If you are currently in Sixth Form and are interested in attending Oxford or Cambridge, then you could benefit from our day of insight and information about Oxbridge life as we provide valuable advice on personal statements, interview dos and don’ts, and topics worth investigating before your interview!

Schedule:

10:00 – 10:30 Registration and Coffee
10:30 – 11:30 Dr Steve Davies, Head of Education at the IEA – “Dos and Don’ts for Oxbridge Applications and Interviews”
11:30 – 12:30 Isabelle Agerbak (Oxford PPE Undergraduate) and Neha Madhotra (Cambridge Economics Undergraduate) – “Any Questions about Oxbridge Life and Applying to Oxbridge”
12:30 – 13:15 Lunch (provided by the IEA) and continued discussion with Isabelle and Neha
13:15 – 14:15 Prof. Len Shackleton (Cambridge Economics Graduate), Research Fellow at the IEA – “Should we Nationalise the Railways?” and “The Effect of Automation on the Labour Market”
14:15 – 15:15 Dr Jamie Whyte (Cambridge Philosophy Graduate), Research Director at the IEA – “Rights: An Economic Approach” and “How Deposit Guarantees Caused the Financial Crisis”
15:15 – 15:20 Closing Remarks and End