Mr S Yates & Mr C Dodd - GSAL Oxbridge Coordinators All GSAL students who would like to find out more about applying to Oxbridge should register their interest with Mr Yates or Mr Dodd in school. Students in Year 12 can request to be added to the Oxbridge emailing list to receive important updates … Continue reading Oxbridge Bulletin: May 2019
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor The wider learning resources listed below are updated regularly. Please report any missing or broken hyperlinks. B GSAL Resources The Lawson Library at GSAL has an excellent Research Zone online, providing easy access to a wide range of learning resources. The Academic Extension area on GSAL World aims to … Continue reading Wider Learning Resources: May 2019
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor According to Professor Steven Clontz, “generally speaking, a puzzle is any question/problem which satisfies two properties: (1) it is designed to entertain the solver; (2) there is a well-defined solution.” Solving puzzles helps to develop critical thinking, reasoning and problem solving. In all walks of life, from school, college and university … Continue reading Recommended Puzzle Books
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor The Psychology Podcast https://scottbarrykaufman.com/podcast/ The Psychology Podcast provides fascinating insights into the mind, brain, behaviour and creativity. Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman probes the minds of fellow psychologists, researchers, neuroscientists and more to dig deep into how we operate psychologically. Episodes like “Learning How to Learn”, “What It’s Like to Be … Continue reading Podcast: The Psychology Podcast
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor In Our Time https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl In Our Time is one of the BBC’s most successful academic discussion programmes. It covers a wide range of topics, including history, philosophy, religion, culture and science, with insightful contributions from leading academics in their chosen field. Each forty minute episode is available to download … Continue reading Podcast: In Our Time
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor TED Talks https://www.ted.com/talks There is arguably no better place to start than with TED Talks. TED stands for ‘Technology, Entertainment and Design’, and the talks always include thought-provoking ‘ideas worth sharing’. There are currently over 2,600 talks shared for free online. If you don’t know where to start, check … Continue reading Podcast: TED Talks
Mr S Yates & Mr C Dodd - GSAL Oxbridge Coordinators Resources Register your interest with Mr Yates or Mr Dodd to receive regular updates about Oxbridge events. University of Oxford : Find Out More University of Cambridge : Find Out More Oxbridge Outreach Network The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have collaborated to create … Continue reading Oxbridge Bulletin: Feb 2019
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor **NEW** Newsbank Newspapers GSAL subscribes to Newsbank Newspapers, a database of over 250 local, regional and national newspapers to research and track issues and events. Newsbank allows us to have access to: Customisable, map-based interface to enhance selection and search of key titles or regions; Multiple search options to … Continue reading Wider Learning Resources: Feb 2019
Lexey Shipley - GSAL Alumna 2018 Written in 2018 by a first year medical student at Oxford, this unofficial guide provides a detailed, honest insight into the challenging process that aspirant medics must go through to secure a place at a leading university. Bear in mind that this guide is just one student’s reflection on … Continue reading An Oxford Undergraduate’s Guide to… Medicine
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor **NEW** Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) Future Learn—choose from hundreds of online courses from top universities and specialist organisations. You could start with Critical Thinking at University: An Introduction, provided by the University of Leeds. EdX—a leader in its field, edX offers hundreds of online courses, many of which … Continue reading Wider Learning Resources: Nov 2018
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