Session 4

Two weeks in Balliol College seemed, for students arriving, like a long time. Oxford was impressively old, and its reputation as one of the world’s greatest academic institutions was, frankly,…

Some things about 42nd Street, New York, have stayed much the same as they were in 1933. The Chrysler Building, with its distinctive glittering spire of chrome, still looms over…

It’s been abundantly clear since the start of the session that the students in Balliol College this fortnight are a talented bunch. From evenings in which strains from guitar and…

‘Diplomacy is not dead yet. In many ways, it matters more than ever’: so spake Tom Fletcher, in the gorgeously rich environment of the New Theatre in the centre of…

With the second week now beginning, it was full steam ahead in Balliol College yesterday: the different classes are approaching the time at which they will have to hand in…

For a week now, the students have been in Balliol, eating in its high-roofed Hall, studying in its rooms and libraries, and relaxing in the sunlit quads. They follow in…

On Saturday, the students in Balliol College made the journey to Stratford-upon-Avon, a small town located on a bend of the River Avon, and a town which would probably have…

‘All work and no play,’ as the famous saying goes, ‘makes Jack a dull boy.’ It’s difficult to imagine any of our students becoming dull. Their extraordinary range of talents…

On Thursday, after a busy morning of lessons, students had the chance to pick up some new skills and explore a few interesting careers and areas, as the much-anticipated Insight…

Wednesday saw lessons and workshops placed centre-stage after Tuesday’s afternoon of fun activities across Oxford. Every class had a workshop in the early afternoon, building on the ideas and concepts…