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  • Hazy Oxford skyline from South Park by Ian Wallman

    Industrial action and students

    Why is industrial action taking place? 

    The University and College Union (UCU) voted in favour of industrial action over the national pay settlement and USS pensions. However, UCU action over pensions is currently paused and the current focus is on the pay and conditions dispute.

  • Oxford student Anastasiia Zagoruichyk

    Meeting Oxford's new graduate scholars from Ukraine

    The Graduate Scholarship Scheme for Ukraine Refugees offers graduates ordinarily resident in Ukraine but displaced by the war a full-time, one-year Masters course across a broad range of subjects. The scholarship is intended to further their academic training and development to enable them to better contribute to building back Ukraine’s future.

    The scholarships are co-funded by the University and participating colleges, with each scholar given free accommodation and meals within their college, and a grant of £7,500 to support their study and living costs.

  • Oxford student Matt Taylor

    Student Stories: My journey to Oxford from life in a children's home

    Travelling from the hilltops of the Peak District down to Oxford is a journey I’ve made a hundred times before, having worked in a recording studio in the Oxfordshire village of Eynsham. But this time felt different. As the car glided onto the panorama of the M40, adrenalin rushed to my toes. This was a journey that was never supposed to happen. This was my first day as a student at the University of Oxford.

    Let’s rewind a little…

    The journey so far

  • Rotimi Akinsete

    Meet Oxford's Director of Student Welfare and Support Services

    How have you found your time at Oxford so far?

    Oxford is a large and complex organisation, and I am still navigating it all, but it is also a place where you can find opportunity to develop new approaches and build new partnerships; I am excited and keen to draw on this huge potential for change. 

    What do you think are some of the biggest challenges facing students’ welfare and wellbeing and how is the University responding?

  • ACS Committee members 2022 portrait

    Society Spotlight: Oxford African and Caribbean Society

    I grew up in Lambeth, South London, surrounded by an array of cultures — it was a patchwork of stories and experiences. As a child, my family would always tell me about the beautiful history of my motherland, Somalia. These words nurtured my interest in what I now know as, oral history. This process of passing down these stories and folktales across generations should be celebrated and amplified, and this is where the ACS shines.

  • Tyra Douglas

    Student Stories: Finding your own way by Tyra Douglas

    The journey so far

    I am a second year studying Experimental Psychology at Wadham College. My time at Oxford so far has definitely been a rollercoaster. It was a massive jump from sixth form, and I don't think I was ready for the level of independence, not only in studying but also trying to navigate socialising and, rather embarrassingly, I didn't even know how to use the washing machine when I got here(!). Outside of my studies I like to crochet and weightlift.

  • An image of James Newberry

    Society Spotlight: Oxford University Dramatic Society

    Tell us about the society and your role!

    The Oxford University Dramatic Society is one of the largest student drama societies in the country. We have over 3,000 recent members, and thanks to the Cameron Mackintosh Drama Fund (supported by the Mackintosh Foundation), we have almost unparalleled funding opportunities to put on productions at a higher-education level. I am very fortunate to be the President of the Society for 2022- 3. This role involves managing a committee of around 15 people to help ensure that the multiple productions which happen each year run smoothly.

  • An image of James Newberry

    Society Spotlight: Oxford University Dramatic Society

    Tell us about the society and your role!

    The Oxford University Dramatic Society is one of the largest student drama societies in the country. We have over 3,000 recent members, and thanks to the Cameron Mackintosh Drama Fund (supported by the Mackintosh Foundation), we have almost unparalleled funding opportunities to put on productions at a higher-education level. I am very fortunate to be the President of the Society for 2022- 3. This role involves managing a committee of around 15 people to help ensure that the multiple productions which happen each year run smoothly.

  • Oxford student, Candace Williams

    Student Stories: Embracing Oxford by Candace Williams

    The journey so far

    As a young woman of Jamaican and Guyanese heritage, I grew up with the narrative ‘twice as good to be as good’ instilled in me from young. I knew that this didn’t necessarily mean that I was void of being able to achieve goals but I gained an early recognition that it was going to take a certain level of determination and perseverance in order to attain them.

  • Oxford student, Molayo Ogunde

    Student Stories: Exploring clubs and societies by Molayo Ogunde

    The journey so far

    My time at Oxford so far has been surprisingly good, considering I started in 2020. Initially, rules during the pandemic meant that socialising at the start of university was weird, but I was fortunate enough to be able to make good friends, despite catching Covid in my second week, which was not much fun. Getting through this time was definitely aided by the great friends I had around me and support from my church in Oxford.

    My Oxford experience

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