Information for current students

There is lots of information on this page. You can read through everything or use this list to find the information you need.

Key people
Financial support available for you on the Foundation Year
Canvas, the University's virtual learning platform
Information about your course (Course handbooks)
Examination conventions
Your welfare and wellbeing

1. Key people

You can also find out more about us on the 'Meet the team' page of the website.

Foundation Year Team

Foundation Year Director: Jo Begbie
Programme Manager: Caitriona Woolhouse
Welfare Lead: Cat Purtell
Communications and Outreach Officer: Jenny Newman
Administrative Assistant: Maria Garcia
Course Administrator: Izzy Naylor

Academic Course Leads

Preparation for Undergraduate Studies: Cat Purtell
CEMS: Rachel Quarrell
Humanities: Aurelia Annat
Law: David Campbell
PPE: Natalie Quinn

2. Financial support

The Foundation Year offers a comprehensive financial support package to each student on the programme. You can read more detailed guidance about the support available for your Foundation Year and how to access it on this page: Financial support information for students.

3. Canvas

Canvas is the University's virtual learning environment for teaching and learning. This is where we will share lecture lists, reading lists and other course materials with you. You can log into your Canvas account here: https://canvas.ox.ac.uk

There is more information about Canvas for students on the main University website.

4. Information about your course

Each Astrophoria Foundation Year course has its own 'course handbook'. The course handbook is where you can find all the official information about the course that you'll need. It's unlikely that changes will be made to the handbook once the Foundation Year has started, but it would be useful for you bookmark the relevant link from the list below so that you have access to the most accurate and up-to-date version of the information.

CEMS

Chemistry with Foundation Year course handbook

Humanities

Law

Law with Foundation Year course handbook

PPE

PPE with Foundation Year course handbook

You can find links to the undergraduate course handbooks on the University website.

5. Examination conventions

'Examination conventions' are the formal record of the specific assessment standards for your course. They set out how examined work will be marked and how the resulting marks will be used to arrive at a final result and classification of an award.

6. Your welfare and wellbeing

The Astrophoria Foundation Year has a dedicated Welfare Lead for students. Cat Purtell provides confidential 1:1 support and advice for all students on the Foundation Year Programme for matters relating to student wellbeing. You can contact Cat by emailing welfare@foundationyear.ox.ac.uk.

You can find more detailed guidance about the support available and how to access it on this page: Astrophoria Foundation Year welfare and support resources

Key resources

Useful documents and guidance