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There are currently over 350,000 alumni around the world, with 150 regional alumni groups in over 90 countries. 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.
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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 2025 are 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!
UK
Date & Time
Sunday 28 September
Location
Aberdeen Boat Club
Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled. For any enquiries, please email OUS Aberdeen
Date & Time
Wednesday 24 September, 7pm
Location
The Eagle Pub
Bene't Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QN
Congratulations! Well done for achieving your grades and accepting a place at Oxford University. There are exciting times ahead!
We hope that you will join us and take the opportunity to meet other Freshers also going up to Oxford this October from the Cambridgeshire area.
Buy a drink, meet others and chat, swap college and contact details. Meet current undergrads, some recent grads and a few who graduated a longer while ago [!] and celebrate your success with us.
Look out for the Oxford Uni bunting.
To attend, please email Mo Middleton, OUS Cambridgeshire including your name, college and subject. Please also confirm if you would like to share your college email with other Freshers.
Date & Time
Wednesday 10 September, 6-8pm
Location
Prebendal House (adjacent to Llandaff Cathedral)
OUS Cardiff and South Wales invite all offer holders in the CF and NP postcode areas to their Freshers' drinks evening on Wednesday 10 September. Any offer holders from the Swansea area are also most welcome to attend and meet with other Welsh-based students.
To attend this event, please email Stephen Parry-Jones and include your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Wednesday 10 September, 6-8pm
Location
Las Iguanas
Unit 3-5, Longmarket
Canterbury, CT1 2JS
All new Oxford students are invited to join alumni and recent graduates from OUS East Kent. Enjoy a free sparkling wine or soft drink to celebrate your achievement!
It will be a relaxed evening, with no entrance fee and the dress code is entirely casual. A current undergraduate will give a short introduction on Your first weeks at Oxford - what to aim for and what to avoid!
To attend, please complete the online Registration Form
Date &Time
Tuesday 30 September, 6-8pm
Location
P&G Wells Bookshop
College Street, Winchester, SO23 9LZ
(A 10-15 minute walk from the railway station and close to the centre of Winchester)
Your local alumni group, the Oxford University Society of Hampshire & Isle of Wight (which includes Portsmouth and Southampton) invites you to a Freshers' event in Winchester.
Come along to meet other Freshers about to start at Oxford this October and chat to students from the area who are already there. Please do feel free to bring along one or both of your parents to the event, they are very welcome to attend with you, we’d love to meet them too!
Both Postgraduate and Undergraduate Freshers are welcome to attend.
Price: Free
Register to attend: Please RSVP by Tuesday 23 September by email to OUS Hampshire and IoW including your name, Oxford college and subject
If you are unable to attend the event on 30 September, we suggest you get in touch with us, your local alumni group. It’s free to join and offers local contacts and events now and in the future.
• Visit our website OUS Hampshire and Isle of Wight
• Click the orange JOIN button, complete the membership form and under the heading membership, enter yourself as STUDENT.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Date & Time
Saturday 20 September, 5-7pm
Location
Leaf
65-67 Bold street, Liverpool, LI 4EZ
All new Oxford students are invited to meet for a drink with alumni and current/recent students on hand to answer any questions. Anyone who would like to also order food on the night is welcome to do so, however this is optional. The event will be an informal meeting and there is no specific dress code (casual wear is fine).
To attend please email OUS Liverpool and include your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Wednesday 24 September, 7-9pm
Location
The Manchester office of Eversheds Sutherland
Two New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, M3 5GX
Congratulations on receiving your offer to study at the University of Oxford!
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.
No formal dress code- please wear something you feel comfortable in.
Drinks and nibbles will be provided.
To attend this free event REGISTER HERE before Wednesday 17 September. (we are sorry, but no late sign-up can be admitted)
Date & time
6 September 2025, 10:00am - 12 noon
Location
Campbell College
Belmont Road
Belfast BT4 2ND
The purpose of the event is twofold: firstly, to give you an opportunity to meet and get to know other local students making the same journey and heading up to Oxford in the autumn of 2025; and secondly, to provide you with some top tips on how best to navigate the transition from school to university and to survive and thrive at the University of Oxford. This invitation is going out to all local students with confirmed offers and the event will be attended by current and former Oxford students, giving you the chance to ask any questions you have in a relaxed and friendly environment.
If you would like to register for the Freshers’ Event, or if you are unable to attend the event but would like to be kept informed of future events organised by the Oxford University Society NI, please complete online REGISTRATION FORM
Date & Time
Saturday 6 September, 2pm - 4pm
Location
Hare and Hounds Pub
The Green, Claygate
Esher, Surrey, KT10 0JL
(Nearest train station: Claygate)
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!
To attend this event, RSVP to OUS Surrey and include your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Thursday 25 September, 6-8pm
Location
The Cow pub
95-97 Dyke Road, Brighton, BN3 3JE (just by Seven Dials, a short walk from Brighton station)
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, email Priscilla, OUS East Sussex before 18 September. Please include your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Wednesday 10 September, 6-8pm
Location
The Guildhall
High Street, Worcester, WR4 4ZQ
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 are invited to attend our Freshers' event. It will be an informal opportunity for new Oxford students from Worcestershire 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.
The event is free to attend and light refreshments (sandwiches, cakes and soft drinks) will be provided.
To attend, please complete the ONLINE REGISTRATION and email OUS Worcestershire
Date & Time
Sunday 14 September, 3-5pm
Location
Hyde Park
(Exact location will be notified closer to the date)
We welcome all London based students (and their families) to our Freshers event.
To attend, please REGISTER ONLINE
Europe
Date & Time
Saturday 6 September, 3.30 - 6pm
Location
Cafe Stein
Währingerstrasse 6-8
1090 Vienna
Join us for an informal meet-and-greet for Austrian students 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 pleased to book the venue, but please pay for your own drinks.
To attend this event, please email OCS Austria and include your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Sunday 14 September, 2-4pm
Location
Markthalle Basel
Steinentorberg 20
4051 Basel
We look forward to welcoming new students from Basel who are heading to Oxford this year. Come and join alumni and recent graduates to gain insights about what to expect from life in Oxford from their experiences. We look forward to meeting you and chatting over informal drinks.
To attend this event, please email Teresa Reiker, OCS Basel and include your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Thursday 18 September, 6.30 - 10.30pm
Location
Kamilou
36 rue Joseph II
1000 Brussels
We are pleased to invite you to an Oxbridge Mixer where freshers leaving for Oxford will be able to chat with alumni and recent graduates from Oxford and Cambridge. Admission is free, but please pay for your own drinks
To attend this event REGISTER ONLINE.
Date & Time
Sunday 31 August, 4pm
Location
Golgatha Biergarten
Katzbachstrasse
10965 Berlin (in Viktoriapark, Kreuzberg)
Join us for a get-together for alumni and the new cohort of Oxford students from Berlin and Brandenburg (those from other regions are also welcome). We hope to provide an insight into Oxford and welcome them as they embark on their educational journey at the University.
- Partners are welcome to join us
- Please pay for you individual drinks
To attend the event REGISTER HERE
Date & Time
Friday 29 August, 6.30pm
Location
Join us for an informal evening of networking between Freshers and alumni. We look forward to meeting you.
To attend this event, please email Nicolas Kyriakides stating your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Wednesday 3 September, 7pm
Location
KAYA VC Office
Thámova 183/11
Karlín, Prague
PLEASE NOTE: There has been a venue change, we will now meet at KAYA VC Office, Thámova 183/11, Karlín, Prague
Join us for a relaxed evening as we bid farewell to this year’s Oxford and Cambridge freshers before they head off to begin their studies.
This special gathering brings together:
• Future students who have just received their offers
• Current students enjoying the last days of summer before Michaelmas term
• Alumni eager to share their experiences and offer mentorship
Whether you’re about to embark on your Oxbridge journey, returning for another term, or reconnecting as an alum, this is a wonderful chance to meet, network, and celebrate together. We look forward to seeing you there!
To attend this free event, please email info@oxbridge.cz or REGISTER ONLINE before Monday 1 September.
Date & Time
Sunday 7 September, 3.30pm
Location
Café im Liebieghaus
Schaumainkai 71
60596 Frankfurt am Main
We invite alumni, recent graduates and new Oxford students to join together for a drink at the Sunday café.
Those who would like to explore the exhibition at the Liebieghaus Sculpture Museum are warmly invited to join a small group at 2.15pm (before the café gathering). We will meet at the main entrance. Tickets can be purchased individually in advance via the Museum's website or you can get the tickets at the Kasse / cash desk on the day (12 euros per person).
To attend this event, RSVP to ousfrankfurt@gmail.com before the 5th of September 2025 and include your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Wednesday 17 September, 6pm - 8.30pm
Location
ByLuigia, Rue de la Confédération 6, 1204 Genève
We are thrilled to announce the details for one of our most cherished traditions: the Freshers' Welcome!
This annual event celebrates the incoming Freshers, who are set to matriculate at Oxford and Cambridge in 2025. The event serves as a wonderful opportunity to bring together alumni, current members, and new joiners of the Oxford and Cambridge Club of Geneva (OCCG) together with the new cohort of students.
The evening will feature a brief welcome speech, delicious Italian cuisine, and the perfect environment for fostering connections with fellow members, alumni, and Freshers. Guests are welcome to join this event.
To attend this event - REGISTER HERE - Freshers tickets are free. (Please refer to the OCCG website for all other ticket prices)
If you have any questions or need further details, feel free to reach out to Christian Mannoni.
Date & Time
Saturday 13 September, 6pm
Location
The Abaton Bistro
Grindelhof 14A
20146 Hamburg
We look forward to welcoming the Oxford Freshers in Hamburg.
To attend, please register via email to Oxbridge Hamburg including your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Thursday 11 September, 10:00am
to Sunday 14 September, 1:00pm
(Freshers' Camp)
Location
Ingókő Vendégház Pákozd
Honvéd u. 168. Pákozd
Hungary 8095
Our society is very excited to invite all Hungarian freshers, current students, and alumni to our annual Fresher’s Camp! For further information and to attend the camp, REGISTER HERE
The deadline to register is Sunday 24 August.
For any other questions, please email the president@hungsoc.com or visit the website Oxford Hungarian Society.
Date &Time
Tuesday 16 September, 7pm
Location
Restaurant Chiche!
20 Avenue Pasteur, L-2310 Luxembourg
Warm congratulations on securing an offer to study at the University of Oxford! Before leaving for Oxford, we would like to invite you to our annual Fresher’s Dinner in Luxembourg. It is a great opportunity to meet fellow Luxembourg freshers, Luxembourg alumni, Luxembourg Oxonians (alumni and current students).
Dinner and drinks are on us of course!
If you would like to attend the Fresher’s dinner please write to Jos van Bommel and Mette Ahlefeldt-Laurvig indicating your Name, College, and degree subject.
Date & Time
Thursday 11 September, 18:00-19:30pm
Location
Lecture Room E, Aerospace Building
TU Delft
Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS
Every year The Oxford and Cambridge Society of The Netherlands host an event so students with offers can come, ask questions and make some connections with your fellow freshers.
Please come and join us for what will hopefully be a useful and fun evening!
To attend, please REGISTER ONLINE
If you have any questions before the event, please email OCS Netherlands
Date & Time
Thursday 18 September, 8pm
Location
Central Madrid
(The venue will be confirmed, based on numbers)
We warmly congratulate and welcome you to Oxford University Society Madrid. We would be delighted to meet you all and share an evening together, so that you may also meet eachother, before leaving for pastures new.
To that end, the OUS Madrid committee is organising an informal gathering for freshers from Spain at 20:00hrs on Thursday, 18th September in central Madrid. There will be a small cost to cover drinks and food. If you are interested in attending, please let us know by Thursday, 5th September by email to Teresa Watkins. Details of the exact venue will be confirmed once we have confirmation of the number of participants.
We truly hope you will be as happy as we were at Oxford and wish you all our very best for a brilliant future. Looking forward to hearing from you very soon, if you are able and would like to attend.
Date & Time
4 September, 6:00pm
Location
Maridalsveien 39, Oslo
Please get in contact with OUS Norway for more information or to book in for this event.
Date & Time
Thursday 11 September, 6.30pm
Location
Black Sheep Coffee
10 rue la Boétie
75008 Paris
Join us for an informal evening to chat with alumni, fellow Freshers and recent graduates, and find out more about life in Oxford.
For further details or to attend this event, please email Charles Tatham and include your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Sunday 31 August, 12pm
Location
The Pub at Culture Without Borders e.V.
Tönishöfe 1
41564 Kaarst, near Dusseldorf
Congratulations on your place at Oxford! Join us for an informal gathering when new students can meet with current students and alumni, who will be able to offer advice and tips about life in Oxford.
To attend this event, please email OxCam Rheinland and include your name, college and subject.
We look forward to meeting you!
Date & Time
Thursday 4 September, 6.30pm - 11pm
Location
CVK Park Bosphorus Hotel
Taksim
Istanbul
Join us for an informal and relaxed introduction to Oxford Turkey Alumni Society (OTAS) at the end-of-summer party, hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey (BCCT) at the CVK Park Bosphorus Hotel.
Oxford alumni and incoming Oxford students are invited to come and meet the newly formed OTAS committee. Alumni will be on hand to share valuable insights and experiences of life in Oxford with the new cohort of students.
To attend this event, email: Oxford Turkey Alumni Society before Friday 29 August with your name, college and subject. (Please note: you will only be added to the guest list once we’ve confirmed your place.)
Date & Time
Monday 15 September, 6pm - 9pm
Location
Le Cafe Bar
Barengasse 16
8001 Zurich
Join alumni and recent graduates for informal drinks at Le Cafe Bar. We look forward to meeting all new Oxford students to impart our insights and knowledge on what to expect from life in Oxford.
To attend this event, email Shirly, OCC Zurich and include your name, college and subject.
Asia
Date & Time
Saturday 30 August, 4:00pm to 6:30pm
Location
BIC Café
Bangalore International Centre, 7
4th Main, Stage 2, Domlur, Bengaluru 560071
The Oxford and Cambridge Society Bangalore is organizing a Fresher’s event to welcome this year’s incoming students to Oxford. This event is a wonderful opportunity for incoming students to make friends among the cohort, meet recent graduates, network with the alumni, ask questions and get a sense of what to expect when arriving at the University.
The event is complimentary, but please register by contacting Vinay on oxbridge.bangalore@gmail.com or by using the ONLINE FORM. Please respond by 21 August 2025.
No dress code, wear what you are comfortable in.
Date and Time
Sunday 7 September, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location
Tevo Lounge
No.123 Huasui Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
(Zhujiang New Town Metro Station B1 Exit)
We invite all freshers from the Guangzhou/GBA area to an afternoon tea gathering at Tevo Lounge Guangzhou, a modern coffee and tea lounge in the CBD area. All new Oxford students who are about to start undergraduate or master's degrees or doctorates at the University of Oxford in the coming term are welcome. Come and meet with Oxford alumni, in order to help you better understand study and life in Oxford ahead of time, so you can smoothly integrate into University life at the start of the term.
Please sign up by contacting OUS GZ before the 1st of September. You can search for "Oxford-gz" on WeChat.
Date and Time
Tuesday 23 September, 5:30 - 7:00pm
Location
Suite 4018, Cosco Tower
Grand Millennium Plaza, 181–183 Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong
You are invited to attend this event to get to know other new students going to Oxford in 2025. This event is tailored towards undergraduate students with another session on Wednesday 24 September for postgraduate students.
Please let us know in your response which session you plan to attend by emailing JULIE TRAN, indicating your name, College and degree subject.
Date and Time
Wednesday 24 September, 5:30 - 7:00pm
Location
Suite 4018, Cosco Tower
Grand Millennium Plaza, 181–183 Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong
You are invited to attend this event to get to know other new students going to Oxford in 2025. This event is tailored towards postgraduate students with another session on Tuesday 23 September for undergraduate students.
Please let us know in your response which session you plan to attend by emailing JULIE TRAN, indicating your name, College and degree subject.
Date and Time
Saturday 6 September, 7:00pm
Location
Party Cottage
Delhi Gymkhana Club
NewDelhi 110011
The Freshers’ Send-off is an annual tradition of the Society. It is designed to:
• Welcome new students into the Oxbridge community before they travel to the UK;
• Provide an opportunity for freshers to connect with one another;
• Enable new students to meet and interact with our scholarship awardees, alumni and current students, gaining valuable insights and advice.
This event is FREE OF CHARGE for all Freshers - please register in advance by email to OCS India
Date & Time
Saturday 30 August, 16.00 – 17.30pm
Location
Kantin Diplomasi
Kementerian Luar Negeri RI
Jakarta Pusat
The Welcoming Freshers & Alumni Reception 2025, hosted by the Oxford Society Indonesia (OXSI) in collaboration with the University of Oxford Development and Alumni Engagement team, is an informal gathering to celebrate incoming Oxford students and reconnect with alumni. The event provides a space for freshers to meet alumni, current students, and incoming students as they prepare for their journey to Oxford.
Dress Code: Oxford Blue
To attend this event REGISTER HERE
Date & Time
Friday 29 August, 9.00am
Location
Online
The Oxford Israel Alumni Society warmly congratulates Israeli students on their admission to the University of Oxford. All incoming Israeli students are invited to a freshers' virtual session to meet fellow Israeli alumni from across programmes and hear some insider tips and tricks.
To attend online REGISTER HERE
Date & Time
Wednesday 24 September, 4.30pm - 8pm
Location
South Lawn and Firebeach
Galle Face Hotel
Colombo
OUS Sri Lanka invite you to a croquet evening with alumni and other new students. Come and get to know your fellow Freshers’ before you head off to Oxford.
To attend, please email oussrilanka@gmail.com including your name, college and degree subject.
Date & Time
Tuesday 16 September, 8:00 - 9:30pm
Location
Online
The Vietnamese Oxford alumni community warmly welcomes incoming Vietnamese students to the University of Oxford.
This online event is organised by alumni who wish to offer guidance, share their experiences, and help new students to quickly feel at home and thrive in Oxford.
Language: Vietnamese | English
To confirm your attendance and obtain the event link, please email quanganh.tran.vox@gmail.com and include your name, college and subject.
North America
Date & Time
Tuesday 16 September, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Location
The Admiral pub
1 Dupont Cir NW #420
Washington, DC 20036
(Conveniently located in Dupont Circle - Metro Red Line)
Come join us and meet the local Washington, DC Oxford University alumni before you head up to Oxford. We have rented the private Bancroft room for the event and there will be free finger food and appetizers. For drinks there is a cash bar (with happy hour specials).
Dress Code: Casual (pub appropriate!)
To attend, please REGISTER ONLINE
For any questions about the event, please email Adam Sandman
Date & Time
Wednesday 20 August, 6pm
Location
Ouisie’s Table
3939 San Felipe St
Houston
TX 77027
OUS Houston invite new members and any freshers going to Oxford to come and meet our alumni members. At this dinner we will welcome all Houston newcomers and celebrate some highlights for our Oxford family. We especially look forward to meeting alumni who may be new to the group or recently moved to Houston. Welcome to all our Oxford Family and Friends!
Dinner will be a delicious special restaurant weeks three-course menu, and a portion of each prix fixe meal will be donated from the restaurant to the Houston Food bank. (Gratuities, drinks and tax additional). You will pay at the restaurant individually, but we are committing a number to the restaurant based on RSVP's so no-shows will be charged.
To attend, please RSVP to OUS HOUSTON by Saturday, August 16th, including your name college and degree subject.
Date & Time
Friday 8 August, 5pm onwards
Location
Pritzker Pavillion
Millennium Park
Chicago
Join OUS Illinois alumni for a picnic and concert. Will be a chance for the new cohort of students to meet each other ahead of their move to Oxford as well as discovering more about life in Oxford from those who have been there.
Please bring your own picnic and something to sit on. Look for a bright pink blanket in the center of the Great Lawn towards the front. The park opens at 5pm and the concert starts at 6.30pm.
To attend this event, RSVP to OUS Illinois and include your name, college and subject.
Date & Time
Wednesday 27 August, 7-9 pm
Location
Duke of Lisboa
Calle Lisboa 15
Juárez
This event will be a special occasion when we will;
• Welcome the new students entering Oxford.
• Fondly say farewell to those who are finishing their university journey (Class of 2025).
• Reconnect with the community, share experiences, and strengthen the alumni network in Mexico.
Please note: Each guest will cover their own expenses.
To attend REGISTER ONLINE
Date & Time
Wednesday 10 September, 6-9pm
Location
Union Club, 8 Park Street, Boston, MA 02108
All 2025 /26 Academic Year Freshers who will be in New England on September 10 are cordially invited to the Oxford and Cambridge Society of New England’s Freshers Reception. Come and meet fellow Freshers and start to get acquainted with the University’s alumni network that will keep you in touch with Oxford after you graduate. Friends and family are welcome too.
There will be an optional after party at a nearby bar.
Registration is free to Freshers, please SIGN-UP HERE
Dress: Business casual.
Registration will open on August 15.
Date & Time
Wednesday, 10 September, 5pm to 7.30pm
Location
University of Oxford North American Office
500 Fifth Avenue Floor 32
New York, NY 10110
We look forward to meeting all new Oxford students, before they start their courses in the autumn.
To attend this event, please REGISTER ONLINE HERE.
Date & Time
Saturday 6 September, 4.30pm
Location
Il Fornaio Restaurant
1555 Camino Del Mar (Suite 301)
Del Mar
CA 92014
Join OCS San Diego for a no-host gathering event, when you can meet with recent graduates and alumni to find out what you can expect from life in Oxford.
To attend this event, please email Shaoyang Yeh.
Date & Time
Tuesday 9 September, 6pm
Location
The Quail
1055 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4W 2L2
All ages and study disciplines are welcome to attend. This is a chance for new students to meet others starting their course this fall, connect with alumni in the Toronto area, and share stories and advice.
Food will be served for attendees. Both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink options will be available. You may purchase these at the bar.
To attend, please REGISTER ONLINE
Date & Time
Thursday 28 August, 3:00 pm
Location
Yaletown Brewing Co.
1111 Mainland Street
Vancouver, V6B 2T9
We look forward to meeting all new Oxford students, before they start their courses in the autumn. Tickets are free, but please pay for your own food & drinks.
To attend, please REGISTER ONLINE
Oceania
Date & Time
Tuesday 26 August from 6:30pm
Location
The Kingslander
Auckland
You are invited to Oxford Alumni Auckland's New Oxford Student event at the Kingslander from 6:30pm on Tuesday 26th August. It's a pub quiz, and we are likely to be competing against Cambridge! RSVP to James at ousaucklandgroup@gmail.com indicating your Name, College, and degree subject.
Date & Time
Thursday 4 September, 6-8pm
Location
Oxford Scholar Hotel
427 Swanston Street
Melbourne
The Oxford University Society Victoria (OUSV) invites new Oxford Students ('freshers'!) to join us for our 'Freshers Farewell', to be held on Thursday 4th September 2025, 6:00– 8:00pm AEST, at the Oxford Scholar Hotel, 427 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
The event will provide an opportunity for freshers to meet Oxford Alumni and other freshers departing for Oxford this year. A first round of drinks and some nibbles will be provided.
Undergraduate and postgraduate freshers residing in all Australian states and territories and New Zealand are welcome to attend.
To attend please REGISTER HERE by Monday, 1st September.
For any enquiries about the event or OUSV, please contact Elizabeth Beattie, OUSV Secretary
South America
Africa
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 2025. 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 2025 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 2025. 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 2025.
Find out more or please 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 2025.
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 31 March 2025 and notifications will be sent out by 25 April 2025.
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 11 April 2025.
Please visit COACH website to find out more.
The Alumni Office will be mailing all students with a connection to these regions in early 2025. 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 2025-26, 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)
