MAT livestream

Are you thinking of applying to study Mathematics at university? We're running a weekly livestream talking about maths problems and discussing problem-solving strategies from June to October, with a focus on Oxford's Mathematics Admissions Test (MAT). The sessions are free and available for everyone, and are recorded so that you can watch them later even if you can't join us live. No registration needed.

A recent survey of first-year Oxford Maths students found that more than half of them had engaged with the Oxford MAT Livestream while applying.

Schedule

The MAT Livestream will return on Thu 12 June 2025 with live sessions on Thursdays 17:00—19:00 (UK time). The live sessions will be recorded and available to watch afterwards, if you can't join for 17:00. No registration needed.

We hope that no changes will be made, but please note that the schedule below is subject to change without notice.

In June and July, we will revise material covered on the MAT syllabus. The worksheets below include some revision notes and questions to help you to quickly check your understanding. There are also selected past MAT questions on each worksheet, with hints and solutions. The livestreams will cover most of the revision material and some or all of the MAT questions, depending on what the viewers want to see!

In September and October, there are six livestreams to look at questions from past MAT papers, usually selected by the viewers based on questions they've found difficult or interesting. We recommend that students attempt some past papers over the summer break in August (the livestreams will also take a break, except for a special livestream on 21 August to give some past paper guidance).

There is a practice test to demonstrate what the Pearson VUE system looks like. The practice test is available here. The questions are all past MAT questions from 2007-2022. The solutions have been collated in this document; Practice MAT Solutions. For more past MAT questions and worked solutions, see the table of past papers on MAT page, or join in with the MAT livestream on this page.

After the Mathematics Admissions Test takes place on 22—23 October, there are two bonus livestreams; one to talk about the long questions from MAT 2025, and one to look at some sample Oxford interview questions for Mathematics and joint honours.