Oxford & Cambridge Summer School – live, learn and explore University life in the historic city of Oxford in July 2011.

Academic Tutors

Our tutorials are led by our subject-specialist tutors. Our Oxford and Cambridge-educated tutors are current Oxford University postgraduate students at the cutting edge of research in their subjects. As well as having stellar academic track records, they are all passionate about their specialisms and interested in teaching young people.

We know our tutors well, and in some cases our tutors have been with us for four years since we started our enterprise.

The Oxford ‘tutorial’ system is a leading reason that both Oxford and Cambridge are ranked so highly in the world university leagues. This one-to-one or small group teaching experience allows students to develop faster academically and to nurture their minds. We have a strong educational philosophy at the Oxford & Cambridge Summer School, and our students are encouraged to take the lead, inspired by our tutors.

See below for a selection of our tutors:

Brian Tang MEng Hons, DPhil DipABRSM (Oxon), Engineering Tutor
Brian studied Engineering, Economics and Management at Balliol College, University of Oxford and graduated with a first class degree, having also won the Lubbock Scholarship, the Edgell Sheppee Prize and the Lubbock Prize. He subsequently completed his doctorate at Oxford, performing research into the heat transfer to turbine blade tips in jet engines on a project sponsored by Rolls-Royce plc., and has since joined Lotus F1 Team as an aerodynamicist. During his DPhil, he was a college lecturer in engineering at Balliol College and St Catherine's College and a tutor at St Anne's College

Mona Sakr MA BA Hons (Oxon), Psychology Tutor
Mona studied Experimental Psychology at Balliol College, University of Oxford and was awarded the Jervis Smith scholarship after achieving a distinction in her first year exams. After graduating from Oxford in 2008 with first class honours, she worked as a secondary school teacher while completing a part-time Masters at the Institute of Education in the History of Education (passing with distinction in 2011). She is currently a PhD candidate in Education and Psychology at Oxford Brookes University. Her thesis is on the influence of new technologies on the way children make pictures.

Alex Pryce BA Hons, MA (Leicester) FRSA, English Tutor
Alex is currently reading for an AHRC-funded DPhil in English at Wadham College, University of Oxford. She received a first class degree in English from her previous university, and received funding to complete the MA in Modern Literature there before moving to Oxford. She specializes in contemporary poetry from Northern Ireland and has a particular interest in women's writing. In addition to her studies, Alex works for an online educational resources project based at Oxford, and a number of Arts organisations.

William Brandler MA Hons (Cantab), MPhil (Cantab), Molecular Medicine Tutor
William read Natural Sciences (Zoology) at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. He received a first class degree, and was elected to senior scholar of his college. He then read for an MPhil in Human Evolutionary Studies and was awarded a distinction. After this he switched allegiances and joined Merton College, University of Oxford to read for a DPhil in Human Genetics. He teaches tutorials in cell biology and genetics to first year students at Oxford. He also enjoys playing competitive sports, from cricket and football to rowing.

Octavia Cox MA (St. Andrews), PgDip (Warwick), MA (Durham), English Tutor
Octavia completed a joint honours Undergraduate Masters in 'Philosophy and English' at the University of St. Andrews, a Postgraduate Diploma in 'English Literature' at the University of Warwick, and a Masters in 'Romantic and Victorian Literary Studies' at the University of Durham. She is currently in her first year of doctoral study at St. Anne’s College at the University of Oxford, looking at Keats and his relationship with Augustan and Metaphysical poetry.

Katherine Har BA (Dartmouth), MA (Lond), History Tutor
Katherine completed her undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College in the US, where she studied Comparative Literature and graduated with departmental honours. Following a year working at a summer enrichment programme for academically gifted secondary school students, supporting its academic offerings, she completed an MA in Medieval History at King’s College London. Katherine is currently a DPhil candidate in History at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. Her thesis looks at thirteenth-century English legal writing, especially in the City of London.

Nancy Martin BA (Hons), MA, MWS, English Tutor
Nancy is currently reading for a DPhil in English at the University of Oxford where she holds a Rothermere Fellowship and SSHRC Doctoral Award. She completed her honours undergraduate degree in English and Biology and two first-class masters degrees (English and Women’s Studies) in Canada. She specializes in late-Nineteenth and early Twentieth-century literature and culture. Her current research explores the literature of the First World War, focusing on representations of masculinity and femininity in both fiction and memoir.

Paolo Ronchi BA (Bologna) JD (Bologna) MJur (Oxon), Law Tutor
Paolo read for a MJur as Gregory Kulkes scholar at Balliol College, Oxford. He is now reading for a DPhil at St John's College, Oxford, and has been awarded a Lamb and Flag scholarship. His specific research interest is European Human Rights law.

Abhijeet Singh BA Economics (Delhi) MSc Economics (Oxon), Economics Tutor
Abhijeet is reading for a DPhil in Economics at the University of Oxford. His research applies econometric methods to data on households and individuals in developing countries and focuses on issues of education and public economics. He is a tutor at Exeter College, Oxford where he teaches Microeconomics and Economics of Developing Countries. He also works at the Young Lives Project at the Department of International Development. Abhijeet worked for two years (2008-10) as a Senior Economist in the statistical office of the Government of Southern Sudan.

Tracy Underwood BA Hons (Oxon), MSc, PGDipIPEM, Engineering Tutor
Tracy completed a Masters degree in Medical Engineering and Physics at King's College London. She graduated with distinction and was awarded a prize for the best thesis. She is in her third year of a DPhil at Lincoln college, Oxford. So far, her research has led to the publication of four papers in peer-reviewed journals. Currently, she focuses on the application of Monte Carlo computer simulations to the field of radiation therapy.

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