Sources of advice
Internal and external sources of advice, support and information
Information on the harassment advisers in each department/faculty/unit and college should be available from notice boards, intranet or your administrator.
If you wish to seek the name of an advisor outside of your department or college you can email the confidential inbox harassment.line@admin.ox.ac.uk.
University support for students
Initially, you may wish to contact college welfare, tutors, supervisors and directors of your study programme. Beyond this there are many other sources of support available. See the in depth section for support available outside of the University.
| Service | Phone | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Counselling Service | counselling@admin.ox.ac.uk | 01865 (2)70300 | |
| Oxford SU | advice@ousu.ox.ac.uk | 01865 (2)88466 | www.oxfordsu.org/wellbeing/student-advice |
| Sexual Harassment and Violence Support Service | supportservice@admin.ox.ac.uk | www.ox.ac.uk/students/welfare/supportservice | |
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Peer supporters |
Email for peers of colour, rainbow peers (LGBT+), disability peers and more |
https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/welfare/peersupport/finding-peer-supporter | |
| Oxford Nightline | Independent support for all Oxford University students | 01865 (2)70270 | oxfordnightline.org |
| Togetherall mental health support | Online membership community | https://togetherall.com/en-gb/ | |
| Security Services | security.control@admin.ox.ac.uk |
Enquiries 01865 (2)72944 Emergency 01865 (2)89999 |
estates.admin.ox.ac.uk/security-services |
| Information Security | oxcert@infosec.ox.ac.uk | 01865 (2)82 222 | https://www.infosec.ox.ac.uk |
University support for staff
Initially, you may wish to speak to your Line Manager, Departmental Administrator / Head of Administration and Finance, or HR contacts. Beyond this there are many other sources of support available. See the in depth section for external sources of support beyond the University.
| Service | Phone | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Counselling Service | enquiries@uohs.ox.ac.uk | 01865 (2)82676 | https://occupationalhealth.admin.ox.ac.uk/employee-counselling-service |
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Occupational Health Services |
enquiries@uohs.ox.ac.uk | 01865 (2)82676 | occupationalhealth.admin.ox.ac.uk |
| Togetherall mental health support | Online membership community | https://togetherall.com/en-gb/ | |
| Security Services | security.control@admin.ox.ac.uk |
Enquiries 01865 (2)72944 Emergency 01865 (2)89999 |
estates.admin.ox.ac.uk/security-services |
| Information Security | oxcert@infosec.ox.ac.uk | 01865 (2)82 222 | https://www.infosec.ox.ac.uk |
Trade Unions for staff at the University
| Service | Phone | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic and related staff (Oxford UCU members) Bernadette Wheeler | ucu@ox.ac.uk | 01865 (2)88472 | https://oxforducu.org.uk/members-seeking-assistance/ |
| Support staff representative (UNISON) Alan Jenkins | alan.jenkins@admin.ox.ac.uk | 01865 (2)88473 | https://branches.unison.org.uk/branch/oxford-university-colleges/ |
| Support staff representative (Unite) Peter Belk | unite@ox.ac.uk | unitetheunion.org |
There are many additional sources of support for students and staff that are external to the University. These include the police, charities, and specialist charities for those who have experienced relationship abuse or sexual violence.
Police and charity support
| Service | Phone | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police |
Emergency 999 Non-emergency 101 |
https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/ | |
| The Samaritans (24/7 mental health support) | jo@samaritans.org | 116123 | |
| Stop Hate (Hate crime and disrimination) | info@stophateuk.org | 0113 293 5100 | www.stophateuk.org |
| Victims First (Victim and witness support) | Live chat or online referral | 0300 1234 148 | www.victims-first.org.uk |
| Safe! (Support for 8-25yr olds) | safe@safeproject.org.uk | 01865 582 495 | www.safeproject.org.uk |
Specialist support in Oxfordshire
| Service | Phone | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis | support@osarcc.org.uk | 0800 783 6294 | www.osarcc.org.uk |
| Cleanslate (coping skills for abuse victims) |
Bicester, Oxfordshire |
01869 232461 | https://www.cleanslate.org.uk/ |
| Reducing the risk (domestic abuse in Oxfordshire) | contact@reducingtherisk.org.uk | 01865 965055 | https://www.reducingtherisk.org.uk/cms/ |
Specialist support nationally
| Rape Crisis England | online web chat | 0808 802 9999 | www.rapecrisis.org.uk |
| Survivors UK (for male survivors) | help@survivorsuk.org | (0)20 3598 3898 | www.survivorsuk.org/contact-us |
| Rape and sexual assault overseas | (0)2070085000 | www.gov.uk/government/publications/rape-and-sexual-assault-abroad-returning-to-the-uk | |
| National Association for people abused in Childhood (NAPAC) | support@napac.org.uk | 0808 801 0331 | http://www.napac.org.uk |
| Mankind (for male survivors of Domestic Abuse) | email support not available | 01823 334244 | https://www.mankind.org.uk/contact-us/ |
| Galop (LGBT+ anti-violence charity) |
Domestic abuse helpline - help@galop.org.uk Conversion Therapy helpline - CThelp@galop.org.uk Hate Crime helpline - hatecrime@galop.org.uk |
020 7704 2040 |
https://galop.org.uk/ |
| LGBT Foundation (domestic abuse support) | info@lgbt.foundation | 0345 330 30 30 | https://lgbt.foundation |
| Karma Nirvana (honour crimes and forced marriages) | online form | 0800 5999 247 | https://karmanirvana.org.uk/ |
| National Stalking Helpline (partnered with Susy Lamplugh Trust) | info@suzylamplugh.org | 0808 802 0300 | https://www.suzylamplugh.org/ |
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