Information for New Students

Much of the information you will need prior to your arrival will be found in your Offer Pack.
In addition to this document, the GCR at St Antony's College produces a Freshers' Guide which contains details of the registration sessions. The Freshers' Guide for 2011 entry will be available in September 2011.

• When should I arrive at St Antony's College?
  Registration starts from Monday of "0th" week. 0th (pronounced 'nor-th') week is the week preceeding the first official week of term (for 2011, 0th week commences on 3rd October). College accommodation is normally available from the weekend before that date but if you have been offered accommodation your tenancy letter will give you the exact date. If you have been told that you will need to attend a pre-sessional course and you need to arrive earlier than these dates, please get in touch with the accommodation office as soon as possible to find out what the situation is regarding room availability. If you do plan to arrive in Oxford early, please note that you will not be able to access university libraries or other facilities until you are registered in 0th week.
• How do I get to St. Antony's?
  There is a bus service from Heathrow Airport and from Gatwick Airport direct to Oxford. For details of times and fares see: Airline. Service terminates in the centre of Oxford at Gloucester Green. St. Antony's College is a short taxi ride from Gloucester Green. For train travel see: National Rail
• Local directions to St Antony's: Directions
• What do I do when I get there?
  If you have accommodation your keys will be at the Porters Lodge, which is a reception area inside the College. The Lodge is manned for 24 hours, but if you are arriving very late you may need to ring the door bell. The staff in the Porters Lodge are unable to help with baggage since they are responsible for reception and security duties.
• Can I start immediately once I arrive?
  You will not be able to start on your academic work until you have attended registration, which is held during the week before term starts. All the formalities of registration will be dealt with then, including paying the fees, obtaining your University identity card and obtaining email and accessing the computer network. If you need to check your email you can use the terminals in the Hilda Besse Building to do this.
• Where can I find out what happens next?
  There will be a "pigeonhole" in the Lodge with your name on it. The GCR will be producing a Welcome Booklet which will contain details of events they will be organising which will help you to find out about the City of Oxford and this will be available in your pigeonhole in 0th week. Your Faculty or department will also send you details of their Induction meetings (this is the meeting where you will probably be told who your supervisor is to be) , so it is important that you attend this meeting. Once you know when your Faculty/Department will be holding their meeting, you can sign up for one of the college registration sessions at the desk in the main hall. A poster in the entrance will tell you what the timings of the college registration sessions are.
• What can I do before I am registered as a student?
  There are various practical things you will need to do such as open a bank account. A letter from the College to support your bank application will be in your pigeonhole by 0th week. You should also obtain your graduate student cap and gown from the academic outfitters; you will need this for Matriculation which in 2011 is on Saturday October 15th.