Student welfare and counselling
The University is committed to providing a supportive environment for students and offers a
wide range of services over and above the extensive college network of pastoral
care and college doctors and nurses.
Students walking through the grounds of St John's college
Photograph by Jenaleen Law, MSc Surgical Sciences
University Counselling Service
The University Counselling Service at 3 Worcester Street is available to help students with
emotional or psychological problems.
The service is confidential and staffed by fully-trained counsellors and
psychotherapists who are used to helping people from many
different backgrounds and cultures, and to dealing with a wide range of
personal issues.
Both individual and group counselling is offered, along with a range of topical
workshops to help students build essential skills to respond to the
demands of life at university.
The University Counselling Service website also comprises a directory of self-help resources covering common areas of interest and concern to students.
Oxford Nightline
Nightline is a listening, information and support service run by
students, for students. It is open overnight, 8 pm–8 am, every night in
term-time. The service is confidential and there are always male and
female volunteers available.
Harassment Hotline
The University has a Code of Practice on Harassment, making it a
disciplinary offence for any member of the University to harass another
on any grounds. Each college and department has at least two advisers on
harassment (one of either sex), and the University also has a Harassment Hotline.
OUSU Student Advice Service
Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) runs a Student Advice Service which aims to provide a space for
students to talk over their worries in confidence,
and to offer information on a range of issues which
students might encounter during their time at Oxford.
