Welcome to all Balliol Freshers. In these pages you will find everything that you need to know about starting life in College. Please read them through carefully. If you cannot find the answers to your questions here, you are invited to email the academic.administrator@balliol.ox.ac.uk. There is a limited amount of overlap with the mailing that is posted to you in August: of the items and sections below, only certain Letters (Financial, Medical, and Welcome) and the Freshers' Week Timetables are sent in hard copy.
Welcome Letters
- Undergraduates
- Graduates
- Graduate Returners (for those who have already studied at Balliol)
- Visiting Students
Pre-Arrival
Please use our ticklist of things to do before coming up to Oxford, to make sure that your arrival is as smooth as possible. Online procedures include:
- Accommodation Preference Form for Undergraduates (due by 1 September)
- Balliol ID Card (due by 1 September; mandatory for all Balliol Freshers: you will need a digital passport-type photograph of yourself)
- Registration for Catering Pre-Payment (due by 10 October at latest)
Preparatory to Arrival
Click on the links to these sections
Arriving in Oxford
Balliol Accommodation
Catering Services
Domestic Arrangements
Financial Arrangements
Freshers' Week Timetables
International & European Students
Libraries
Medical Arrangements
Special needs
Sport
Subject-Specific Information
Preparatory to Arrival
Arriving in Oxford
- Arriving as a New Student
- Getting to Oxford
- Parking and Key Collection Instructions - undergraduates
- Key Collection at Holywell Manor - graduates
- College Map
- Multimaps - for Broad Street (OX1 3BJ), for the Graduate Centre, Holywell Manor (OX1 3UH), for Jowett Walk (OX1 3TL)
- University Map
Balliol Accommodation
- Letter from the Accommodation Manager to Undergraduates
- Accommodation Preference Form for Undergraduates
- Residency Periods for Undergraduates
- Example Licences for Residential Premises
Catering Services
Domestic Arrangements
- Bedding
- Bicycles and Cycling in Oxford
- College Facilities
- Computers
- Dress Code
- Fridges
- Futons
- Microwaves
- Telephones
Financial Arrangements
All students
- Letter from the Financial Aid Officer (copy also sent by post)
- Estimated Expenses - all students (note that this workbook contains 3 sheets)
- Money Matters – a Balliol Guide to Financial Aid
- University Student Fees & Funding Portal
- Bank account for EU and International students
Undergraduates only
- Letter from the Domestic Bursar - Undergraduate Tuition Fees (copy also sent by post)
- Balliol Access Bursaries letter and application form for Home/EU students, for Overseas students (copy also sent by post)
- University Finance Guide for Undergraduates
Freshers' Week Timetables
- Graduate (copy also sent by post)
- Undergraduate (copy also sent by post)
International & European Students
- Bank accounts for European and International Students
- Banking and Insurance
- University Orientation Programmes and Welcome Events
- Visa Clearance
Libraries
- Balliol Library Guide
- Balliol Library induction
- Balliol Library Freshers tours
- University Libraries Induction Programme
Medical Arrangements
- Letter from the Dean of Balliol (copy also sent by post)
- Essential vaccinations - MMR, Meningitis C
- Flu and swine flu information
- Health services
Special Needs
- Support for Study at Oxford
- Disclosure and Study Support Form (UK)
- Disclosure and Study Support Form (non-UK)
Sport
Subject-Specific Information
- Chemistry
- Computer Science and Mathematics & Computer Science
- Engineering Science
Induction day
Introductory material for Engineering freshers
Welcome letter for freshers - English
Victorian Literature reading list
for further reading, follow the 'Undergraduates' link in Dr Perry's website
Online guide for English freshers
English induction programme - Mathematics and Mathematics joint degrees
Mathematics Induction for new students will be held at the University Museum, Friday 7 October at 2pm - Mathematics induction information
- practice problems for new students
- Modern Languages
- Physics
induction programme
self-study modules
suggested vacation work
incoming fresher's guide
Oxford Physics fresher's guide
For more detailed information about life in College please refer to the following: