COVID-19 Information

Our Experience

While many other summer programmes closed during the pandemic, we were one of the only summer schools in the UK to run in both 2020 and 2021. With the impact of COVID-19 reduced after a widespread UK vaccination programme, we successfully completed our largest ever COVID-secure summer school in 2022.

We are looking forward to welcoming a record number of students to Oxford in Summer 2023!

We have received the “Good to Go” accreditation (Visit England’s industry standard), confirming that we adhere to government and industry COVID-19 guidelines to keep students safe and well – you can view our certificate here.

Further Information

This page contains the latest information, including:

• The fact that Oxford Scholastica is open for bookings
• The flexibility we offer for bookings
• Information about Oxford Scholastica Online, our virtual summer school option

One of the reasons students choose to come to Oxford is that the city is famous for its academia and research. Oxford is a centre for medical research, led by pioneering medical companies and university researchers. For example, Oxford played a vital role in the development of penicillin in the 1940s. We are proud the city of Oxford has been at the centre of COVID-19 research, with researchers successfully developing a vaccine.

Many students who attend Oxford Scholastica are inspired to work in fields of research to help push our understanding of medicine, science and innovation further. It’s through this work that countries and citizens are better protected against illness than ever before.

Latest News

(Updated 13th December 2022)

We recently completed our largest ever summer school, with hundreds of students joining us in Oxford from around the world.

After the successful and widespread vaccination programme in the UK, the COVID risks have been significantly reduced. We were happy to be able to offer a full programme, with no changes to the summer school required. 

For our 2023 programme, we estimate we are likely to be fully booked in early 2023 (we were fully booked by the spring for our 2022 programme, with 2,500 students on our waiting list).

Even though the impact of COVID-19 has been minimised, we recognise some parents may be uncertain about booking, so we are continuing our flexible COVID booking policy. 

When booking a spot in our 2023 Oxford summer programme, you can expect:

• Free deferrals to future years, or moving your booking to an online course, up until 1st May 2023
• Free postponements to another date in 2023 until 1st June 2023
• COVID-secure Oxford University campus buildings with private rooms (with en suite bathrooms) for all students (we have a limited number of twin rooms available on request)

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