The Big Oxplore Essay Competition!

Oxplore is delighted to be running a philosophy and ethics-themed essay competition for secondary school students in Wales, Cornwall and the South West of England.

We are inviting students in years 7-13 to write a 750-word response to one of the following essay titles:

Do we need laws to have morals?

How effective do you think punishment is in shaping and changing our behaviour?

Is there ever a moral justification for trophy hunting?

All entries should be emailed to oxplore@admin.ox.ac.uk by 11:59 GMT on 16 February 2021.

Entries will be reviewed by our expert judging panel. There will be two age categories: years 7-9 and 10-13. The winners will receive £100 in Amazon vouchers and the runners-up will receive £50 in Amazon vouchers.

For more information and guidance, visit https://bit.ly/BigOxploreEssay