During the course of this week, you will create an academic poster on the topic of fake news. Click here to get started!

During the course of this week, you will create an academic poster on the topic of fake news. Click here to get started!

General Intelligence – From Biology to Minds and Machines Dr Keno Juchems How can studying the biology of the human mind help us improve our robots? What are the advances and limitations of AI? Learn the similarities and differences between how we think and how we programme. Further Reading Read this article to find out…

Is there Life on Mars? Dr Ken Amor Is there life on Mars? Although we haven’t yet found any conclusive evidence of alien life, some of Mars’ features suggest that something could have sustained itself there a very long time ago. The existence of extremophiles on planet earth also shows that our assumptions about the…

What drove people in Medieval times to journey from their homes? During this lecture you will see examples of the travel people undertook for a variety of reasons.

What drove people in Medieval times to journey from their homes? During this lecture you will see examples of the travel people undertook for a variety of reasons.

During this lecture, you will see how two different areas of maths can be used to model the spread of diseases through a population.

What drove people in Medieval times to journey from their homes? During this lecture you will see examples of the travel people undertook for a variety of reasons.

ACADEMIC TALKWatch the lecture by Dr Greenstreet below and don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Realisms from Victorian novels to contemporary fiction Dr Hannah Greenstreet A lot of people might think that one function of storytelling is to represent reality. But…

ACADEMIC TALKWatch the lecture by Lily Middleton – Mansell below and don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Warhol, Basquiat and the Art of Advertising Lily Middleton-Mansell You might think that art should have nothing to do with advertising, but intersections between…

Using Adjuvants in Vaccines – George Corby George Corby Most people understand that a vaccine involves injecting a small, safe amount of a disease in order to help protect against future illness, but there are actually lots of different ways in which vaccines can work. In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, an understanding of…

ACADEMIC TALKWatch the lecture by Dr Greensmith below and don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Getting to Grips with the Gods: Re-Thinking Religion in Ancient Greek Literature Dr Emma Greensmith How can we use poetry and drama to find out more…

How to take the perfect penalty Dr Tom Crawford You may be a great football player on the pitch, but did you know that some mathematical equations worked out from the sidelines can help improve your performance in penalties? We thought this would be a good opportunity to explore sport from an angle you might…

What drove people in Medieval times to journey from their homes? During this lecture you will see examples of the travel people undertook for a variety of reasons.

Welcome to our virtual tour of Oxford’s Ashmolean museum!

ACADEMIC TALKWatch the lecture by Flora Dyson below and don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Studying music at university doesn’t only involve analysing classical songs! An exploration of popular music by women, from the 1920s to the present day, shows the…

What drove people in Medieval times to journey from their homes? During this lecture you will see examples of the travel people undertook for a variety of reasons.

What drove people in Medieval times to journey from their homes? During this lecture you will see examples of the travel people undertook for a variety of reasons.

Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution: During this lecture, you will examine evidence that supports this statement.

Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution: During this lecture, you will examine evidence that supports this statement.

What drove people in Medieval times to journey from their homes? During this lecture you will see examples of the travel people undertook for a variety of reasons.

During this lecture, you will see how two different areas of maths can be used to model the spread of diseases through a population.

ACADEMIC TALKWatch the lecture by Danielle Green on Plato’s Republic – Book 1 below and then complete the tasks. Plato’s Republic: Book 1 Danielle Green Your tasks for the Plato Republic Lecture:Find Plato and Aristotle in the painting below!What is the meaning behind Plato and Aristotle’s actions in the painting? What is a Socratic Dialogue?…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. This worksheet looks at desert sand dunes. Someone who researches sand dunes is called…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. How do the interactions between land, earth and atmosphere determine or influence climate change?…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Victorians attached great cultural value to cartoons – they acted as vehicles for both…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. On Thursday July 4th 2024 the nation went to the polls to decide the…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. This workshop will explore how the British state has responded to pandemics past and…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Secret codes aren’t just a thing from mystery novels and spy movies. They are…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Exercise 1 – Visual Source Analysis  When trying to understand the ancient world, it…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. The History of the Atom   What makes up our universe? What are the building…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Women, Higher Education and Equality: The Introduction of Co-education at Oxford University – adapted…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. On September 26th, 1905, Albert Einstein published his seminal work (among many in that…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. When Nevado del Ruiz erupted in Columbia in 1985, about 23,000 people died as…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Does the world exist? The answer to that question seems to be quite obvious:…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. What is biodiversity? And how is climate change affecting it? Finally, what can we…

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. What are the Olympics? At this very moment, the Paris Olympics 2024 is happening….

WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONSGrab some paper and pens to note down your answers to the questions in this worksheet as you read through! Don’t forget to take a look at the extra resources and have a go at the activity at the end. Dogs were first domesticated as hunting companions, helping humans track and receive wounded game….

Note: this article discusses works and movements from the early-twentieth century, and therefore references the term ‘Negro’. While during the early-twentieth century this term was often embraced by Black writers, it is no longer widely used and is now considered outdated. This term should therefore be treated with sensitivity, as some people may find it…

We’re excited to launch the St John’s Inspire Programme for Years 9, 10 & 11 with the materials for the first class.  A copy of the Class 1 Magazine PDF is downloadable from the course page. Plain-text versions of all of the articles in this month’s class, are also available for those unable to access the PDF.  This…

St John’s College is excited to announce the Inspire Programme for Years 9, 10 and 11, 2021-22! This is an online course, run in collaboration with Oxford for South East, open to all pupils at non-selective UK state schools. The course focuses on a central theme which is approached from a variety of subject viewpoints;…

A year of lockdowns and disruption has not stopped the St John’s Access and Admissions Office: we have been hard at work engaging with the hundreds of young people enrolled on our programmes from across the UK. In fact, with over 1,500 pupils participating in the various strands of our Inspire Programme, 2020-21 was our…