OXFORD ALUMNI GROUP NETWORK
Your connection to alumni around the globe
Join your local alumni group and connect with an international network for socialising, outreach and career opportunities
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There are currently over 350,000 alumni around the world, with 150 regional alumni groups in over 90 countries. Wherever you are, you are sure to find Oxonians near you and a warm welcome. Alumni groups are run by dedicated alumni volunteers who provide a vital connection with the University of Oxford, supporting current and prospective students and connecting alumni through shared interests. Some of the groups are run jointly with Cambridge alumni. Joining your alumni group is a brilliant way to stay connected and in touch with the University. Find out more about the work of our alumni volunteers through Network News.
If there is no alumni group in your local area and you are interested in starting one, please get in touch. Email the Alumni Networks team today.
Use your cursor to move around the Networks Map and zoom in and out to see where our alumni groups are located. Click on the pin for group contact details.
Please do not contact the alumni groups to send unsolicited advertising or promotional material.
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Our alumni groups host events worldwide to give offer holders a key insight into Oxford, and to welcome them as they embark on their exciting educational journey at the University
Alumni groups - You can make a big difference to new students in your area! These New Oxford Student (Fresher) Events provide a great opportunity for introducing the new cohort of students to your group and its members. These events provide new students with the opportunity to ask questions to those who have already studied at Oxford. Events are promoted directly to the students, and we have received great feedback - please get involved and contact the Networks Team for more information.
New Oxford students - Alumni Groups host both online and in-person events and these range from meeting up at a local bar, to dinner or a picnic in the park. You will be able to meet with other students from your home town or area who are also embarking on studies at Oxford. Events start taking place from August onwards and details for 2025 are listed below (please keep checking this page, it is being constantly updated as new events are notified).
Current Oxford students and recent graduates - you can share your knowledge of life at Oxford and really help new students feel welcome before they have even arrived at Oxford. Please feel free to contact the alumni groups directly and let them know you are a current student or recent graduate and you'd like to volunteer your time to help the new intake!
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Wednesday 24 September, 7pm
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The Eagle Pub
Bene't Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QN
Congratulations! Well done for achieving your grades and accepting a place at Oxford University. There are exciting times ahead!
We hope that you will join us and take the opportunity to meet other Freshers also going up to Oxford this October from the Cambridgeshire area.
Buy a drink, meet others and chat, swap college and contact details. Meet current undergrads, some recent grads and a few who graduated a longer while ago [!] and celebrate your success with us.
Look out for the Oxford Uni bunting.
To attend, please email Mo Middleton, OUS Cambridgeshire including your name, college and subject. Please also confirm if you would like to share your college email with other Freshers.
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Saturday 20 September, 5-7pm
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65-67 Bold street, Liverpool, LI 4EZ
All new Oxford students are invited to meet for a drink with alumni and current/recent students on hand to answer any questions. Anyone who would like to also order food on the night is welcome to do so, however this is optional. The event will be an informal meeting and there is no specific dress code (casual wear is fine).
To attend please email OUS Liverpool and include your name, college and subject.
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Wednesday 24 September, 7-9pm
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The Manchester office of Eversheds Sutherland
Two New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, M3 5GX
Congratulations on receiving your offer to study at the University of Oxford!
The Oxford University Society Manchester is delighted to invite you to this year's incoming freshers' event. This event is an opportunity for you to meet other incoming students from the local area and to learn more about Oxford life by speaking to our panel of current and former students.
No formal dress code- please wear something you feel comfortable in.
Drinks and nibbles will be provided.
To attend this free event REGISTER HERE before Wednesday 17 September. (we are sorry, but no late sign-up can be admitted)
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Wednesday 10 September, 6-8pm
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The Guildhall
High Street, Worcester, WR4 4ZQ
All new Oxford students going up to Oxford for the first time this year and who live in Worcestershire or have attended a school/college in Worcestershire are invited to attend our Freshers' event. It will be an informal opportunity for new Oxford students from Worcestershire to meet each other and to speak to some individuals who went up to Oxford in the past couple of years as well as some older alumni.
The event is free to attend and light refreshments (sandwiches, cakes and soft drinks) will be provided.
To attend, please complete the ONLINE REGISTRATION and email OUS Worcestershire
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Please check back, further details of the New Oxford Student event in Basel will be confirmed soon.
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Sunday 31 August, 4pm
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Katzbachstrasse, 10965 Berlin (in Viktoriapark, Kreuzberg)
Join us for a get-together for alumni and the new cohort of Oxford students.
To attend the event REGISTER HERE
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Wednesday 17 September
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ByLuigia, Rue de la Confédération 6, 1204 Genève
We are thrilled to announce the details for one of our most cherished traditions: the Freshers' Welcome!
This annual event celebrates the incoming Freshers, who are set to matriculate at Oxford and Cambridge in 2025. The event serves as a wonderful opportunity to bring together alumni, current members, and new joiners of the Oxford and Cambridge Club of Geneva (OCCG) together with the new cohort of students.
The evening will feature a brief welcome speech, delicious Italian cuisine, and the perfect environment for fostering connections with fellow members, alumni, and Freshers. Guests are welcome to join this event.
To attend this event - REGISTER HERE - Freshers tickets are free. (Please refer to the OCCG website for all other ticket prices)
If you have any questions or need further details, feel free to reach out to Christian Mannoni.
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Tuesday 16 September, 7pm
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20 Avenue Pasteur, L-2310 Luxembourg
Warm congratulations on securing an offer to study at the University of Oxford! Before leaving for Oxford, we would like to invite you to our annual Fresher’s Dinner in Luxembourg. It is a great opportunity to meet fellow Luxembourg freshers, Luxembourg alumni, Luxembourg Oxonians (alumni and current students).
Dinner and drinks are on us of course!
If you would like to attend the Fresher’s dinner please write to Jos van Bommel and Mette Ahlefeldt-Laurvig indicating your Name, College, and degree subject.
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Monday 15 September, time TBC
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Power station, Selnaustrasse 25, 8001 Zurich
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The Oxford Israel Alumni Society warmly congratulates Israeli students on their admission to the University of Oxford. All incoming Israeli students are invited to a freshers' virtual session to meet fellow Israeli alumni from across programmes and hear some insider tips and tricks.
To attend online REGISTER HERE
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NETWORK NEWS
The Alumni Network Supporting Oxford Students
Financial support is available to Oxford students thanks to the regional Oxonian alumni group network.
Alumni bursaries have allowed previous recipients to undertake a variety of internships, field work, and research project at home and abroad. We are very grateful to the groups and their members for supporting students in this way. Examples of how the bursaries have been used include:
- Running palliative care clinics in Malta
- Presenting a research paper at the Metabolic Engineering Conference, Singapore
- Working with Medical Volunteers International in Greece
- Internships in Law, Financial Investment, Pharmaceutical, Languages, Bioengineering
- Fieldwork studying crustaceans in Honduras and bat habitats in the Azores
- Staging a play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
This year, three UK alumni groups and one European alumni group are offering grants to students (who must be from the local alumni group area/country or who have a strong and provable connection to the region) for projects taking place over the summer break 2025. The projects must show a proven link to academic studies.
Please note that the Alumni Office does not manage the application process; you need to contact the groups directly with any questions and to receive the application forms. The groups all have various methods of application, and different deadlines, so please make sure that you read the guidelines carefully before applying.
The groups offering bursary support in 2025 are:
The Oxford University Society of Cornwall, is offering different types of bursaries of £350-600 to assist undergraduates with strong Cornish connections. Please send a one page CV with a personal statement and Cornwall connections, and a one page outline of the internship or project. Please note, the projects must be undertaken before September 2025. Normally only one award will be given to each student during their academic studies. The scheme is available to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The deadline for applications is 15 April 2025.
Find out more or please contact Professor Fenella Wojnarowska
The Oxford University Society of East Kent, is planning to make several grants of up to £1000 to undergraduate or postgraduate students. The awards will be based on the relevance of the project to the degree courses and the likelihood that the amount will be sufficient, when added to other resources in hand, to achieve the stated goals. These grants will not be limited to activities that entail travel abroad nor will they be limited to summer projects. Applications should be submitted between 1 May - 28 June 2025.
Please visit OUS East Kent website to find out more.
The Oxford University Society of East Sussex, is offering a bursary of up to £400 to support an undergraduate undertaking work experience or an internship. The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 March 2025 and notifications will be sent out by 25 April 2025.
Please contact Tim Hancock to find out more.
The Oxford and Cambridge Alumni Club of Hungary (COACH), is offering scholarships of up to £500 to support the academic and personal development of students. Eligible students must be enrolled in full-time study and have at least six months remaining in their studies or have proof of admission to continue their studies on another course (e.g. master's after bachelor's or PhD after master's). The deadline for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Friday 11 April 2025.
Please visit COACH website to find out more.
The Alumni Office will be mailing all students with a connection to these regions in early 2025. Please look out for the mailing or contact the groups concerned to find out more about the financial support on offer. Good luck with your applications.
In addition The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India (OCSI) is offering scholarships for admission to the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in the academic year 2025-26, as below:
*Three OCSI scholarships:
*OCSI K.K. Luthra Memorial Scholarship, tenable at either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford worth INR 3,00,000 (Rupees Three Lacs).
*OCSI Anita Banerji Memorial Scholarship, tenable at either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford worth INR 4,00,000 (Rupees Four Lacs).
*OCSI Nirmal Luthra Memorial Scholarship, tenable at the University of Cambridge worth INR 4,00,000 (Rupees Four Lacs).
• The Emmanuel College Cambridge (India) Scholarship worth INR 2,00,000 (Rupees Two Lacs), tenable at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from Nikhil Sawhney and Sumant Dhamija.
• One scholarship worth INR 1,00,000 (Rupees One Lac) tenable only at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford, from Ritika Dhamija.
More details about these scholarships can be found at the following link: Scholarship Guidelines - The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India (oxbridgeindia.com)
Application Forms for these Scholarships are available online at: Apply For Scholarship - The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India (oxbridgeindia.com)