Welcome

Are you a state school student interested in studying English at the University of Oxford? We'll be holding our annual State School Open Day on Saturday 14th March 2026 from 11am – 3pm, online via Zoom Webinar. Join us for taster lectures, info sessions and a Q&A with students.

We're delighted to announce that this year's Visiting Professor of Creative Media will be Bernardine Evaristo.

We look forward to welcoming Dr Tom F. Wright to the English Faculty to talk on 'The Politics of Oracy and the Post-Literacy Panic' in this News UK lecture. 

The Schwarzman Centre will bring together Oxford University's Humanities faculties for the first time, alongside a new Bodleian Humanities Library & state-of-the-art teaching & performance facilities. 

Congratulations to Professor Elleke Boehmer who has been elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Humanities Academy. 

We're delighted to see Oxford University take the top spot for English in the Guardian University Guide 2026.

In this free webinar series, Shakespeare expert Professor Emma Smith will be discussing a different Oxford World's Classics Shakespeare title each month. 

We asked our English undergrads some very important quickfire questions, including what their favourite book is, which author they'd like to have dinner with, and their best (and worst!) book to film adaptations. Find out how they answered!