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This booklet is not meant to be an exhaustive <strong>list</strong>. It is simply a starting point, something to get you interested. The more you read, the better.<br />
Particularly when you are in the Sixth Form and start thinking about applying to university, you will need to begin…<br />
Exploring your subject beyond the syllabus<br />
Exploring a subject you want to study further is exciting and you should develop a real intellectual appetite for it. Here are some suggestions as<br />
to how you can do just that:<br />
• Look at the ‘Staircase 12’ website and follow them on Twitter. It is run by a group of students at Oxford<br />
University for A-level students and has short interesting pieces on a range of academic subjects.<br />
• Listen to the Oxford University podcasts and lectures. They are aimed at first years and so ideal for A-<br />
level students. These are available on the Oxford University website and iTunes and completely free!<br />
• Radio 4 programmes can be a great resource. Listen to relevant programmes on-line, such as those by Melvyn<br />
Bragg, Laurie Taylor and ‘The History of the World in 100 Objects’.<br />
• Listen to relevant TED Talks.<br />
• Look at university <strong>reading</strong> <strong>list</strong>s for your subject. The Oxford and Cambridge websites have these for every<br />
subject. Don’t read everything, be selective and then ‘follow a footnote’ on something that really interests you.<br />
• MOOCS – Massive Open Online Courses. Free courses on a wide range of subjects. These are ideal for the long<br />
summer holiday between the first and second year of A-level. Look at www.coursera.org, www.futurelearn.com and<br />
www.edx.org.
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