Exams and Assessments

Trinity term week 1 has come and gone which means exams are week one closer. Instead of reviewing all the exam guidance the night before, here's some more Top Tips to help you survive online exams. 

Tip #1: Plan and prepare for your exam day so you don't end up with an avoidable mistake

We know that getting overloaded with pages of exam guidance can be overwhelming (and boring), so every week this term we are going to be sharing our top tips for surving online exams in bite-sized pieces based on our frequently asked questions and the errors we saw most in the last round of online exams. 

Tip #1: Your student number is not the same as your candidate number. You can find your candidate number on your exam timetable or through the student self service. 

We've put together a dedicated page for guidance on your exams, specially tailored for maths and joint school students.

Give it a good read during the vacation, but as always we are here to help if you have more questions @email

As the Easter vac fast approaches make sure you schedule some time to take the demo exam with Inspera, the new exam platform. Familiarize yourself with Inspera well ahead of your first exam to prevent avoidable technical problems on the day. The University has provided plenty of guidance to help you prepare. 

We haven't yet recieved the Trinity term exam timetables from the Central University but we are working hard to get them as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience on this matter, we appreciate that you are hoping to make plans for summer. 

As a reminder, this year exams will be held on Inspera. You can read more about it here. 

Did you know that we have an archive of previous projects to help with writing your own dissertation? More guidance on Part C and Omms dissertations can be found here. 

Hopefully you have all seen the announcement on Monday with regards to examinations 2021 Introducing Inspera - Oxford's new online exams platform | University of Oxford.

We just wanted to reassure you of a few things that we are aware are of concern – as we learn more about the system we will keep you up to date with more information:

FAQ: "When will we know the exam timetables? I have an internship, job, or vacation to take in the summer."

There is guidance for students on the Open-Book Exams page on the Oxford Students website, including a detailed Open-Book Exams Guide for Candidates PDF, as well as an accompanying 

The Exam Wellbeing campaign has been launched to advertise the supportive resources available to students preparing for exams. The Counselling Service has produced an online guide available at www.ox.ac.uk/examwellbeing.

Dates for the Hilary and Trinity Term mock exams and orientation sessions are also available to book to attend.