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Welcome to the Oxford University History Faculty’s blog. The blog is written by the History Faculty’s current and former students. We hope their experiences gives you an insight into what it’s really like to study history at Oxford.

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Through applying and holding a place at this university you become the driving force for change in the institution. If you don’t apply, you lose the chance to get accepted and allow the demographics to stay the same!

Shamime Ibrahim is studying History and Politics (HisPol) at University College, Oxford. She attended school at St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College and studied History, Government and Politics, Economics, and Music Technology.
Wednesday 6 February
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It felt as though I had an impossible task, but it was also motivating to know that I would be starting an important conversation in the history of British education

Nikita Andersson studied History at Magdalen College. When she graduated in June 2018, she was awarded the Gladstone Prize for best thesis in modern British history.
Thursday 13 December 2018
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That I ended up focusing on pre-modern history is testament to one of the most enjoyable aspects of the History course at Oxford - the freedom to explore new areas, and to be encouraged to pursue them

Angus Russell is from London and studied History and Russian at St John’s College. When he graduated in June 2017, he was awarded the Arnold Prize for the best thesis in ‘modern’ history.
Thursday 22 November 2018
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One of the great things about the Oxford history degree is that it is incredibly versatile… there is really no single ‘path’ for a historian to follow – it’s all ultimately down to your interests and ambitions!

Ryan Tang grew up in Hong Kong and went to a boarding school in London. He studied History and Politics at Pembroke College from 2014 to 2017
Thursday 8 November 2018
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The HAT will be a very different test to any which you have ever sat before but should hopefully be a more interesting and enjoyable one too!

Angus Brown has just started his second year studying History and Politics at Magdalen. He studied at a State Comprehensive in Lancashire for both his GCSEs and A-Levels, studying History, Politics and English Literature at A-Level.
Thursday 25 October 2018
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Researching the history of international relations

Leo Keay lives in Winchester and studied Modern History at St. Benet’s Hall.  After graduating in June 2017, Leo was awarded the 2018 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize by the Society for the Study of French History.
Thursday 11 October 2018
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UNIQ boosted my confidence and confirmed to me that I would like to apply to Oxford

Matilda Fisher is a first year student at St Hilda’s College. Before Oxford, she attended Wallingford Secondary School, her local comprehensive. During the summer after year 12, Matilda was a participant on the UNIQ summer schools.
Thursday 27 September 2018
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The more you can bring your own personality and interests into your degree, the more you will enjoy it

Luise Luetcke studied History at Christ Church. When she graduated in June 2017, she was awarded the Richard Cobb prize for the best thesis in European History.
Thursday 13 September 2018
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Ground-breaking research on Caribbean history

Joseph Gascoigne grew up in and went to a comprehensive secondary in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Between 2014 and 2017 he studied History at Keble College, and on graduating was awarded the Herbert Prize for the best thesis in Colonial History.
Thursday 30 August 2018
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Why UNIQ summer school?

Hannah Judge went to her local comprehensive in Ilfracombe, North Devon, before attending St Hilda’s College to study History.
Thursday 16 August 2018
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I am the furthest thing from a typical Oxford student – and yet here I am!

Esin Akdogan has just finished her first year studying history at Mansfield College and writes about her experiences as an Oxford student.
Wednesday 15 August 2018
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You make your Oxford experience your own

Connor Beattie has just finished his 2nd year studying Ancient and Modern History (AMH) at Magdalen College. Before coming to Oxford, he studied at two state schools in North Wales.
Tuesday 14 August 2018
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Prize-winning research on women’s history

Lizzie Evens is from Baldock, Hertfordshire (where she attended a state comprehensive school) and studied History at New College.
Thursday 9 August 2018
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Why study history at Oxford?

Jack Barber went to a comprehensive school in Suffolk, before coming to Magdalen College to study history. Three years after graduation, he tells us about his experiences at Oxford and beyond.
Thursday 9 August 2018
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Wednesday 8 August 2018
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