The welfare of students is taken seriously at Christ Church and there are many different people who are available for advice and support – all you have to do is ask.
Who do I go to for support?
We are aware that the situation regarding the Covid-19 pandemic will have caused additional welfare and support needs. Please see the Welfare Flowchart for contact details of who to go to for support and other useful information. There is also useful information about mental health support here. Information about the pandemic can be found here.
This link opens a text only accessible version of the JCR/GCR Welfare Handbook
This link opens a text only accessible version of the Diversity Calender
This link opens a text only accessible version of the Sexual Violence and Harassment Pamphlet
Welfare Co-ordinator and College Chaplain, Clare Hayns
Clare coordinates the welfare team and is available to all members of the college to discuss any matter in confidence, whether personal, academic, or spiritual. You can make an appointment by email: clare.hayns@chch.ox.ac.uk
The Junior Censor, Kevin McGerty
The Junior Censor is the College Officer with oversight for college welfare and in particular deals with routine matters such as permission to be absent as well as non-academic discipline. Kevin can be contacted on junior.censor@chch.ox.ac.uk
The College Nurse
The College Nurse is available to all members of the college each day by appointment only. Her hours are Mondays to Fridays, 9.30-4.30am
Killcanon 2, email: nurse@chch.ox.ac.uk
The Academic Registrar, Helen Etty
The Academic Registrar, Helen Etty, and her team support students with concerns arising regarding exams, academic work, suspension of studies, and finances. She is the College’s Hardship Officer and can advise on the various sources of funding available to students such as the Financial Assistance Fund, the University Hardship Fund, and interest free loans. The Academic Registrar is also the Disability Coordinator (click for support for students with disabilities ). Email on academic.registrar@chch.ox.ac.uk
Disabilities - The Disability Lead, Senior Censor, Dirk Aarts
Christ Church wishes to ensure all students with disabilities thrive here and will make reasonable adjustments to make this possible, in line with the University’s ‘Common Framework for Supporting Disabled Students’. We advise students to contact the College and to let us know of any disabilities as early as possible before you start your studies, so that any reasonable adjustments can be put in place. See more about the support for students with disabilities offered by Christ Church and the wider university.
The Welfare Tutors
Your tutor would be the first port of call if you have an academic problem but you may wish to speak to another tutor to ask for their help and guidance. The welfare tutors are Katherine Lebow and Alex Vasudevan, either would be happy to speak to you and you can contact them by email: katherine.lebow@chch.ox.ac.uk or alexander.vasudevan@chch.ox.ac.uk
Wardens
We have three Wardens who are graduate students who live on site and are available for out-of-hours support. They are Sanskriti Swarup, Declan Pang and Luke Young. They can be contacted via the Porters Lodge or via email:
On-Site Counsellor, Wanderley Santos
Wanderley is our On-Site Counsellor and is able to offer counselling to students on Tuesdays. He will see people by appointment and you can contact him directly by email counsellor@chch.ox.ac.uk
University Counselling Service
The University Counselling Service is able to offer free counselling to students which is confidential and totally independent to the College. You can refer yourself via the website or by phone 01865 270300. The Counselling Service is located at 3 Worcester Street, Oxford. OX1 2BX (behind Gloucester Green). Their website has a great deal of helpful information about health, depression, eating disorders, exam stress and managing anxiety.
JCR and GCR Welfare Reps and Officers
The junior member common rooms elect welfare reps who are available for support and organise welfare related events and talks. You can see the JCR /GCR Welfare Handbook here.
The current Welfare Reps are: JCR (Jingyan 'yan' Yu) and GCR (Kate Friesen and Aoife Miralles). They are joined by various others who have a specific remit to support students and currently the team consists of: Disabled Students Officer (JCR - Solas McDonald and GCR - James Cullis), Gender Equalities Rep (TBC (JCR) and Samantha Sharkoff (GCR), Ethnic and Religious Minorities Rep (Ade Olugboji and Nyat Aron-Yohannes), LGBTQ+ Welfare Officers (JCR - Zina Gharakhani and Benjamin Thomas), GCR - TBC), International Students Officer (Michalina Maksymowicz-Maciata), Access Officer (Saoirse Matthews and Tom Conradi), and Inreach Officer (Niamh Scott).
Peer Supporters
Peer Supporters are students who have received specific training and supervision to enable them to listen effectively, maintain confidentiality and provide support and guidance. They run a regular drop in ‘Late Night Tea Break’ and are always available for a chat. The Peer Support Coordinator is Alex Demby and the Peer Supporters are Sanskriti Swarup,Tom Conradi, Akshima Ghosh, Faris Faroozye, Hannah Selig, Kinsey Yuen and Kate Freisen (GCR). The 'Rainbow Peer' is Alex Demby and the 'Peer of Colour' is Sanskriti Swarup.
Harassment Advisors
Harassment Advisors have been appointed to deal with rare cases of harassment and have been trained by the University and work in accordance with the Christ Church Harassment Policy . Students may consult them confidentially about any issues involving harassment, and advice may be sought from them without invoking a formal complaints procedure.
The Harassment Advisors are: Clare Hayns (clare.hayns@chch.ox.ac.uk) and Alex Vasudevan (alexander.vasudevan@chch.ox.ac.uk)
Sexual Harassment and Violence Support Service
If you have experienced sexual harassment and violence in any form, we are here for you - whoever you are, whatever has happened, and whenever it was.
You can make an appointment with one of our advisors by emailing supportservice@admin.ox.ac.uk
Oxford University Students’ Union Student Advice Service
Oxford University Students’ Union Student Advice Service is the only independent advice and information service exclusively available to Oxford University students. It is free, independent, safe and confidential and advisers are able to give information and support to students facing difficult situations.
Nightline
Nightline +44 (0)1865 270270 is open 20:00-08:00, 0th-9th weeks inclusive, and is a confidential listening, information and support service run by trained student volunteers.
