 30-minute writing task.

🎬 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford

#ApplyingToOxford #OxfordChallenge
A table showing monthly gas and electricity meter readings from November to April. Each row lists a month with corresponding gas and electricity meter values. Below the table is a question asking which month had a specific gas meter reading.
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Misty Magdalen 🌫️

📷 Instagram | Michellepfeff (October, 2025)
Magdalen College tower obscured by fog, viewed from a nearby bridge over the River Cherwell in Oxford. View of the Magdalen cloisters shrouded in mist, showing detailed Gothic architecture and a garden in the foreground. Exterior view of the Magdalen College in Oxford, showcasing its historic architecture with intricate stone detailing and spires under a clear sky.
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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From almost going pro in football to a career in medicine ⚽️
Dr George Adigbli shares his journey to Oxford in Off the Beaten Track.

Watch the full episode on YouTube ⬇️

#OffTheBeatenTrack @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Full moon over Oxford 🌕

📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford
Aerial night view of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, illuminated under a full moon with city lights stretching into the horizon. Night view of the Sheldonian Theatre illuminated under a full moon. A nighttime aerial view of Oxford, showcasing the cityscape illuminated under a bright full moon, with prominent spires and historic buildings visible.
October 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Wishing all celebrating a joyful Bandi Chhor Divas! 🎇

#BandiChhorDivas
Fireworks illuminate the sky above the University of Oxford with a banner reading 'Happy Bandi Chhor Divas'.
October 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Wishing a happy Diwali to everybody celebrating! 🪔🎆

#Diwali
Fireworks display above the dome of the Radcliffe Camera at the University of Oxford with a text overlay saying 'Happy Diwali from the University of Oxford.'
October 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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The sun will set tomorrow (Monday 20 October) in Oxford at 18:01 🌇

It’s the last time it’ll set after 18:00 until Wednesday 11 March 2026.

📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford
Aerial nighttime view of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, illuminated under a clear sky with a bright full moon.
October 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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'It’s not just us who struggle in the heat.'

@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.

#OxfordClimate
October 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Vice-Chancellor Prof Irene Tracey:

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The life and mind building with a quote from Professor Irene Tracey. The quote reads 'The opening of this inspiring building is a proud moment in our partnership with Legal & General, and a wonderful milestone for Oxford. As we welcome a new academic year, I’m delighted to see its doors open to our students, researchers, and academics. The Life and Mind building isn’t just a world-class facility – it’s a place designed to bring people together. By uniting biologists and experimental psychologists under one roof, it will spark fresh ideas, foster collaboration, and help us tackle some of the biggest challenges facing our world.'
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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NEW: The Life and Mind Building is now open 🎉

Home to @biology.ox.ac.uk, @oxexppsy.bsky.social and @ineosoxford.bsky.social, the building will bring together 1,400+ researchers and students to tackle global challenges – from mental health to climate change.

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Exterior view of the Life and Mind building
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM