As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to engage with schools, each Local Authority is linked to an Oxford College to ensure that every school in the country has a first point of contact within the University.

Our Link Regions

Our link regions are Lewisham and Sutton (London), Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cumbria and Lancashire. The Queen’s College was founded in 1341 to bring students from the North West of England to Oxford. We are proud to be continuing that tradition today!

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Our outreach initiatives

If you think you are eligible for one of these programmes and would like to be involved or find out more about them, please email our Access Officer, Molly, at schools.liaison@queens.ox.ac.uk.

You can also follow us on Instagram @queensoxaccess to keep up-to-date with our outreach work!

School Visits

We welcome visits from state schools to Queen’s throughout the year to get an insight into what life as an Oxford student is like. At certain times of the year, our Access Officer travels to our link regions to visit schools and deliver talks about life at university.

North West Science Residential

Our annual North West Science Residential takes place during the Easter holidays. Each year, Year 12 students take part in taster lectures and tutorials, speak to current students, and learn about the range of science degrees on offer at Oxford.

Ancient Worlds Network

The Queen’s College and Corpus Christi College are pleased to collaborate on the North West Ancient Worlds Network. The residential offers an opportunity for Year 12 students to gain insight into ancient philosophy, archaeology, history and literature.

The Lewisham Programme

In a joint programme with the University of Cambridge and Lewisham Council, we support students in sixth forms across Lewisham through their Oxford and Cambridge university applications. We conduct workshops on personal statements, interviews and host visit days at each site.

The Access Project

Our partnership with The Access Project supports students in Cumbria and Blackburn with Darwen to raise their academic attainment and make successful applications to competitive universities.

Open Days

During the university’s Open Days, we welcome prospective applicants to Queen’s to meet our current students and learn about life as a student here. For our link regions, limited accommodation is available around the Open Day period.