Our Consultants

All our Consultants are graduates of either Oxford or Cambridge University.  On a daily basis they are immersed in the world of Oxbridge applications, and, having been through the application process themselves (and succeeded!), they are well placed to help support your application. 

James Uffindell, Company Founder

James read PPE at Mansfield College, Oxford, specialising in British Politics and Economics. He founded Oxbridge Applications back in 1999, and to date has helped over 45,000 students apply to Britain's leading universities. He has been featured on BBC Radio 4 and Channel 4 News, and is an advisor to the Times Education Forum on Oxbridge issues. In 2008 James founded Bright, a boutique careers’ consultancy, which supports the brightest graduates and undergraduates in their search for the perfect career. You can hear James in action on BBC Radio 4's Learning Curve programme here.

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7499 2394
Email: james.uffindell@oxbridgeapplications.com

Rachel Spedding, Managing Director

Rachel read History at Worcester College, Oxford. She was invited to take part in a Sutton Trust Summer School in Cambridge while studying for her A Levels at a state school in Merseyside. After graduating, she worked as a researcher for Sir David Frost and then on a number of documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4. She then went on to work for a communications consultancy, handling the communications and media for a number of high-profile corporate and educational organisations.  She now oversees the running of Oxbridge Applications and is co-author of the new edition of So you want to go to Oxbridge? Tell me about a banana.

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7408 7276
Email: rachel.spedding@oxbridgeapplications.com

Jane Welsh, Director

Jane is a Director at Oxbridge Applications and co-author (along with Rachel above) of the new edition of So you want to go to Oxbridge? Tell me about a banana. She was an academic and sporting scholar at New College, Oxford, where she read History and won two Blues for Oxford University. She has been working in education since 2003 as a tutor and specialist in interview technique. In 2009, she managed Oxbridge Applications’ Premier Service. Jane has produced theatre internationally through her award-winning production company Temple Theatre, and now leads on all our work with schools and councils both within the UK and internationally.

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 408 7277
Email:  jane.welsh@oxbridgeapplications.com