ONLINE SUMMER SCHOOL

St Anne’s College, University of Oxford is pleased to invite high-achieving 16–17-year-old students from across the world to join our online summer school taking place in July and August 2026. Since 2014, our biannual Hong Kong Summer School has enabled around 130 students each year to experience authentic Oxford teaching. We are delighted to extend this opportunity to a wider international audience through an online format.

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

This academically rigorous course is designed to support:

  • Super-curricular enrichment
  • University and career exploration
  • CV and application development
  • Direct engagement with Oxford academics, including Professors, Fellows, PhD students and Post-Doctoral researchers.
  • Powered by Oxford University’s Careers Service and hosted at St Anne’s College, it offers a structured, supportive space to reflect, plan, and reboot your future.

Participants will work within an interdisciplinary “Grand Challenge” theme and explore specialist areas such as:

  • Climate change, environmental studies, and environmental history
  • Antimicrobial resistance and vaccines
  • Artificial Intelligence: law, ethics, and creative futures
  • Engineering: robotics, solar energy, materials science

Why Choose our Summer School?

Gain valuable preparation for university applications

Learn from Oxford Experts

Increase your academic confidence

Academic Highlights

Professor Don Porcelli is Professor of Geochemistry and Tutorial Fellow at St Anne’s College. Students may learn from Professor Porcelli who’s research encompasses planetary formation, geochemistry, isotope systems, climate processes, and environmental change, offering students valuable insight into contemporary scientific challenges.

We are also delighted to highlight Professor Stuart Robinson, another St Anne’s Fellow who students may be taught by during the programme. Professor Robinson is Professor of Sedimentary Geology and Tutorial Fellow at St Anne’s College. His research focuses on paleoceanography, sedimentology, and the reconstruction of ancient environments — providing students with a deeper understanding of Earth’s history and long-term climate change.

In addition, students may learn from Professor Dmitry Belyaev, Professor of Mathematics and Tutorial Fellow at St Anne’s College. Professor Belyaev works in a range of topics from pure mathematics to applications of mathematics. He develops advanced mathematics and connects it with real-world physical and engineering problems. His contributions introduce students to the power of mathematics in solving complex global challenges.

Certification and Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will receive an official certificate of achievement and completion from St Anne’s College at the University of Oxford. The programme provides:

  • Experience of the Oxford tutors and tutorial model
  • Enhanced academic confidence and subject exploration
  • Valuable preparation for university applications and interviews

Registration

The summer school will run online in July and August

This is a direct St Anne’s College, University of Oxford programme

Applications are accepted only through this microsite

Interested students and parents are encouraged to register their interest using the form below

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