Student Life at Oxford
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Student Life at Oxford
Get the most out of life as a student in Oxford. A series of short talks and presentations aimed at students of the University. The Counselling Service has a selection of helpful podcasts on various issues: https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/welfare/counselling/self-help/podcasts
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Oxford life as an international student (Other Resource)
Hear our undergraduate students from India, Zimbabwe, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia and South Africa talk about how they settled into life at Oxfor...

Oxford life as an international student
Hear our undergraduate students from India, Zimbabwe, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia and South Africa talk about how they settled into life at Oxfor...

Your Digital Life During Lockdown
A podcast to help students consider how best to use digital devices during the COVID-19 lockdown. A blog on digital distractions can be found on the w...

Journaling (Transcript)
Advice on how journaling can help you to improve your mental health & wellbeing, by Femke Stokes. A transcript of this podcast is available to downloa...

Journaling
Advice on how journaling can help you to improve your mental health & wellbeing, by Femke Stokes. A transcript of this podcast is available to downloa...

Advice and support for 2020 finalists during coronavirus
A short audio podcast offering advice and support for Oxford finalists The Counselling Service has produced a helpful podcast for finalists who are st...

Why people who need counselling don’t come for counselling (Is this you?)
This podcast addresses some of the worries and pre-conceptions that can get in the way of accessing student counselling services. This podcast acknowl...

Facing finals - some psychological tips
This podcast episode offers a selection of the messages and tips our counsellors offer to finalists. This podcast episode offers a selection of the me...

The Pressure to be Perfect: Ways of Responding
Some ideas to help students respond differently to their anxiety about needing to be perfect.

The Relentless Drive for Perfection
A conversation between Oxford University Counsellors about ways in which perfectionism impacts on the student experience.

International Students
This podcast explores some of the emotional challenges faced by international students.

Exam Preparation and Revision Part 3: The exam itself, before during and after
This podcast focuses on the exam itself, just prior to it, and what might help you to feel prepared.

Exam Preparation and Revision Part 2: Planning and Revision
In this section there are some useful reminders of how to start planning for revision by taking stock of knowledge to date , choices of topic and star...

Exam Preparation and Revision Part 1: Getting into the right mind set
This is for any student who is preparing for taking exams at any point in their course. The podcast aims to start to identify ways of achieving a bala...

Self Compassion Part 2
This second podcast invites you to engage in two brief, meditative and compassionate exercises to further develop your inner resource of self-compassi...

Self Compassion Part 1
This introductory podcast explores the concept of developing your inner resource of self-compassion and the skills required for this.

The Price of Success. Common experiences of high achieving students: development, difficulties and change.
This podcast considers how personal difficulties arise and manifest amongst otherwise successful students.

Daydreaming about ‘rustication’? Thoughts for students considering suspending their studies, but unable to decide.
This podcast offers food for thought to students who are feeling torn between suspending their studies in response to a setback - for example a period...

Helping yourself to sleep
If you are having difficulty sleeping this podcast has some straightforward suggestions for improving your sleep. Created by the Oxford University Cou...

Mindful breathing space
This is a short meditation, a breathing space, to help you to feel calm and focused in the midst of a busy day, or to use when feeling stressed or ove...

Can't stop work
Exploring overwork at Oxford, this podcast is for students who struggle to balance their work with other life activities, and find the balance tipping...

Mature students
Designed for any student who might be significantly older than their peers at the University and who might be dealing with particular issues as a resu...

Can't Work Part Two
The second 'Can't work' podcast contains strategies that will help you to start working again. Created by the Oxford University Counselling Service.

Can't Work Part One
For students who are finding it difficult to work. You might be lacking motivation, or finding it difficult to get beyond imagining criticism and judg...

A Guide for Freshers
The Oxford University Counselling Service provides practical advice on Freshers’ Week and beyond to help new undergraduates take the challenges in the...