Welcome to Keble
Undergraduate Freshers
Welcome to our page for Keble’s undergraduate freshers. Here is where you will find the latest information on all things related to your arrival and first few weeks at the College.
For general information about planning to arrive in Oxford please visit the University website.
We look forward to welcoming you for next term.
Contacts
Dr Alisdair Rogers
Senior Tutor (senior.tutor@keble.ox.ac.uk)
Vicky Archibald
Admissions (admissions@keble.ox.ac.uk)
Sinead Webster
Accommodation (accommodation@keble.ox.ac.uk)
Trish Long
Welfare & Disability (trish.long@keble.ox.ac.uk)
Documents and Resources
➤College Doctor Welcome and Registration
➤College Doctor Health Information
➤Financial Guide for Undergraduates
➤Oxford Transition Support for advice and guidance on the transition from school to University
➤Welcome from the College Chaplain & Welfare Fellow
➤Welcome Dinner in Freshers’ week – please complete this form BY MONDAY 25 SEP to notify us of any dietary requirements.
➤Here is the link to the JCR website which has been prepared for you by our current students. Please do get in touch with them on their social media channels!
➤Keble College Library information. Complete the fun Library Heist (7 minutes). Follow the Library on Twitter.
➤The Bodleian Libraries: Libraries will play a big part during your time at Oxford, whether providing access to online articles on your reading list or helping you find that elusive book. The Bodleian Libraries is the library service supporting the University and can help you get the most out of your course. A short 30-minute webinar has been scheduled into your timetable (on Thursday afternoon) to introduce you to the Bodleian Libraries and how they can help you. This will take place via Microsoft Teams. There is no need to register; just click the link in your timetable to join. You will get the best experience by joining via the Teams desktop app, but you can join via a browser too (Google Chrome is recommended). If you have any accessibility requirements you would like to declare, please contact usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
Additionally, you can attend a tour of your subject library. Details are on our Getting Started webpage where you can also watch a brief welcome video. For details of the library/libraries for your subject area, and to watch a brief video about the subject library, visit our Libraries web page.
➤Academic Gowns can be purchased from Shepherd & Woodward and Walters (It may also be possible to source second-hand gowns once you arrive in Oxford).
➤Books: If you have books to buy then you may be interested in this information provided by Blackwells Bookshop
➤Keble Parent Programme: Please complete this short survey from our Alumni and Development Office by 27th August.
➤Keble Chapel Choir The Choir of Keble College is one of Oxford’s leading mixed-voice ensembles. It is made up of undergraduate and postgraduate members of the University of Oxford and is central to the life of the College’s chapel. We have a few vacancies remaining for 23/24, so if you are interested please contact us on music@keble.ox.ac.uk or visit https://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/about/music.