Student Life at Oxford

Oxford University

Get the most out of life as a student in Oxford. A series of short talks and presentations aimed at students of the University.

  • 15 minutes 4 seconds
    Oxford life as an international student
    Hear our undergraduate students from India, Zimbabwe, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia and South Africa talk about how they settled into life at Oxford. Hear our undergraduate students from India, Zimbabwe, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia and South Africa talk about how they settled into life at Oxford.
    2 June 2021, 3:11 pm
  • 15 minutes 20 seconds
    Your Digital Life During Lockdown
    A podcast to help students consider how best to use digital devices during the COVID-19 lockdown. A blog on digital distractions can be found on the welfare coronavirus advice page https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/welfare/counselling/coronavirus Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Podcast by Ulrik Lyngs and Maureed Freed. A transcript of this podcast is available here: https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/Your%20Digital%20Life%20During%20Lockdown%20transcript.pdf Podcast notes and action steps can be viewed here: https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/Digital%20Life%20Notes.pdf
    28 May 2020, 5:47 am
  • 13 minutes 3 seconds
    Journaling
    Advice on how journaling can help you to improve your mental health & wellbeing, by Femke Stokes. A transcript of this podcast is available to download in PDF format in the 'Download Media' section of this page. Podcast author: Femke Stokes.
    27 May 2020, 5:34 am
  • 16 minutes 25 seconds
    Advice and support for 2020 finalists during coronavirus
    A short audio podcast offering advice and support for Oxford finalists The Counselling Service has produced a helpful podcast for finalists who are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. The podcast provides valuable advice about managing your wellbeing and what you can do to help you prepare mentally and physically for your exams. ( Music titled - Easy Lemon by Kevin MacLeod from https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3697-easy-lemon License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
    24 April 2020, 1:13 pm
  • 9 minutes 36 seconds
    Why people who need counselling don’t come for counselling (Is this you?)
    This podcast addresses some of the worries and pre-conceptions that can get in the way of accessing student counselling services. This podcast acknowledges and addresses some of the worries and pre-conceptions that can get in the way of accessing counselling, even for those who are on some level aware that they could really benefit. We hope that listening to this podcast will give you some useful encouragement, and will help you across the threshold and into our service. By Maureen Freed.
    14 May 2018, 4:01 pm
  • 14 minutes 6 seconds
    Facing finals - some psychological tips
    This podcast episode offers a selection of the messages and tips our counsellors offer to finalists. This podcast episode offers a selection of the messages our counsellors offer to finalists who come to see us as they enter the home straight. Finalists are individuals, with different stories, academic ambition levels, and circumstances, and it is impossible to offer advice that is helpful to all. However, most listeners will find at least one thing on this list that feels relevant and helpful. We invite you to listen for that one thing and to commit yourself to making use of it. By Maureen Freed.
    14 May 2018, 3:57 pm
  • 17 minutes
    The Pressure to be Perfect: Ways of Responding
    Some ideas to help students respond differently to their anxiety about needing to be perfect.
    7 January 2016, 11:13 am
  • 17 minutes 53 seconds
    The Relentless Drive for Perfection
    A conversation between Oxford University Counsellors about ways in which perfectionism impacts on the student experience.
    7 January 2016, 11:11 am
  • 16 minutes 44 seconds
    International Students
    This podcast explores some of the emotional challenges faced by international students.
    7 January 2016, 11:08 am
  • 8 minutes
    Exam Preparation and Revision Part 3: The exam itself, before during and after
    This podcast focuses on the exam itself, just prior to it, and what might help you to feel prepared.
    3 November 2015, 11:13 am
  • 10 minutes 7 seconds
    Exam Preparation and Revision Part 2: Planning and Revision
    In this section there are some useful reminders of how to start planning for revision by taking stock of knowledge to date , choices of topic and starting to plan and timetable your revision.
    3 November 2015, 11:10 am
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