For the short-list selection the descriptions of research experience and interests and the letters of reference are particularly important. The ten publications should be selected from those to which the applicant has made a major contribution. Not more than two of the three referees should be from the same institution and one should be the applicant's current supervisor. The University of Oxford is over 700 years old and has a strong collegiate nature, each college being a microcosm of multi-disciplinary academic activity. In parallel, the sciences are organised into departments, of which the Physics Department is one.
Teaching is shared between the colleges and the department.
University Lecturers are joint appointments and are fully involved in the activities of both the department and the college, with office facilities in both locations. Oxford offers a three year B.A. course and a four year M.Phys. The B.A. and M.Phys. Those in the M.Phys. The academic year in Oxford consists of three terms, each of eight weeks duration, with the students expected to do additional independent study between terms.