Useful Contacts

The University

The University provides a number of services to students with queries relating to welfare and the most valuable are listed below. In addition colleges also provide a number of services and you should consult your college handbook, common room officers or the web for further details.

• Accommodation
• Child Care
• The Counselling Service
• Disability Services
• The Equality and Diversity Unit
• The International Office
• The Proctors' Office

Disabilities

• The University Disability Advisory Service
  
• Skill (the National Bureau for Students with Disabilities)

Drugs

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• FRANK

Finance

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire Benefits Agency (HelpLine)

 01295 455000

Oxfordshire County Council, Social Services Department

Tyndale House, 134b Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1JQ
815434
Information Line 375515

Oxford Job Centre

 01865 445000

Credit Action HelpLine

0800 591084

UK

• The Department for Education and Skills
• The Student Awards Agency Scotland
• The Student Loans Company, Ltd.

Harassment

• University Counseling Service (2)70300
• Nightline 8pm to 8am, 0th to 9th week (2)70270
• The Samaritans 08457 909090 or 722122
• The Police for emergency calls 999, for the main police switchboard 266000. Calls concerning sexual assault may be directed to the Family Protection Unit on 266190, 8am to 6pm
• Rape Crisis Centre 726295
• Oxford Homophobia Awareness Liaison Team 01865 243389, email gmt@thtoxfordshire.org.uk

• Mind
• Mind Out for Mental Health
• The Samaritans

Student Parents

• Gingerbread 0800 018 4318
• MAMA 0208 7680123
• Parentline Plus 0808 800 2222
• Daycare Trust 020 7840 3350
• National Childbirth Trust 0870 444 8707
• National Council for One Parent Families 0800 018 5026
• Disabled Parents Network 0870 241 0450
• All about parents