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As a member of Oxford’s community, it’s important to act responsibly and prioritise your own and others' safety. Guidance is available to support you and help minimise the potential for harm. Take care during your time here, including on nights out as well as around areas near water, outlined in the University and Oxford SU's Think TWICE water hazards campaign.

It's perfectly natural to experience a mix of excitement and anxiety as you start your Oxford journey and over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing resources plus tips from current students to help support your transition. This page has lots of resources, from preparing for your arrival and settling into academic life, to making the most of your college community and looking after your wellbeing.

New for the 2025-26 academic year, all students will be provided with access to free, individual ChatGPT Edu accounts.

A new dedicated page sets out the University’s approach to preventing and responding to harassment and sexual misconduct, bringing together policies, procedures, guidance and key information for students.

If you're staying in Oxford over the vacation, remember you can visit the University's gardens, libraries and museums for free.

Dear students,

Congratulations on reaching the end of Trinity term and this academic year.

I know what a busy and demanding time it’s been, especially if you have been sitting exams. Thank you for Celebrating SMART this term, and well done for all your hard work and contributions to another fantastic year at Oxford.

I’ve worked as a Student Adviser in Oxford SU part time since July 2024 and full time since October 2024. A large part of my role involves giving students independent 1:1 support through any collegiate university process, from responding to a misconduct allegation to submitting a mitigating circumstances application.

Exeter: RePlateOx 

At Oxford, the juxtaposition between excess and need is impossible to ignore. Inside college halls, formal dinners lit by candlelight are a daily occurrence, yet just outside, people are regularly seen begging for food. For many students, this contradiction is deeply personal. We have witnessed it ourselves firsthand: while volunteering with Turl Street Homeless Action, handing out meals with NishkamSWAT, or simply walking home from hall after seeing plates of food go untouched. 

I am a DPhil student in the Education Department at Oxford researching students’ LGBTQ+ experiences at English universities from the 1970s onwards. I have spent the past three years studying this and see great value in understanding and sharing queer histories. There are many reasons for this - a pertinent one is that recognising the existence of lives outside of cis- and heteronormativity in the past can remind us that we are not alone even when we continue to face adversity in different ways. Therefore, ‘LGBT+ History Month’ is an exciting time for me.