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Tell us about yourself. What has your time at Oxford been like?

When I was at school, I originally wanted to study medicine at university. For various reasons that didn’t happen, but I was open to other options, and my A-levels had made me realise that the brain was really cool. I thought that understanding the brain was the key to understanding everything else – and that was really, really fun. I decided to do a degree in neuroscience, where I spent a lot of time in wet labs learning about molecular biology, cells and animal brains.

Dear students,

As spring approaches, and some students complete exams this term, it’s important to act responsibly to minimise potential risks.

Always stay together with friends, regularly check in with yourself and those around you, and be particularly cautious near areas of water, especially if you’ve been drinking. 

Read the guidance on water hazards and other ways to prioritise your safety on the Oxford Students website.

If you’re facing difficulties submitting an assessment or attending an exam, support is available.

The University's specialist Student Welfare and Support Services remain open during the Easter vacation, with the exception of Thursday 17 April to Monday 22 April inclusive.

Tell us about yourself (course, year, college, hometown + anything else):

Hi, I'm Anree and I'm a first year studying Biology at St Catherine's college! I'm originally from up north in Manchester where I studied A-Levels at Xaverian College, and before then I was home-educated.

What has your time at Oxford been like?

The annual Digital Education Technologies Student Feedback Channel, helps the University to understand how you use digital technologies to support your learning, so we can shape and enhance the digital education tools available to you at Oxford.

My name is Elif Bayat. I am a German-Turkish graduate student and Clarendon Scholar reading for an MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy at the Oxford Department of International Development and Lincoln College. Before Oxford, I studied Sociology and Political Science in Frankfurt, Paris, and Istanbul, and was a Fulbright Scholar in San Antonio, Texas.

The journey so far

This gives me a moment to stop and reflect on all that I have seen and been through to get here. To reflect on a childhood living in women’s refuge centres, homeless, struggling and scared. To an upbringing teetering on the line of absolute poverty, holes in my shoes and often no food to eat. Having lived it all just feels like life, but in this moment to pause I am able to recognise my own achievements but to do so in the context of my route to get here.