Fitting in

Feeling at home

Whoever you are, and whatever your personal identity, you will find others like you here at Oxford. You will also have the opportunity to meet a diverse mix of other people, who will widen your horizons, challenge your assumptions and with whom you can share your particular beliefs and experiences. 

There’s no type of student at Oxford. It’s beautifully diverse and you will find your place.

- Aditi

University can be daunting at first and joining one or more of the hundreds of groups, clubs, societies or campaigns at Oxford is definitely one of the easiest ways to make friends, feel at home and build your support network.

In addition, our Equality and Diversity Unit and Oxford University Students’ Union work hard to make sure that everyone feels welcome and has a voice.

These are just some of the groups and campaigns within Oxford University and our Oxford University Student Union (Oxford SU) you may be interested in:

• Gender: the Women’s Campaign
• Ethnicity: CRAE (the Campaign for Racial Awareness and Equality), Oxford African and Caribbean Society, Oxford Chinese Students and Scholars Association
• LGBTQ: LBGTQ+ campaign
• Class Act: campaign to support, represent and campaign on behalf of  working-class, low-income, state-school educated and first-generation students. The campaign also offers a buddy system to support applicants and students.
• Religion and belief: There are a wide range of University faith groups, such as Oxford Sikh Society, Oxford Jewish Society, Oxford Islamic Society, Oxford Inter-collegiate Christian Union, Oxford University Buddhist Society.
• Disability: support for disabled students including the Oxford Students’ Union Disability Campaign
• Peer support
• Care-experienced students: one-on-one meetings at open days and support throughout your time here. Contact studentwelfare@admin.ox.ac.uk.