Each of the streams is led by a senior academic of Oriel College who sits on the Institute’s Academic Advisory Panel. They work with the Tutors to ensure that the learning experience delivered is truly world-class and meets the highest of academic standards, while remaining accessible.
The Tutors who teach at the Summer Institute are drawn either directly from Oriel or from the wider University. Some of the Advisory Panel members will also teach on the programme. This ensures that the quality of the programme, both in terms of content and teaching, is maintained at the highest level.
Each student may take one course per session but must select up to three preferences in order of priority. While we will do our best to place you in your first-choice programme, limited spaces mean this cannot always be guaranteed. To increase your chances of securing a place, we recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.
Course Offerings in 2025
Each course taught in our Summer Institute has been specifically designed for our programme, with the intention of providing a learning experience like no other.
The papers we are offering in 2025 include:
Economics
SESSION | COURSE |
1 | Microeconomics & Game Theory Richard Povey & Dean Ryu |
Monetary Policy & Central Banking Dr Chris Bowdler | |
2 | Economics & Public Policy Dr Craig Holmes |
Finance Jaiqi Zheng & Dean Ryu |
International & European Law
SESSION | COURSE |
1 | International Dispute Resolution Tutor confirmed in mid-January |
EU Market Law Tutor confirmed in mid-January | |
2 | International Business Tax Law Tutor confirmed in mid-January |
European Contract Law Tutor confirmed in mid-January |
Philosophy
SESSION | COURSE |
1 | Philosophy & AI Prof Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereya & Dr David Tena Cucala |
2 | Philosophical Classics – Plato & Descartes Prof Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereya & Dr Luca Castagnoli |
British Literature
SESSION | COURSE |
1 | Shakespeare Tutor confirmed in mid-January |
2 | Novel Fictions – Defoe and Austin Dr Lucy Powell |
STEM
SESSION | COURSE |
1 | Symbolic Methods in AI Dr Michael Zawidzki |
Quantum Computing Dr Kobi Kremnitzer | |
2 | Foundations & Algorithms of AI Dr Przemyslaw Walega |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Dr Dominic Alonzi |