ALUMNI GROUPS
Your connection to alumni around the globe
Join your local alumni group and connect with an international network for socialising, outreach and career opportunities
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There are currently nearly 400,000 Oxford alumni around the world, with approximately 170 regional, identity and interest based alumni groups. Wherever you are, you are sure to find Oxonians near you and a warm welcome. Alumni groups are run by dedicated alumni volunteers who provide a vital connection with the University of Oxford, supporting current and prospective students and connecting alumni through shared interests. Some of the groups are run jointly with Cambridge alumni. Joining your alumni group is a brilliant way to stay connected and in touch with the University. Find out more about the work of our alumni volunteers through Network News.
If there is no alumni group in your local area and you are interested in starting one, please get in touch. Email the Alumni Networks team today.
Use your cursor to move around the Networks Map and zoom in and out to see where our alumni groups are located. Click on the pin for group contact details.
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Our alumni groups host events worldwide to give offer holders a key insight into Oxford, and to welcome them as they embark on their exciting educational journey at the University
Alumni groups - You can make a big difference to new students in your area! These New Oxford Student (Fresher) Events provide a great opportunity for introducing the new cohort of students to your group and its members. These events provide new students with the opportunity to ask questions to those who have already studied at Oxford. Events are promoted directly to the students, and we have received great feedback - please get involved and contact the Networks Team for more information.
New Oxford students - Alumni Groups host both online and in-person events and these range from meeting up at a local bar, to dinner or a picnic in the park. You will be able to meet with other students from your home town or area who are also embarking on studies at Oxford. Events start taking place from August onwards and details for 2026 will be listed below (please keep checking this page, it is being constantly updated as new events are notified).
Current Oxford students and recent graduates - you can share your knowledge of life at Oxford and really help new students feel welcome before they have even arrived at Oxford. Please feel free to contact the alumni groups directly and let them know you are a current student or recent graduate and you'd like to volunteer your time to help the new intake!
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Thursday 1 October, 6pm - 8pm
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P&G Wells Bookshop
College Street, Winchester, SO23 9LZ
(10-15 minute walk from the railway station, and very near to the centre of Winchester)
Hampshire Farewell Party - meet some fellow Freshers before you go!
Your local alumni group, the Oxford University Society Hampshire & Isle of Wight, which includes Portsmouth and Southampton, is inviting you to an informal Freshers event in Winchester. Come and meet other Freshers who are about to start at Oxford this October. Both Postgraduate and Undergraduate Freshers are welcome to attend. You'll be able to chat with students from the area who are already at Oxford, to gain useful insights into life at Oxford.
Please do feel free to bring along one or both of your parents to the event, they are very welcome to attend, we’d love to meet them too.
To attend this event, RSVP to: hampshire-wight@ousoc.oxon.org stating your name, subject and college before Tuesday 22 September 2026.
If you can't attend the event, but would like to stay in touch, please join the group as a student member. It’s free to join and we offer local contacts and events now and in the future.
• Visit our website at OUS Hampshire and IOW
• Click the orange JOIN button and complete the process by entering your details into a short form. Under the membership heading, enter yourself as 'STUDENT'.
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Saturday 12 September, 2pm - 4pm
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Little Leaf
Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9LQ
All new Oxford students are invited to meet for a drink with alumni and current/recent students on hand to answer any questions. The event will be an informal meeting and there is no specific dress code (casual wear is fine). We look forward to meeting you.
To attend this event RSVP to: Oxford Alumni Liverpool (stating your name, college and subject)
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Wednesday 16 September, 7-9pm
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Eversheds Sutherland (Manchester Office)
Two New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, M3 5GX
The Oxford University Society Manchester is delighted to invite you to this year's incoming freshers' event. This event is an opportunity for you to meet other incoming students from the local area and to learn more about Oxford life by speaking to our panel of current and former students.
Drinks and nibbles will be available, and there is no charge.
No formal dress code - please wear something you feel comfortable in.
To attend this event please register using the GOOGLE FORM once your offer is confirmed. Registration for this event closes at 23:59 on Wednesday 9th September.
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Pre-booking is essential because of the security arrangements at the venue.
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Saturday 5 September, 2pm - 4pm
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Hare and Hounds Pub
The Green, Claygate, Esher
Surrey, KT10 0JL
You are invited to come and meet alumni and recent graduates to hear about their insights and experience of life in Oxford. It will be a great opportunity to meet up with other students from the Surrey area who are heading to Oxford in the autumn. Family and friends are welcome too!
Nearest train station to the Hare and Hounds pub is Claygate station.
To attend this event RSVP to: OUS Surrey and include your name, college and subject.
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Wednesday 23 September, 6pm - 8pm
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The Cow Pub
95-97 Dyke Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 3JE
We hope you are looking forward to becoming an Oxford undergraduate. To help you get to know more about student life at Oxford and to meet some of your future peers, the Oxford Alumni groups of East & West Sussex will be hosting an event for Freshers from Sussex, and Brighton & Hove.
This will be an entirely informal event at which you will have the chance to meet current and recent students, fellow freshers who live in Sussex and members of OUS East & West Sussex. It should be a great opportunity for you to make some new contacts and get answers to some of your questions about the undergraduate experience.
To attend this event RSVP to: OUS East Sussex indicating your Name, College, and degree subject
NB: please be prepared to present age-verification ID for the consumption of alcohol
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Thursday 17 September, 6.15 - 8.45pm
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The Hive
Sawmill Walk, The Butts
Worcester WR1 3PD
OUS Worcestershire is pleased to invite all new Oxford students going up to Oxford for the first time this year and who live in Worcestershire or have attended a school/college in Worcestershire.
The event is an opportunity for you to meet each other and to speak to some individuals who went up to Oxford in the past couple of years as well as some older alumni. Light refreshments and soft drinks will be provided.
To attend this event RSVP to: worcestershire@ousoc.oxon.org and complete the ONLINE FORM
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Saturday 12 September, 3.30pm - 6pm
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Café Stein
Währinger Straße 6-8
1090 Vienna
OCS Austria warmly invites you to an informal meet-and-greet for Austrian and Austria-based bright minds going up to Oxford and Cambridge this year! A chance to make friends before you get to University, and an opportunity to connect with current students and alumni. Please note, the Society has been happy to organise the venue, but consumption should be paid for on an individual basis.
To attend this event RSVP to: OCS Austria (stating your name, college and subject)
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Sunday 6 July, 4pm
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Golgatha Biergarten
Katzbachstraße
10965 Berlin (in Viktoriapark, Kreuzberg)
OUS Berlin warmly invite all New Oxford Students to join them for informal drinks. You will be able to meet fellow students from your cohort and ask the alumni any questions you have about life in Oxford.
Please pay for your own drinks. You are welcome to bring one guest.
To attend this event REGISTER HERE
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Friday 4 September, 6pm onwards
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2 Miki Theodoraki Str.
1097, Nicosia
OUS Cyprus warmly invite new Oxford students to join them for and informal gathering, with nachos and drinks. It will be an opportunity to connect with others who are making the move to Oxford in the autumn and you can chat with alumni who have already studied there. We look forward to meeting you.
To attend this event RSVP to: OUS Cyprus and include your name, college and subject
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Wednesday 9 September, time tbc
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Prague - venue tbc
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Saturday 29 August, time TBC
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Reffen Street Food, Refshalevej 167, 1432 København, Denmark
Join us for an informal social gathering at Reffen in Copenhagen on Saturday 29 August 2026. Please check back when the time is confirmed.
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Tuesday 15 September, 7pm
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Bank of Greece
El. Venizelou/”Panepistimiou” 21
Athens 102 50
Successful offer holders are invited to attend a lecture by Dr. Irene S. Lemos, Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Merton College on An Archaeological Journey from Athens to Oxford via Lefkandi.
Following the lecture (in English), there will be an opportunity to socialise with alumni and enjoy informal drinks, with wine courtesy of the Kokotas Estate. Our alumni members will be on hand to chat about life in Oxford, what to expect and answer any questions you may have.
To attend this event RSVP to: oxfordalumnigreece@gmail.com by 10 September. (Please include your full name, subject and college)
Please note - Bank of Greece security protocols require strict RSVP and matching photo ID to gain admission on the night.
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Thursday 17 September, 7.30pm
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Restaurant Chiche!
20, Avenue Pasteur
L-2310 Luxembourg
In line with our long-established tradition we warmly invite our new freshers to an informal dinner at Restaurant Chiche! The freshers are invited at our expense, while the rest of us pay! OUS Luxembourg committee will be joined by mock-interviewers and others who have helped with education and outreach.
This is an informal and congenial evening where we get to toast the new students and wish them all the best for their forthcoming studies. We also hope to foster a bond so that we can stay in contact with the students and reconnect when/if they return to Luxembourg. We hope you can join us.
To attend this event RSVP to: OUS Luxembourg (stating your name, college and subject)
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Thursday 10 September, time tbc
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The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul
Successful offer holders are welcome to join our end-of-summer party. It will be a great opportunity for incoming students to meet members of the alumni community, ask questions, and speak with alumni from a range of departments before heading off to Oxford.
To attend this event RSVP to: info@oxfordalumni.org.tr (stating your name, subject and college)
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Friday 28 August, 9am (UK time)
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The Oxford Israel Alumni Society warmly congratulates Israeli students on their admission to the University of Oxford and invites them to a freshers' virtual session to meet fellow Israeli alumni from across programmes and hear some insider tips and tricks.
To attend this online event, please REGISTER HERE
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Tuesday 18 August, 6pm
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The Admiral Pub
1 Dupont Cir NW #420
Washington, DC 20036
Come out and meet your fellow new Oxford students, before you all move and start living in Oxford. It will be a great opportunity for a night of fun, laughter, and lively discussion with the DC alumni community. We look forward to meeting you.
To attend this event REGISTER HERE
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Tuesday 15 September, 6.30 - 8.30pm
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Union Club of Boston
8 Park Street
Boston MA 02108
Please join us at a reception to congratulate and wish bon voyage to US students heading to Oxford or Cambridge for the first time. This will also provide an opportunity to meet Boston-based alumni and to
welcome any newly arrived alumni joining the society as new members*.
Ticket prices - include hors d'oeuvres and a glass of wine, beer or soft drink. There will also be a cash bar.
- $50 for members (old, new and prospective) and guests of attendees
- $30 for students (those studying full-time in the 2025-26 academic year OR those who graduated from full-time study in the 2024-25 academic year)
- Freshers (US students about to matriculate this year at Cambridge or Oxford for the first time) are invited to attend as complimentary guests of the Society. Freshers please register online, selecting the Fresher ticket. Please select your College affiliation and in the 'notes' box please tell us whether you will be a postgraduate or undergraduate student and your course/subject.
The Union Club
- Dress code is business casual (no bare midriffs please)
- The Union Club, in its wonderful setting overlooking Boston Common, is easily reached by public transportation (Park Street T-Station) and parking is available nearby at the Boston Common Garage, entrance at 0 Charles Street.
To attend this event REGISTER HERE by end of day Monday September 7th (Labor Day). Reservations cannot be cancelled or refunded after that date.
For any questions about the event please email secretary@oxcamne.org
* New members attending the reception receive the first year of Society membership free
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Oceania
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Wednesday 2 September, 7pm - 10pm
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Good Home
37 Normanby Road, Mount Eden
Auckland 1024
OAN Auckland invite all new Oxford students to join them at a pub quiz, for some friendly competition against Cambridge teams. As well as experiencing some varsity rivalry you will have the opportunity to meet with your fellow Freshers and chat with alumni. We look forward to welcoming you to the alumni community.
To attend this event RSVP to: OAN Auckland (stating your name, college and subject)
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Tuesday 11 August, 5 - 11pm
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Pig ‘N’ Whistle Riverside
Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle St
Brisbane City QLD 4000
New Oxford students are invited to join OUS Queensland members for a social evening in Brisbane’s favourite British pub. We have reserved a dedicated area The Fireplace so you can start with drinks and/or stay for a meal!
We hope this event will provide a relaxed opportunity for you to learn about what to expect from life in Oxford - feel free to ask us any questions!
No charge, no tickets and no formal wear! We look forward to meeting you.
To attend this event RSVP to: OUS Queensland and state your name, subject and college.
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The Alumni Network Supporting Oxford Students
Financial support is available to Oxford students thanks to the regional Oxonian alumni group network.
Alumni bursaries have allowed previous recipients to undertake a variety of internships, field work, and research project at home and abroad. We are very grateful to the groups and their members for supporting students in this way. Examples of how the bursaries have been used include:
- Running palliative care clinics in Malta
- Presenting a research paper at the Metabolic Engineering Conference, Singapore
- Working with Medical Volunteers International in Greece
- Internships in Law, Financial Investment, Pharmaceutical, Languages, Bioengineering
- Fieldwork studying crustaceans in Honduras and bat habitats in the Azores
- Staging a play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
This year, three UK alumni groups and one European alumni group are offering grants to students (who must be from the local alumni group area/country or who have a strong and provable connection to the region) for projects taking place over the summer break 2026. The projects must show a proven link to academic studies.
Please note that the Alumni Office does not manage the application process; you need to contact the groups directly with any questions and to receive the application forms. The groups all have various methods of application, and different deadlines, so please make sure that you read the guidelines carefully before applying.
The groups offering bursary support in 2026 are:
The Oxford University Society of Cornwall, is offering different types of bursaries of £350-600 to assist undergraduates with strong Cornish connections. Please send a one page CV with a personal statement and Cornwall connections, and a one page outline of the internship or project. Please note, the projects must be undertaken before September 2026. Normally only one award will be given to each student during their academic studies. The scheme is available to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The deadline for applications is 15 April 2026.
(Please note: the deadline for Medical Electives abroad has passed for 2026. The deadline for 2027 applications is 10 January 2027)
More information about the scope of these bursaries is available on the OUS Cornwall website or contact Professor Fenella Wojnarowska
The Oxford University Society of East Kent, is planning to make several grants of up to £1000 to undergraduate or postgraduate students. The awards will be based on the relevance of the project to the degree courses and the likelihood that the amount will be sufficient, when added to other resources in hand, to achieve the stated goals. These grants will not be limited to activities that entail travel abroad nor will they be limited to summer projects. Applications should be submitted between 1 May - 28 June 2026.
Please visit OUS East Kent website to find out more.
The Oxford University Society of East Sussex, is offering a bursary of up to £400 to support an undergraduate undertaking work experience or an internship. The deadline for receipt of applications is 27 March 2026 and notifications will be sent out by 1 May 2026.
Please contact Tim Hancock to find out more.
The Oxford and Cambridge Alumni Club of Hungary (COACH), is offering scholarships of up to £500 to support the academic and personal development of students. Eligible students must be enrolled in full-time study and have at least six months remaining in their studies or have proof of admission to continue their studies on another course (e.g. master's after bachelor's or PhD after master's). The deadline for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Friday 13 March 2026.
Please visit COACH website to find out more.
The Alumni Networks team will be mailing all students with a connection to these regions in early 2026. Please look out for the mailing or contact the groups concerned to find out more about the financial support on offer. Good luck with your applications.
In addition The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India (OCSI) is offering scholarships for admission to the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in the academic year 2026-27, as below:
*Three OCSI scholarships:
*OCSI K.K. Luthra Memorial Scholarship, tenable at either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford worth INR 3,00,000 (Rupees Three Lacs).
*OCSI Anita Banerji Memorial Scholarship, tenable at either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford worth INR 4,00,000 (Rupees Four Lacs).
*OCSI Nirmal Luthra Memorial Scholarship, tenable at the University of Cambridge worth INR 4,00,000 (Rupees Four Lacs).
• The Emmanuel College Cambridge (India) Scholarship worth INR 2,00,000 (Rupees Two Lacs), tenable at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from Nikhil Sawhney and Sumant Dhamija.
• One scholarship worth INR 1,00,000 (Rupees One Lac) tenable only at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford, from Ritika Dhamija.
More details about these scholarships can be found at the following link: Scholarship Guidelines - The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India (oxbridgeindia.com)
Application Forms for these Scholarships are available online at: Apply For Scholarship - The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India (oxbridgeindia.com)
