Study support, learning and research

Students will find at Reuben College a vibrant, interdisciplinary, diverse and intellectually-stimulating College community with a strong focus on addressing the big questions of the 21st century in an engaging and accessible way.

This page offers information about the College provision to support students academic lives and learning at Oxford. Please read in conjunction with the student handbook.

Academic Enrichment Events / Problems Completing your Assessments / College Advisers / President's Collections / Graduate Supervision Reporting (GSR) / Feedback and Complaints 

Academic Enrichment Events

We aim to provide you with an academic experience that complements and enhances your departmental activities, supporting you to engage with a wide range of people across disciplines, professional career stages and types of expertise, including close association with public engagement, gardens libraries and museums, and entrepreneurship teams. 

Fellows and the Graduate Student Committee play a key role in developing initiatives to support the College’s aims, and may often work together to organise a range of interdisciplinary and collaborative events throughout the year. 

We offer a variety of regular events during term time, including:

Problems Completing your Assessments

Please read in conjunction with the student handbook and see University guidance on problems completing your assessment , outlining what to do if you are unable to complete your summative assessments on time. Please note that some processes require the college to liaise with the Proctors on your behalf while other processes can be initiated directly by yourself - Further student guidance

To help college apply for a further assessment extension  on your behalf, please fill in the following form Extension Request Form  which once submitted will be picked up and actioned by the academic office. Please note extension requests can be made no earlier than 4 weeks before the deadline, and up to 14 days after the  originaldeadline date.

Exam Preparation: Know what to expect on the day for online and in person exams including what to bring, student conduct and regulations - Completing an exam

College Advisors

Each student will be assigned to a College advisor when they arrive at the College. Your College advisor is a focal point for your relationship with the College, and can offer general academic or pastoral advice and assistance throughout your course of study. The College Advisor is different from a Department or Faculty Supervisor(s), and is not responsible for directing your academic work or for giving detailed academic guidance and thus will not necessarily be from your department or subject area. 

You should meet your College Advisor early on in your first term, and you are encouraged to contact them thereafter as and when you need advice or help. (You should also feel free to consult other College officers as necessary: see below.)

President's Collections

Students have the opportunity to meet with the College President (President’s Collections) once a year. In these meetings you will have the opportunity to discuss your experiences in the College and your Department, review your progress, and receive guidance and advice, as appropriate.

Graduate Supervision Reporting (GSR)

All graduate students are encouraged to complete online Graduate Supervision Reporting (GSR) termly. This is an opportunity for you to reflect on the progress you have made, note any achievements and flag up any issues you may have. Your report will be viewed by your College Advisor, and where issues are flagged, by the Senior Tutor. They can follow-up with you, your supervisor or relevant person in your department/faculty to discuss any appropriate support. The GSR reporting is designed to assist departments/faculties and colleges to identify problems at an early stage and ensure that we provide the right support for you. Your faculty/department supervisor will also submit a report on your progress for the term.  

Feedback and Complaints

Students are regularly asked to complete feedback questionnaires. The Graduate Common Room representatives may also bring matters raised directly to the relevant college committees for discussion. Student involvement in the discussion of academic support in the College is essential and as much business as possible is taken in the open (rather than reserved) section of committee meetings. 

Reuben College has a written complaints procedure, drawn up following the latest guidance from the Office of Independent Adjudicators. You can find the complaints procedure here.