Meet our students

From 10am to 5pm there will be an enthusiastic group of current Univ students to welcome you, tell you about student life, share their experiences of applying to Oxford, and answer your questions. The students will also be giving tours of the College at regular intervals throughout the day – there’s no need to book, just turn up and let us know you’d like to have a tour. Get a peek inside a range of our student accommodation; see the dining hall, library, common room and more.

See a demonstration interview

As well as meeting our students, we aim to offer demonstration interviews to watch to give applicants an idea of what to expect should they apply to Oxford. There is no need to book a place for these sessions, just come to the College’s Open Day “Welcome Desk” and a helper will take you to the session for your subject.

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Check out our FAQs below for further information or contact the Undergraduate Admissions and Access Manager, Joshua Newman T: 01865276677 E: access@univ.ox.ac.uk

We would also encourage all prospective students to sign up to Univ’s social media channels. On Instagram, our outreach page @univstaircase12 shares insights into life at Univ, as well as opportunities both at Oxford and further afield. Follow us here!

Please do also explore the rest of our website which includes information on our History and College Buildings, Course at Univ, a list of our Academics and a great deal more about both learning and living at Univ.

The College has reduced the amount of printed material provided for our Open Day.

Instead of a full College prospectus, visitors will be able to pick up a leaflet of quick links to the key parts of the website.

The leaflet has been printed on paper “carbon balanced” by the Woodland Trust. For more information about the College’s efforts to improve environmental sustainability, see the Sustainability News Section of the website.

If you are unable to make it to the Open Day or prefer not to take a leaflet, you can access it online here or access the links and information below:

Alternative Prospectus
See our Alternative Prospectus for a student’s eye view of Univ at: univ.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply

Courses at Univ
See: univ.ox.ac.uk/courses-at-univ

Living at Univ
For information about accommodation, food, welfare and disability support, college sports and societies see: univ.ox.ac.uk/live-at-univ

College Financial Support
Univ offers financial support in addition to University-wide provision; see: univ.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate-bursaries

Univ Beacon Programme
Read about the Univ Beacon Programme, offering bursaries for students from under-represented groups at: univ.ox.ac.uk/univ-beacon-programme

Staircase12
Univ’s website to support school and college students to explore their subject interests beyond school.

• Investigate subjects you are interested in to see if you want to study them at University
• Engage with your subject beyond school to become a better independent learner
• Explore our online Reading Bank which is full of book suggestions from Oxford students
• Use our Resource Hub as a starting point to stretch yourself academically. It’s a gateway to lectures, podcasts, courses and more, all available for free online.

See: univ.ox.ac.uk/staircase12

Welfare
See: univ.ox.ac.uk/welfare-support

Disability support
See: univ.ox.ac.uk/disability-support

Social Media links
Staircase12 Twitter
Univ Twitter
Instagram
Facebook

If you are thinking of applying to Oxford then we encourage you to come to one of our Open Days. You might want to check first whether University College offers the course you want to study by exploring our Courses at Univ pages.

Most students attending will be in Year 12 or 13 (aged 16-18), but younger and older students are very welcome too! You will have the opportunity to chat to current Univ students, be shown around the College, meet subject tutors and attend talks. All of these activities offer a chance to get a real insight into life at University College and to discuss any questions or worries you may have about the admissions process.

Students interested in postgraduate study at Oxford are also welcome to attend, but note that aspects of the day such as talks and parts of the college shown will be tailored to prospective undergraduates.

You don’t need to book to visit Univ. Prospective candidates and supporters are very welcome to visit between 10.00am and 5.00pm on any of our Open Days, and should simply report to the welcome desk when they arrive. There is no need to register, and tours of the College will be available on a regular basis. However, other Colleges and Departments may require booking for some activities, so it is advisable to check with individual Colleges and Departments that you are keen to visit.

As well as exploring Univ, prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the relevant departments. Univ is conveniently located right next door to the University Examination Schools – this space is used to host a variety of Open Day talks provided by the central university admissions and enquiries team.

A very full programme of events is put on across the university. There is not a single route around the University’s events, rather visitors can plan a day bespoke to their interests and needs. We strongly advise visitors to plan their route around the Open Day in advance to ensure they make the most of all that is on offer. General information about what is being offered across the wider University (as well as details of what needs booking) will soon be available at ox.ac.uk

You are very welcome to visit the College, and can drop in any day between 9.00am and 5.00pm to look around independently; just tell the porters at the College lodge that you are a prospective student and ask to look around.

You can also read a students’-eye-view of Oxford in our Alternative Prospectus. Please note that it is not possible to arrange individual meetings with subject tutors.

Please see our Directions page for full information on travelling to Oxford and finding Univ. We are also listed on the University and Colleges Halls interactive Map.

Hear from a few of our tutors about learning Sciences at Univ.

You can read or download a transcript of this video. If you would rather listen to or download audio files instead of watching the videos from our Virtual Open Day, we have gathered them all together in one playlist at the bottom of this page.

You might want to explore the courses we offer at Univ, or read about Univ’s libraries.

Hear from a few of our tutors about learning Humanities and Social Sciences at Univ.

You can read or download a transcript of this video. If you would rather listen to or download audio files instead of watching the videos from our Virtual Open Day, we have gathered them all together in one playlist at the bottom of this page.

You might want to explore the courses we offer at Univ, or read about Univ’s libraries.

Hear Univ’s students talk about student support available in College.

You can read or download a transcript of this video. If you would rather listen to or download audio files instead of watching the videos from our Virtual Open Day, we have gathered them all together in one playlist at the bottom of this page.

You may want to find out more from these dedicated web pages about the college’s provision for welfare, disability support and financial support. You might also want to see the information about the generous university-wide financial arrangements.

Hear Univ’s students talk about Univ’ food and accommodation.

You can read or download a transcript of this video. If you would rather listen to or download audio files instead of watching the videos from our Virtual Open Day, we have gathered them all together in one playlist at the bottom of this page.

For more information, including current estimated costs see our dedicated pages about accommodation and food.

On a normal open day we’d be handing out copies of our “Alternative Prospectus”, an informal exploration of Univ featuring the words of its students. You can read the Alternative Prospectus online below or read or download it as a PDF. Download the accessible version of the PDF.

Please note, while the majority of this is up-to-date, it was made a number of years ago now and is currently being updated. The latest information, for example, about accommodation costs should be found elsewhere on our website.

You may also want to read our more formal college prospectus.

Since 2019 we have published profiles of various members of our College community. This started as a 40th anniversary celebration of Univ admitting women but is now a showcase of a whole range of people who make up our wonderful community. Read some of the interviews here:

Students

Postgrads & Alumni

Academics & Staff

You can explore all of the profiles we have published so far on our News and Features page.

Here you can listen to or download the audio versions of our Open Day videos, in case you’d rather listen on the go.