If you have suggestions about any other websites that you have found helpful, please, let us know by emailing newcomers@ox.ac.uk
Please note: these links are provided as a service to Newcomers. The Club is not responsible for the content in any of the links and does not endorse any of the goods or services offered. For further information, please refer to the University of Oxford's statement about Ownership, Liability and Use of this website.
- Advice on careers
- Advice for children’s education
- Oxford Daily Info: Lots of information about events (in the "What's On" section), accommodation, and other useful information about Oxford.
- Student advice (including visa advice)
- Oxford University Language Centre
- Oxford University Gazette: Information about lectures and events at the University, plus classified advertisements for housing targeted at University employees.
- Blueprint: The magazine for staff at the University, published twice a term. It carries a mix of news and features, plus information about people and awards, and other aspects of University and College life.
- Oxford University "What's On": A University site listing activities and lectures which are open to the public.
- Local community involvement: The University provides a community grants scheme and information about how to get involved with Oxford research.
- Oxford City Guide: A site with information about events and restaurants
- Oxfordshire County Council: Useful information about the services that the County Council provides.
- Oxford City Council: Handy and practical information about the many services that the City Council provides.
- Citizens' Advice Bureau: is a network of UK charities giving free, confidential information and advice to the public on money, benefit, housing or employment matters.
- The UK Council for International Student Affairs
- General information about cycling in Oxford, using a bicycle sharing scheme and classes in cycle training and maintenance.
- Information and maps of walking routes around Oxford, and around Oxfordshire
- Oxford Heritage Walks by the Oxford Preservation Trust.
- QUAD: The University's alumni magazine contains a wide variety of articles about Oxford and the University
- An overview of the structure, history and governance of the University which includes a helpful glossary of terminology specific to Oxford University
- A commentary about some of the quirkier, and sometimes less well known, aspects of Oxford can be found in the blog of Shelley Hoffmire, a member of the Newcomers' Club
