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Many Oxford Uni students have now returned to the city. Lots of them never left.

The Oxford University Africa Society (AfriSoc) extends a warm welcome to students at the University of Oxford. We are a community of students from across the African continent and African diaspora. The Society is run entirely by students with three aims:

Over 7,500 students registered to attend this year's virtual Freshers' Fair from 41 countries. If you were one of them, we hope you enjoyed visiting all the stalls, chatting to other students and perhaps finding a new club or society to join. It's one of the best ways to kickstart your year by getting involved in the huge range of student activities, even virtually. 

It has always been a big moment, opening the door for the first time to the space in which you will be making a life for an academic year. This year it’s even bigger. You may be spending much more of your life within these four walls than in normal times and in some circumstances all of your time there should you have to self-isolate. There will be less access to communal spaces, you may spend less time in other students’ rooms, and you may be engaging in activities like attending lectures right here, within these four not-very-far-apart walls.

"For many students of African or Caribbean descent, the reputation of the Oxford African & Caribbean Society (or ACS) precedes itself. Before starting at Oxford this time last year, one of the greatest sources of comfort I had was the knowledge that there existed a thriving ACS within the university, and now a year later I can wholeheartedly say I was not disappointed.

How did you first get involved with Green Labs?

Lion: I knew the Oxford Hub already quite well through some other initiatives I took part in, all of which I quite enjoyed. When I saw them advertising Green Labs during lockdown, I thought that it would be a great opportunity to finally take part – so I applied and luckily got accepted after a short interview.

Madeleine Oliver is a 5^th year medical student, originally from London. Like many other medical students Madeleine volunteered to help out with the fight against COVID-19. She spoke to us about what it’s been like working on the frontline with doctors, nurses and patients at the hospital.

If you have been affected by sexual harassment or violence in any form, our Support Service is here to help. 

The Sexual Harassment and Violence Support Service provides a safe place for you to be heard - independent of your college or department. It offers free support and advice to any student who has been impacted by sexual harassment or violence and all specialist advisors at the service are trained to support you at your pace, free of charge and in confidence. 

The Tier 4 Student system has been rebranded to become the Student Route. It remains similar to the current Tier 4 system but with EU/EEA and Swiss nationals able to apply for a Student visa if they are starting on or after 1 January 2021 and do not have (or are not eligible to apply for) pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.