概要
Oxford Biology (C100) is a 3- or 4-year BA/MBiol course with a typical A*AA offer including Biology plus Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics. For 2027 entry, there is no written test or written work; shortlisted applicants interview online and are assessed through data-led reasoning.
なぜOxfordでBiological Sciencesを?
The course itself is broad in Year 1, with core work in diversity of life, building a phenotype, ecology and evolution, research skills and a UK residential field course. In Year 2, students choose at least three of four major themes, and Year 3 becomes more specialist through advanced options and research-facing work.
Section 01
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Section 02
| Qualification | Typical Offer | Key Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| A-Level | AAA | Biology required. Chemistry, Mathematics recommended. |
Section 03
YEAR 12
Confirm Biology is the right Oxford course
Check that Oxford Biology matches your interests in whole-organism, ecological, evolutionary, molecular and data-led biology, rather than a mainly medical or human-biology pathway.
MAY — AUG
Build the UCAS application
UCAS applications open for 2027 entry on 12 May 2026, with completed undergraduate applications submit-able from 1 September 2026. Use this period to refine the personal statement, confirm your academic reference and check that your subject combination meets Oxford Biology requirements.
15 OCT
Submit UCAS
Submit the UCAS application for Oxford Biology by 15 October 2026 at 18:00 UK time. Late applications are not guaranteed equal consideration.
MID NOV — EARLY DEC
Receive shortlisting outcome
Oxford normally tells applicants whether they have been shortlisted between mid-November and early December. Biology applicants who are shortlisted should expect interview arrangements from the college handling the application.
DEC
Attend online Biology interviews
Shortlisted applicants are invited to online interviews in December 2026. Biology candidates are normally interviewed at two colleges, giving tutors more than one view of the applicant's academic potential.
12 JAN
Receive Oxford decision
Oxford will release 2027-entry decisions via UCAS on 12 January 2027, with colleges following up directly later that day.
5 MAY
Reply to offers if required
If you receive all university decisions by 31 March 2027, UCAS lists 5 May 2027 as the reply deadline. Choose your firm and, if useful, insurance choice by your personal UCAS deadline.
AUG
Meet offer conditions
Conditional offer holders need to meet the academic conditions of their Oxford offer when final school-leaving results are released. The exact 2027 A-level results day was not yet published in the checked UCAS results-day page, so this should be updated once confirmed.
YEAR 12
Confirm Biology is the right Oxford course
Check that Oxford Biology matches your interests in whole-organism, ecological, evolutionary, molecular and data-led biology, rather than a mainly medical or human-biology pathway.
MAY — AUG
Build the UCAS application
UCAS applications open for 2027 entry on 12 May 2026, with completed undergraduate applications submit-able from 1 September 2026. Use this period to refine the personal statement, confirm your academic reference and check that your subject combination meets Oxford Biology requirements.
15 OCT
Submit UCAS
Submit the UCAS application for Oxford Biology by 15 October 2026 at 18:00 UK time. Late applications are not guaranteed equal consideration.
MID NOV — EARLY DEC
Receive shortlisting outcome
Oxford normally tells applicants whether they have been shortlisted between mid-November and early December. Biology applicants who are shortlisted should expect interview arrangements from the college handling the application.
DEC
Attend online Biology interviews
Shortlisted applicants are invited to online interviews in December 2026. Biology candidates are normally interviewed at two colleges, giving tutors more than one view of the applicant's academic potential.
12 JAN
Receive Oxford decision
Oxford will release 2027-entry decisions via UCAS on 12 January 2027, with colleges following up directly later that day.
5 MAY
Reply to offers if required
If you receive all university decisions by 31 March 2027, UCAS lists 5 May 2027 as the reply deadline. Choose your firm and, if useful, insurance choice by your personal UCAS deadline.
AUG
Meet offer conditions
Conditional offer holders need to meet the academic conditions of their Oxford offer when final school-leaving results are released. The exact 2027 A-level results day was not yet published in the checked UCAS results-day page, so this should be updated once confirmed.
Section 04
Biological Sciences（University of Oxford）の2027年度入試では、出願者に書面の入試テストは課されません。出願は推薦書・成績・パーソナルステートメント・提出物・面接で評価されます。
Always verify on the official Oxford admissions tests page.
Section 05
Interview Invitation
Late Nov
Arrival to Interview
Early Dec
Technical Question
Mid Dec
Decision
Early Jan
Interview Invitation
Late Nov
Arrival to Interview
Early Dec
Technical Question
Mid Dec
Decision
Early Jan
Question Types You’ll See
Oxford Biology interviews are academic discussions built around biological problem-solving and data interpretation. The verified interview style is data-led biological reasoning, and the interview location for this cycle is online.
Sample question types include interpreting a biological data figure, commenting on a diagram or image, reasoning from a graph or passage, discussing interests in the UCAS application, and working through an unfamiliar problem with tutor prompts.
Prepare by practising clear spoken reasoning, not by memorising model answers. Take an unfamiliar figure, say what you can infer, state what you cannot infer, and explain what evidence would change your mind.
無料のBiological Sciences面接練習問題バンクで本番さながらの問題を練習しましょう。
無料練習問題 →
Section 06
For Oxford Biology, the decision process is unusually dependent on the UCAS application, academic record and interviews because the course has no admissions test and no written-work requirement. Tutors shortlist applicants using the UCAS form, prior attainment, predicted or achieved grades, reference and contextual evidence.
In reality, the strongest applications make the same academic case in several places: subject choices, grades, reference, personal statement and interview all point in the same direction. Treat the interview as a chance to show how you think with evidence, not as a test of how many biological facts you can recite.
Our recommendation · weighting of admission factors
Oxbridge Mentors recommendation, drawn from observed offer patterns. University of Oxford does not publish official weightings — exact balance varies by college, course and year.
Section 07
Oxford’s Biology evidence base places unusual weight on the UCAS form because there is no admissions test or written-work requirement.
Avoid a medicine-shaped statement unless you are genuinely applying for Medicine elsewhere. For Oxford Biology, the stronger line is usually: here is a biological question I cared about, here is what I read or observed, here is how my view changed.
Use one or two examples in depth. A field observation, a primary-source figure, a genetics podcast episode or a small dataset can be more useful than a long list of books, provided you explain the mechanism and your reasoning.
専門家による一行一行の解説付き完全例文を見る。
Biological Sciences PS例文 →Section 08
A good Biology project starts with a question narrow enough to test.
For a local biodiversity survey, the scope is to choose a nearby habitat, record species abundance or distribution over time, and test a focused question such as the relationship between plant diversity and light exposure or footfall. For a gene, trait and environment mini-review, the scope is to compare primary and review sources and explain how molecular mechanisms connect to organism-level outcomes. For a data-led ecology or evolution investigation, the scope is to use a public dataset to produce graphs, identify patterns and discuss limitations.
Section 08
Other supercurriculars should support a biological argument, not sit as a decorative list.
These are support, not substitute. Evidence of thought matters more than volume.
Keep a reading log that links books, review articles and news stories to biological mechanisms rather than simply listing titles.:
Start with abstracts and figures from accessible papers, then practise explaining what the data show, what they do not show, and what experiment should come next.:
Build habits of careful recording, classification, sketching, photography and controlled comparison in local environments.:
Practise graph interpretation, basic statistics and uncertainty because Oxford Biology interviews may use graphs, data or biological images.:
Write short explanations of complex biological ideas for non-specialists, then refine for accuracy and clarity.:
Where safe and supervised, extend school practicals by varying one factor, designing controls and explaining limitations.:
Section 08
Competitions are not required, but they can stretch your biological reasoning under pressure. They are most useful when you review errors afterwards and connect the work back to a biological question you can discuss.
None are required; one or two done well beats five half-attempted.
Section 09
Year
01 / 03
1
Fundamental biological principles
The first year gives all Biology students a shared foundation across organismal diversity, phenotype, ecology and evolution. Students also build practical and research skills through laboratory work, computer practicals, group discussion and a compulsory UK residential field course.
Year
02 / 03
2
Choice across major areas of biology
In the second year, students begin to tailor the course by choosing at least three of four broad biological themes. Alongside these choices, they continue compulsory research-skills training and may take extended skills courses, including laboratory or field-based options where available.
Year
03 / 03
3
Advanced options and independent research thinking
The third year is built around advanced specialist options chosen from a larger menu. Students also complete computing skills, an assessed oral presentation, journal club work and a research proposal, giving the final BA year a stronger research-facing profile.
Section 10
For evolution and argument structure, The Selfish Gene is a classic route into gene-centred thinking. For cell evolution and bioenergetics, The Vital Question connects energy, cells and complex life in a way suited to deeper discussion. For comparative anatomy, fossils and development, Your Inner Fish gives a readable bridge between disciplines.
For research-led videos, iBiology Techniques offers talks and technique explanations beyond syllabus summaries. HHMI BioInteractive is useful for real biological data and narrative examples. The Royal Society provides public science lectures that help applicants practise evaluating expert arguments.
For current research, Nature Podcast helps connect weekly science reporting to biological concepts. Big Biology is a stronger fit for long-form questions in evolution, ecology and physiology. Genetics Unzipped is useful for genetics and genomics stories with enough depth for personal-statement development.
For structured extension, MIT OpenCourseWare 7.016 Introductory Biology gives university-level materials in molecular biology, genetics and biological function. Khan Academy Biology is useful for consolidating core mechanisms before moving to harder extension sources. HHMI BioInteractive Classroom Resources adds data-led material across ecology, evolution, genetics, cell biology and human biology.
Section 11
21 colleges offer this subject. 22% in the Biology 2023/24 admissions round (160 of 731 applicants did not choose a college). of applicants submit an open application.
In the Biology 2023/24 admissions round, 160 of 731 applicants did not choose a college, recorded as 22% open applications.
Oxford uses reallocation rather than the Cambridge Winter Pool. Applicants may choose a college or make an open application, and open applications are assigned to colleges with relatively fewer applications for that course. The Biology admissions report also says shortlisted applicants were allocated a second college and interviewed by both colleges.
College choice affects accommodation, community, location and some tutorial arrangements, but should not be treated as a tactical route into Biology. Oxford says colleges do not specialise by subject, and the core course is the same.
Section 12
Oxford describes Biology as leading to further study and professional careers in education, finance, research, not-for-profit work, health, environmental work, law, media, marketing and consultancy.
The occupation split should be read cautiously because the sample is small and the current Biology course has limited mature graduate-destinations data. Treat the destinations visual as a broad guide to the range of outcomes, not as a prediction of an individual graduate route.
Section 13
Oxford considers academic achievement in context, including school context and information supplied through UCAS. The Biology admissions report states that tutors reviewed applications as a gathered field, considering GCSE or equivalent performance, school type and all UCAS information before shortlisting decisions were agreed.
Applicants should use UCAS references and any relevant Oxford processes to explain disruption, educational disadvantage, subject availability constraints or extenuating circumstances. This matters especially for Biology because current Oxford guidance requires Biology plus Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics, and subject availability constraints should be explained through the reference or appropriate Oxford processes where relevant.
Watch & Learn
学生ブログ・模擬面接・講義体験・入試アドバイス。
Uses malaria and sickle-cell disease to connect genetics, selection and human health.
Explores evidence for natural selection and variation in human pigmentation.
Introduces intracellular membranes and protein trafficking from a research perspective.
Shows how computational approaches can be used to understand protein motion and drug development.
A Royal Society lecture useful for thinking critically about genetics, society and the misuse of biological ideas.
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Further Reading
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