How do you support students to adapt to the new Oxford environment? What support systems are in place for students who are returning to academic study after several years in the workforce?
Oxford offers multiple sources of support for pastoral care (and sometimes additional hardship funds). These can be accessed through different places, such as your college and department. Colleges offer academic advisors as well as support regarding living in Oxford. Colleges are a good place to look for additional hardship funds if needed.
You will also be supported by your peers and the course staff. Academically, you will have a supervisor for support with your dissertation. For the team project, a project tutor is assigned to each team to provide support for the project work and for individual students to work constructively within their team.