Student welfare

While the student community provides a valuable source of mutual support on both academic and personal issues, certain people within Nuffield have specific duties regarding student welfare. Each Nuffield student is assigned a College supervisor who, in addition to monitoring the student's academic progress, may also be a good point of contact regarding a student's personal welfare and can offer advice and support. The Senior Tutor is generally responsible for students’ academic and personal welfare. Women students may wish to discuss academic and personal concerns with the Advisor to Women Students. The JCR Women's Officer can also supply useful information on a variety of women's welfare issues. The Dean, is in charge of student discipline, although few students expect to see him in this capacity. He is assisted by the Junior Dean, a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow who can provide informal counsel and advice about life at Nuffield. Nuffield also has a part-time professional Pastoral Advisor, who is available to offer advice. The College has a Code of Practice on sexual harassment and an Advisory Council on Sexual Harassment.

Outside Nuffield, students have access to the welfare services run by the Oxford University Students Union, to Nightline, a term-time confidential listening service run by students, and to the University Counselling Service.

Students with disabilities

The College and University are committed to making arrangements where appropriate, to enable students with disabilities to participate fully in student life.

The University and colleges view applications from students with disabilities in exactly the same way as those from other candidates. Prospective student applicants with disabilities are encouraged to contact the University Disability Office in advance of applying, in order to assist them in making their choice of college and subject of study. Special interview arrangements for disabled applicants (such as transport from college to department, the provision of a sign interpreter etc.) are made, where necessary, to enable disabled applicants to compete on an equal basis with their non-disabled peers. Financial assistance is available for this, where necessary.

Successful applicants who may require special arrangements are encouraged to contact or visit Nuffield soon after they receive a College offer in order to discuss their needs. In the first instance contact the Academic Administrator, who can arrange if required for Disability Staff to attend if the student is paying a visit, to view facilities and discuss specific accommodation, support and study needs.