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2026/2027 Oxford International Relations MPhil Applicant thread

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to open this thread for anyone applying for IR MPhil at Oxford this year around to keep each other updated.

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Reply 1

Hi! I also applied (january deadline). I haven't heard anything yet.

Reply 2

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by ChainotChai
Hi! I also applied (january deadline). I haven't heard anything yet.

Same here. My current status is "Ready for assessment"

Reply 3

Hello all, has anyone heard anything as of yet? I am coming up on 10 weeks since I submitted my application and wonder if I should send an email (I am obsessively checking the portal)

Reply 4

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by ChainotChai
Hello all, has anyone heard anything as of yet? I am coming up on 10 weeks since I submitted my application and wonder if I should send an email (I am obsessively checking the portal)

As far as I am aware, they don’t consider the applications on a rolling basis, but rather wait until the deadline. So, I probably wouldn’t reach out at this point.

Reply 5

Hi everyone! Any updates so far? Or we are definitely not going to hear anything before the 8-week period…

Reply 6

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by Anonymous
Hi everyone! Any updates so far? Or we are definitely not going to hear anything before the 8-week period…

From what I‘ve heard, people in the previous years have only heard back in March

Reply 7

Any updates for the MPhil in IR? Hope we’ll hear something soon 🙏🏼

Reply 8

Hello! Has anyone else's upload button disappeared? I went to check my portal today and it had disappeared, but I have no idea when.

Reply 9

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by Anonymous
Hello! Has anyone else's upload button disappeared? I went to check my portal today and it had disappeared, but I have no idea when.

To clarify, are you talking about the upload button on the supporting documents page?

Reply 10

Yes, that one!

Reply 11

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by Anonymous
Yes, that one!

Mine is still there. I'll update if it goes away.

Reply 12

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by polstudent1
Mine is still there. I'll update if it goes away.

Mine is also still there 🤝

Reply 13

Mine is still there too

Reply 14

ive read on other threads and from other application cycles that people have gotten offers with and without the button disappearing, and have been rejected with and without the button disappearing so I am hopeful that we all hear back this week 🙂

Reply 15

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by ChainotChai
Mine is also still there 🤝

Mine is still there too

Reply 16

i think mine is gone as i can't see it anywhere - where was the button originally??

Reply 17

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by Anonymous
i think mine is gone as i can't see it anywhere - where was the button originally??

In the supporting documents page

Reply 18

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by Anonymous
i think mine is gone as i can't see it anywhere - where was the button originally??

At the bottom of the supporting documents page
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Reply 19

Mine is also still there. People have said that after it disappears you can check the number of uploaded documents in the source code, which has often been an indication of whether an offer or rejection would come through!

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