Interview technology

• Archaeology and Anthropology
• Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
• Biology
• Biomedical Sciences
• Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
• Classics
• Classics and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
• Classics and English
• Classics and Modern Languages
• English and Modern Languages
• English Language and Literature
• European and Middle Eastern Languages
• Fine Art
• Geography
• History
• History (Ancient and Modern )
• History and English
• History and Modern Languages
• History and Politics
• History of Art
• Human Sciences
• Law
• Law with Law Studies in Europe
• Materials Science
• Medicine
• Medicine (Graduate-entry)
• Modern Languages
• Modern Languages and Linguistics
• Philosophy and Modern Languages
• Philosophy and Theology
• Psychology (Experimental)
• Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics
• Religion and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
• Theology and Religion.

You will need a computer, with a microphone, speakers and a webcam with access to Microsoft Teams as the video conferencing tool, either installed in advance or via an internet browser. You do not need to have a Microsoft account in order to use Microsoft Teams for this purpose.

You should also have the following:

• Some plain paper and pens to take any notes (you may also be asked to share on screen a written response to a question)
• A copy of your personal statement, and any written work you submitted (you may be asked about these)
• Access to any pre-reading you may have been sent to look at in advance of your interview (only applicable to some subjects).

Other than access to Microsoft Teams, you do not need any additional hardware or software for interviews in this tier.

During the interview your interviewers may wish to show you a document by sharing their screen or to hold something up to the camera for you to see. Likewise, you may be asked to display rough working using your computer’s own camera.

• Biochemistry
• Economics and Management
• History and Economics
• Music
• Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

You will need a computer, with a microphone, speakers and a webcam with access to Microsoft Teams as the video conferencing tool, either installed in advance or via an internet browser.

You do not need to have a Microsoft account in order to use Microsoft Teams for this purpose.

You should also have the following:

• Some plain paper and pens to take any notes (you may also be asked to share on screen a written response to a question)
• A copy of your personal statement, and any written work you submitted (you may be asked about these)
• Access to any pre-reading you may have been sent to look at in advance of your interview (only applicable to some subjects).

For interviews in this tier, you will also need access to an online virtual whiteboard via the website or app, Miro, on the same device on which you are accessing Microsoft Teams.

We recommend that you create a Miro account prior to your interview to practise using a whiteboard – this is free to do. When you create an account, you will need to give your email address and create a password. This triggers a 6-digit access code which is sent to your email address.

You will be asked during registration to give your company name and role but here you can instead just enter your full name and when asked for your role, click on the option 'Not company-related'.

Either before your interview or at the start of your interview, you will receive a link by email to a Miro whiteboard from the Oxford college running your interview. You will need to follow this link, which will open the whiteboard either in your browser or in the Miro app.

During the interview, your interviewers may wish to show you a document by sharing their screen, by pasting it into the Miro whiteboard, or by holding something up to the camera for you to see.

Likewise, you might be asked to display any rough working using your computer’s own camera. Further, the interviewers may use the Miro whiteboard to write out mathematical notation, draw sketches, annotate diagrams or text, or to add text.

You may be asked to do the following using Miro:

• Add basic markings using the ‘draw’ tool to highlight, point to, or annotate an existing image or text
• Add text using the ‘text’ tool.
• In interviews using tier 2 technology, you will not be asked to write out complex mathematical notation using the whiteboard.

• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Computer Science and Philosophy
• Earth Sciences
• Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics and Philosophy
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Physics
• Physics and Philosophy.

You will need a computer, with a microphone, speakers and a webcam with access to Microsoft Teams as the video conferencing tool, either installed in advance or via an internet browser.

You do not need to have a Microsoft account in order to use Microsoft Teams for this purpose.

You will also need a touchscreen device and basic universal stylus so you can access and write on a Miro whiteboard.

It is possible that if the computer used to access Teams is touchscreen, no separate touchscreen device will be needed and the Miro whiteboard can be run on this at the same time.

See the note under technology required on this page for further details.

You should also have the following:

• Some plain paper and pens to take any notes (you may also be asked to share on screen a written response to a question)
• A copy of your personal statement, and any written work you submitted (you may be asked about these)
• Access to any pre-reading you may have been sent to look at in advance of your interview (only applicable to some subjects).
• Technology required

For interviews in this tier, in addition to the device on which you are accessing Microsoft Teams, you will also need a basic universal stylus and a touchscreen device for accessing a Miro Whiteboard. This can be a tablet, or a touchscreen laptop/Chromebook and should have a screen at least 8 inches in size, so a mobile phone is not likely to be suitable.

Note: Candidates with tier 3 requirements for their interviews may not need a second screen if the computer that they will be using for the video call has a touchscreen of at least 11” (28cm). The computer will need to be able to run Teams and Miro in separate windows (tablets using App versions may not allow this functionality).

Any universal (capacitive) basic stylus will allow candidates to work collaboratively on the Miro whiteboard. The stylus does not need to be a ‘smart’ or ‘active’ stylus like an Apple Pencil. The Teams window may be reduced during collaborative use of Miro to allow sufficient space for whiteboard workings.

Create a Miro account so you can practise using a white board before your interview – this is free to do. When you create an account, you will need to give your email address and create a password. This triggers a 6-digit access code which is sent to your email address.

You will be asked during registration to give your company name and role but here you can instead just enter your full name and when asked for your role, click on the option 'Not company-related'.

Either before your interview or at the start of your interview, you will receive a link by email to a Miro whiteboard from the college running your interview. You will need to be able to access this link on your touchscreen device in order to access the whiteboard you will use in your interview, so you should login to your email account on this device before your interview starts.

Interviewers may wish to show you a document by sharing their screen, by pasting it into the Miro whiteboard, or by holding something up to the camera for you to see. Likewise, you might be asked to display any rough working using your computer’s own camera.

In addition, the interviewers may use the Miro whiteboard to write out mathematical notation, draw sketches, annotate diagrams or text, or to add text.

You may be asked to do the following using Miro on your touchscreen device and a stylus:

• Add markings using the ‘draw’ tool to highlight, point to, or annotate an existing image or text
• Add text using the ‘text’ tool
• Write out mathematical notation using the ‘draw’ tool with your stylus, as though you were writing on a piece of paper
• Sketch a diagram using the ‘draw’ tool with your stylus, as though you were drawing on a piece of paper.
• Read our additional guidance for those needing to register with Miro and using Miro in tier 3 interviews.