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Welfare & wellbeing support

Our Welfare Team is a key part of college life, and is made up of the Dean, Chaplain, Registrar and Junior Deans. We’re on hand to offer support for any student who needs it.

Our Chaplain, Mia Smith, is the first point of contact for any students seeking support. She works with the Dean, Dr Oliver Noble Wood, who is the fellow with overall responsibility for managing our welfare provision. The Registrar ensures that welfare concerns and welfare provision are aligned with the academic side of college life.

We have five Junior Deans who are graduate students at the University and live in each of our accommodation areas. They have responsibility for welfare in different parts of the college site and are able to listen and provide support to all students. In particular, they can quickly deal with the need for noise reduction in your accommodation.

Our Welfare Team meets every two weeks during term time to discuss student welfare issues and work together – within the bounds of the University’s confidentiality guidelines – to ensure that if you’re experiencing any kind of health or wellbeing issue we can offer you appropriate help and support. The elected Welfare Reps from the JCR (undergraduates) and MCR (graduates) come along to at least two meetings per term, ensuring that student voices and current issues are dealt with.

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    Both the JCR and the MCR elect two student Welfare Reps every year to represent undergraduates and postgraduates. They are trained in peer support and offer support to their fellow students. They’re a good first port of call for students with any worries or concerns.

    At Hertford we have a team of student Peer Supporters – these students are trained in active listening skills and have regular supervisions. They can provide a confidential service to Hertford students and information about where to get further help. We also have trained First Responders who are available to help people who have been sexually assaulted.

    Professor Elizabeth Baldwin is our Tutor for Equality & Diversity and takes an overview of these matters at a policy level. Professor David Hopkin, our Senior Tutor, is also the college’s Disability Lead with special responsibility for all matters relating to disabilities, while Julia Howe, our Academic Services Manager, provides support with all aspects of administration and liaison for students with disabilities. More information about disability support at Hertford can be found on our health & disability support page.

  • Oxford University support

    Outside of college, the University offers lots of welfare and disability support.

    • Common Framework for Supporting Disabled Students
    • Counselling Service
    • Christmas Vacation Guide
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    • Nightline listening service
    • Oxford SU
    • University resources
  • Confidentiality

    The right to privacy is enshrined in the Human Rights Act 1998. At Hertford we take this seriously. The University has a comprehensive policy relating to confidentiality for student health and welfare. You can find more information about these commitments in the Guidance on Confidentiality policy.

  • Information for current students

    Find out more on the College Intranet.

Welfare & Wellbeing team

The Reverend Mia Smith
Chaplain
Dr Oliver Noble Wood
Tutorial Fellow in Spanish, Dean & SCR Steward
Heather Kayton
Junior Dean (Main Site)
Natasha Holcroft-Emmess
Junior Dean (North Oxford)
Arjuna James
Junior Dean (South Oxford)

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