Law, PPE, and Global Issues

Tackle the challenges of law, philosophy, and global affairs through an Oxbridge-inspired academic experience.

Law
Politics
Philosophy
International Relations
Stream D: Law, PPE, and Global Issues

Overview

Immerse yourself in a bold intellectual journey through law, philosophy, politics and global affairs. You will tackle foundational questions of justice, governance, ethics, and power – exploring human rights, democracy, and pressing global challenges – while honing your critical reasoning, deepening your understanding of socio-political systems, and gaining the confidence to shape the ideas that define our world. You will learn from the field professionals and experienced tutors from Oxford, Cambridge, and other leading UK universities.

2026 PROGRAMME START DATES:

December 6-19, 2026
July 4-17, 2027
July 18-31, 2027
August 1-14, 2027
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Stream Modules

Law

Explore the principles that underpin legal systems and shape society. This module sharpens your reasoning skills and offers a strong foundation for future legal study.

Oxford
Cambridge

Politics

Examine how societies are governed, how decisions are made, and how power operates. This module strengthens your analytical skills and broadens your understanding of political systems.

Oxford
Cambridge

Philosophy

Engage with the big questions – ethics, logic, knowledge, and human thought. This module builds your critical thinking and deepens your understanding of ideas that influence every field.

Oxford
Cambridge

International Relations

Explore diplomacy, global challenges, and the forces that shape international cooperation. This module develops your analytical skills and global perspective.

Oxford
Cambridge

Learning Beyond the Classroom

Alongside their academic programme, Senior students take part in carefully selected cultural visits and university experiences. These trips complement classroom learning by providing valuable context and allowing students to experience the history, traditions and academic atmosphere of Oxford or Cambridge universities.

Day Trip to Oxford

Day Trip to Oxford

Day Trip to Cambridge

Day Trip to Cambridge

Bodleian Library

Bodleian Library

Festive Ice-Skating in Cambridge

Festive Ice-Skating in Cambridge

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Tutors

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Ioana Zamfir

Ioana Zamfir

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Ioana Zamfir is a DPhil student in History at the University of Oxford. She holds an Honours BA in History and International Development (McGill University) and an MA in European and Eurasian Affairs (University of Toronto). Her research focuses on identity formation under Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, with expertise in mis/disinformation, authoritarian governance, and transnational influence strategies. Published in Aspasia Journal.

Cara Duttaroy

Cara Duttaroy

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Cara received her undergraduate degree in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Southampton, where she majored in Economics, specialising in development economics, econometrics and experimental economics. Later, she returned to the university to earn her Master's degree in Philosophy, with a focus on aesthetics and ethics. She works full time in the editorial department of an academic publishing company.

Liam Connolly

Liam Connolly

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Liam studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford, graduating with First Class Honours. Made an Oxford Scholar after achieving a distinction in his first year exams, he also served as Vice-President of his college JCR. He has taught English in international schools, tutored A Level and GCSE students, and coached gymnastics. Liam plays saxophone and has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and Disneyland Paris.

Enrico Pelganta

Enrico Pelganta

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Enrico is an aspiring barrister who studied Law at Christ Church College, University of Oxford. This was, followed by an LLM at City University of London, preparing to become a Barrister. In the law entrance examination, the LNAT, Enrico achieved an impressive score of 35 (placing him in the top 0.1%) of candidates.He has several years/ experience tutoring law applicants.

Perlina Patel

Perlina Patel

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Perlina has an LLB from King’s College London (First Class) and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. Perlina has a particular interest in international law and human rights. She has interned at the UN, managed the Cambridge Pro Bono Law Project and is a general editor of the Cambridge International Law Journal.

Edward Lamb

Edward Lamb

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Ed is studying for a DPhil in Classical Philosophy at the University of Oxford, supported by the prestigious Ertegun Scholarship in the Humanities. He graduated with a Congratulatory First in Literae Humaniores (Classics) from the University of Cambridge, followed by a distinction in the Classics MPhil. He holds rowing Blues and has published articles in the New Statesman.

Richard Wagenlander

Richard Wagenlander

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Richard has a BA in Jurisprudence (First Class) from the University of Oxford and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. He has worked at the Court of Justice of the European Union and is a freelance legal researcher who has researched in several areas,, including commercial law, international investment law, public international law, human rights law, and the law and AI.

Patrick Hao

Patrick Hao

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Patrick is studying for a DPhil in Imperial and Commonwealth History at the University of Oxford, focusing on twentieth-century Sino-British relations. He holds a First Class degree in History from Oxford, with his undergraduate thesis winning the Robert Herbert Memorial Prize for the best thesis in Imperial and Commonwealth History. He also holds an MPhil in International Relations with Distinction from Somerville College, Oxford.

Bianca Maria Ambrosetti

Bianca Maria Ambrosetti

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Bianca is a PhD candidate in environmental governance & climate finance at King's College London and has a BA and a MA in HSPS and Management from the University of Cambridge, and a MSc in Political Economy and Public Policy from LSE. Bianca also undertook professional qualifications related to sustainable finance and sustainability while working for the UN and the EU.

Toluwa Oyeleye

Toluwa Oyeleye

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Toluwa holds an Executive Coaching Accreditation from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in International Development from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Durham. Her academic interests include English, psychology, and sociology. She has spoken at world-class stages including UN conferences on mental health and well-being affecting young people and their communities.

Sam Hill

Sam Hill

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Sam is a graduate from the University of Cambridge, where he achieved a double-first-class degree in Philosophy, ranking 4th in his cohort, and 1st in his college, for all three years of his degree. He specialises in Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, and Kant. Sam then went on to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law at BPP University, in which he achieved a distinction.

Brenna Salkin

Brenna Salkin

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Brenna holds a BA in Human, Social and Political Sciences and an MPhil in Politics and International Studies, both from the University of Cambridge. Brenna mentors students applying to university and also volunteers for SecurityWomen, a small NGO working to promote women's inclusion in peacekeeping operations. Brenna previously worked as the International Relations Managing Editor for the Cambridge Journal of Political Affairs.

Erika Brown

Erika Brown

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Erika has a BA in History from the University of Cambridge, where she attained First-class marks in her final year Dissertation, Extended Essay and Special Subject exam. After Cambridge, Erika moved to UCL where she was awarded a Distinction in an MA in Legal and Political Theory, an interdisciplinary course drawing on philosophy, politics and sociology.

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Bianca Maria Ambrosetti

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Bianca is a PhD candidate in environmental governance & climate finance at King's College London and has a BA and a MA in HSPS and Management from the University of Cambridge, and a MSc in Political Economy and Public Policy from LSE. Bianca also undertook professional qualifications related to sustainable finance and sustainability while working for the UN and the EU.

Bianca Maria Ambrosetti

Brenna Salkin

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Brenna holds a BA in Human, Social and Political Sciences and an MPhil in Politics and International Studies, both from the University of Cambridge. Brenna mentors students applying to university and also volunteers for SecurityWomen, a small NGO working to promote women's inclusion in peacekeeping operations. Brenna previously worked as the International Relations Managing Editor for the Cambridge Journal of Political Affairs.

Brenna Salkin

Cara Duttaroy

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Cara received her undergraduate degree in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Southampton, where she majored in Economics, specialising in development economics, econometrics and experimental economics. Later, she returned to the university to earn her Master's degree in Philosophy, with a focus on aesthetics and ethics. She works full time in the editorial department of an academic publishing company.

Cara Duttaroy

Edward Lamb

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Ed is studying for a DPhil in Classical Philosophy at the University of Oxford, supported by the prestigious Ertegun Scholarship in the Humanities. He graduated with a Congratulatory First in Literae Humaniores (Classics) from the University of Cambridge, followed by a distinction in the Classics MPhil. He holds rowing Blues and has published articles in the New Statesman.

Edward Lamb

Enrico Pelganta

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Enrico is an aspiring barrister who studied Law at Christ Church College, University of Oxford. This was, followed by an LLM at City University of London, preparing to become a Barrister. In the law entrance examination, the LNAT, Enrico achieved an impressive score of 35 (placing him in the top 0.1%) of candidates.He has several years/ experience tutoring law applicants.

Enrico Pelganta

Erika Brown

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Erika has a BA in History from the University of Cambridge, where she attained First-class marks in her final year Dissertation, Extended Essay and Special Subject exam. After Cambridge, Erika moved to UCL where she was awarded a Distinction in an MA in Legal and Political Theory, an interdisciplinary course drawing on philosophy, politics and sociology.

Erika Brown

Ioana Zamfir

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Ioana Zamfir is a DPhil student in History at the University of Oxford. She holds an Honours BA in History and International Development (McGill University) and an MA in European and Eurasian Affairs (University of Toronto). Her research focuses on identity formation under Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, with expertise in mis/disinformation, authoritarian governance, and transnational influence strategies. Published in Aspasia Journal.

Ioana Zamfir

Liam Connolly

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Liam studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford, graduating with First Class Honours. Made an Oxford Scholar after achieving a distinction in his first year exams, he also served as Vice-President of his college JCR. He has taught English in international schools, tutored A Level and GCSE students, and coached gymnastics. Liam plays saxophone and has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and Disneyland Paris.

Liam Connolly

Patrick Hao

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Patrick is studying for a DPhil in Imperial and Commonwealth History at the University of Oxford, focusing on twentieth-century Sino-British relations. He holds a First Class degree in History from Oxford, with his undergraduate thesis winning the Robert Herbert Memorial Prize for the best thesis in Imperial and Commonwealth History. He also holds an MPhil in International Relations with Distinction from Somerville College, Oxford.

Patrick Hao

Perlina Patel

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Perlina has an LLB from King’s College London (First Class) and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. Perlina has a particular interest in international law and human rights. She has interned at the UN, managed the Cambridge Pro Bono Law Project and is a general editor of the Cambridge International Law Journal.

Perlina Patel

Richard Wagenlander

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Richard has a BA in Jurisprudence (First Class) from the University of Oxford and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. He has worked at the Court of Justice of the European Union and is a freelance legal researcher who has researched in several areas,, including commercial law, international investment law, public international law, human rights law, and the law and AI.

Richard Wagenlander

Sam Hill

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Sam is a graduate from the University of Cambridge, where he achieved a double-first-class degree in Philosophy, ranking 4th in his cohort, and 1st in his college, for all three years of his degree. He specialises in Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, and Kant. Sam then went on to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law at BPP University, in which he achieved a distinction.

Sam Hill

Toluwa Oyeleye

Law, PPE, and Global Issues Tutors

Toluwa holds an Executive Coaching Accreditation from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in International Development from the University of Edinburgh, and a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Durham. Her academic interests include English, psychology, and sociology. She has spoken at world-class stages including UN conferences on mental health and well-being affecting young people and their communities.

Toluwa Oyeleye

How To Apply

PROGRAMME START DATES:
December 6-19, 2026
July 4-17, 2027
July 18-31, 2027
August 1-14, 2027
Submit Application

1. Review eligibility requirements

Age Requirement: Check the age requirement at the start of each programme you plan to attend.

Academic Potential: Your academic achievements, goals, and potential will be assessed during the interview to make sure you are a good fit for our programmes.

English Language Requirement: We will assess your level of English proficiency, which you will have an opportunity to demonstrate during the interview process, in order to ensure you meet proficiency requirements before you attend a programme.

2. Fill out the online application form

Complete an Oxbridge Summer Scholars application form.

All students must submit information about your major and preferred intakes and streams, and Contact details for a parent or guardian. Check your inbox for the confirmation of receiving your application

3. Interview

You will be contacted by our Admissions Team via email for an interview. This conversation serves to understand your motivation for joining our programmes and assess your English proficiency. There's no need for extensive preparation — simply be ready to share a bit about yourself and your enthusiasm for being a part of our programmes.

4. Admission results

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Successful applicants will receive an Offer Letter by email. To confirm the place, a £1,000 deposit must be paid within 7 days of receiving the offer. The remaining programme fee (£5,550/£5,950) must be paid within 60 days of paying the deposit.

5. Check for updates

Check your email regularly for updates, including pre-programme instructions and resources.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if Stream D is the right stream for me?

If you are interested in studying law, philosophy, politics or international affairs – or want to explore society, ethics, governance and global issues – Stream D is a strong fit. It’s ideal for students curious about how laws, political systems, and global relationships shape our world, and for those considering future university courses or careers in law, politics, public policy, international relations or related fields.

Which subjects and topics are covered in Stream D?

Stream D offers core modules in Law, Philosophy, Politics, and International Relations. Through these, you will explore topics such as legal systems and rights, ethics and moral philosophy, political theories and structures, global geopolitics and diplomacy, state relations, alliances and global challenges. You will also examine contemporary and historical issues – from human rights and separation of powers, to political ideologies, global conflict, international institutions and the ethical questions raised by modern developments.

Can I study just one module in the stream?

No. The stream is designed to provide a comprehensive academic experience. Students engage with a wide range of subjects across all four modules, which ensures in-depth knowledge, interdisciplinary learning, and development of diverse skills tailored to their interests.

I was admitted to one stream, but would like to change. How can I do it?

Stream changes are possible before the programme starts, subject to availability. You should contact the admissions team promptly to discuss your options and confirm any necessary arrangements.

Other Senior Streams

Stream A

Science, Innovation, and Technology

Mathematics
Engineering
Physics
Computer Science
Oxford
Cambridge
16-19 Years Old
Stream B

Medical and Biological Sciences

Medicine
Chemistry
Biology
Psychology
Oxford
Cambridge
16-19 Years Old
Stream C

Business, Economics, and Entrepreneurship

Business
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Management
Oxford
Cambridge
16-19 Years Old

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