Questions on post-grad study at Oxbridge

Yes, references are more important, as well as the quality of the academic papers you've had published. I kmnow someone from a poorer Australian university than yours who is currently doing a DPhil.

As far as colleges go, it depends whether you want to mix with undergraduates or not. Whoever said that graduates in undergraduate colleges tend to have stayed on after their first degree was wrong - this hardly ever happens. Oh, and there are two graduate students on my rowing crew, so they are pretty involved.

Are prospective PhD/DPhil students generally expected to have published papers? I am the co-author of a paper in progress, and first author of several poster presentations at conferences and so forth, but I haven't actually published in any journal. Do British undergrads usually submit papers for publication?

Just out of curiosity, how much do Britons generally know about Australian universities?



I wonder to what extent this depends on the college. I have an acquaintance who did his undergrad at Oriel (Oxon.) and then his PhD at St Catz. (Cantab.), and he said that the undergrads and grads were much better integrated in the former.

As for publications, no. It's expected that you can identify potential which leads to suggest you will be published. Which can be sufficiently demonstrated through a first class honours/with a first on your dissertation at a well respected university. This is enough for entry onto almost *any* UK MPhil/PhD, providing you have excellent references and you've ideally finished somwhere near the top 5 in your department.

As for Aus universities, they're not so well known in the UK. People tend to take the arrogant view that only American/Brit. education is worth anything! Although, the more broadminded do not make such ignorant assumptions. You'll probably encounter both views whilst youre at university here, more of the latter thankfully.

top 5 in your department.

Mmm. What is the teaching post-grads like? Do they have the same tutorial system that undergrad has? I am not sure about the rankings at post-grad level, but is Oxbridge still the number 1 or is LSE considered better for economics?

At Cambridge, the teaching varies depending on the course being taken e.g. MPhil in Criminology is a taught course with a series of lectures and is assessed by essays and a small thesis whilst a PhD in the natural sciences is research based and is assessed by a thesis and a viva.

In the natural sciences there are no supervisions for graduates, I'm not able to comment on the non-scientific subjects.

Mmm. What is the teaching post-grads like? Do they have the same tutorial system that undergrad has? I am not sure about the rankings at post-grad level, but is Oxbridge still the number 1 or is LSE considered better for economics?

even if you've studied at oxbridge for UG?

Can you study post grad at Oxford if you were an undergrad there? Would having been an undergrad there make it easier to be accepted for postgrad if you got a first class degree?

Can you study post grad at Oxford if you were an undergrad there? Would having been an undergrad there make it easier to be accepted for postgrad if you got a first class degree?