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The Oxford University Student Union
Welcome to the website of the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU). The Student Union represents the student body to the University and the outside world. We also offer advice, support and training to students and common rooms, as well as a number of other services. We are currently developing a new website which will be much easier to navigate, but for the time being if you can't find the information you are looking for then please don't hesitate to contact us at enquiries@ousu.org
Get Involved
Are you interested in getting involved in your Student Union or do you want to find out a bit more about what your Sabbatical Officers and Executive Committee are up to?
Why not follow us on facebook here or just get in touch:
Martha Mackenzie, President president@ousu.org
Jim O’Connell, Vice President (Graduates) graduates@ousu.org
Daniel Stone, Vice President (Charities and Community) charities@ousu.org
Yuan Yang, Vice President (Women) women@ousu.org
Hannah Cusworth, Vice President (Access and Academic Affairs) access@ousu.org
Seb Baird, Vice President (Welfare) welfare@ousu.org
Contact details:
Oxford University Student Union, 2 Worcester Street, Oxford OX1 2BX
Enquiries Tel: 01865 288 452
Email: enquiries@ousu.org
The Student Advice Service
The Student Advice Service is an information and advice service consisting of four sabbatical officers and OUSU's Student Advisors. You can contact us confidentially and privately. We deal with anything from accommodation to problems with your supervisor, mental health, and changing course. To get in contact, email advice@ousu.org or go to www.ousu.org/welfare/SAS/.
If you've used the service, we'd like to hear your feedback. It's anonymous and easy - email welfare@ousu.org with any questions.
Idea of a University
The Idea of a University in the 21st Century. In Michaelmas Term 2011 and Hilary Term 2012, Oxford is running a unique project to investigate learning and teaching in the University today.
The project is run by OUSU together with the University Assessor Dr. Teresa Morgan, and involves students, research and teaching staff at every level and in every subject.
What is the relationship between students and teachers in today's universities?
Should students think of themselves as consumers of education, investors in education, seekers, partners, initiates, takers-up of a baton or challengers of an established order?
Are teachers passing on what they know, showing a process of discovery, forming minds, replicating a ruling class, providing a service or equipping revolutionaries?
Does what we learn and teach function primarily as an information set, a tool box, a social maker or a shibboleth?
We want to hear YOUR views!
Fill in the online questionnaire at www.surveymonkey.com/ideaofauniversity
Come to the Exam Schools every Thursday at 5pm, where speakers from undergraduates to professors and every subject from Chemistry to Classics will discuss what they think university education is all about. See here for the first few speakers and topics.
Have a look at the online dossier of readings in the history and theory of teaching and learning.
Follow Teresa Morgan ('Deskale') on Twitter, asking questions about education, universities and why we are all here.
Look out for more information about films, discussion groups and parties!
OUSU Council in Hilary Term 2012