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Hello there!

I am Srijani Datta, pursuing the MSc in Sociology ( ) and I am at St. Antony's College ( ) 🌻. I am originally from New Delhi, India and this week I am taking you along with me through Week Four of Trinity Term as I try to study for exams📒📄 and enjoy the bright sunny days🌞 in Oxford.

I am also a Local Policy Lab Fellow working on Green Social Prescribing in Oxfordshire. The Local Policy Lab is a brand new alliance between and . This week I will share a bit about my work as a fellow too!

Wrapping up my takeover with some personal highlights of this incredibly eventful week! From Welfare Alpacas to riding bumper cars at Keble Ball, thank you for letting me share some of my Oxford journey with you all. Signing off with a grateful heart. 🎉📚

Hey there! I’m Miles, and I’m thrilled to take you on a journey into the life of an Oxford DPhil student this week! 👨‍🎓💼

A bit about me: I’m a third year DPhil student in engineering science () and currently serving as MCR Vice-President . Recently, I’ve also joined the as a Fellow, where I’ve just started a research project aimed at advancing the SDGs. 🚀

What do you want to see during this week’s takeover? Comment below or just drop me message - I’m all ears! 🥳🥳

This beautiful image was captured by ’s Philosophy and Modern Languages student, Sébastien Raphaël Roberts. ☺️

Sébastien‘s photo showcases the beauty of Oxford’s green spaces and wildlife, reminding us all to look after and appreciate our environment:

𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘤 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦. 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵.

💚 Please be considerate of Oxford’s natural spaces when celebrating after your exams this term, and to avoid a £150 fine. Remember, even ‘biodegradable’ materials have an impact.

Good morning everyone! 👋🌞Are you ready to explore the world of DPhil life at Oxford with me this week? 👩‍🎓✨
 
I am Merve () a second-year DPhil student in Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and a proud member of St Edmund Hall (). 🧸My current research delves into the host-pathogen interactions, specifically investigating how viral spikes engage with host sugars. This understanding is crucial for crafting the next wave of therapeutics aimed at combating viral infections. 🦠💉

Originally hailing from Turkey 🇹🇷❤️, studying abroad for the first time has been an exhilarating experience! Prior to diving into my DPhil in 2022, obtained my BSc and MSc from Molecular Biology and Genetics Department at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University. For two years, I delved into different scientific projects as a research assistant in the same department. 🧫🥼

Now, I find myself here in Oxford, ready for this new chapter! Most of my days are spent in the lab, conducting experiments and unraveling scientific mysteries. 👩🏻‍🔬🧪 In my spare time, I love exploring this historic city and capturing its beauty through my lens. 📸🌄

I am so thankful to to provide this incredible opportunity to me. Super excited to take you along with me until this Sunday and share about my DPhil life and show you around Oxford! Hope all you have a great week and an amazing start to Trinity Term 2024! 🎉🎈

Onfido is an innovative start-up created by Oxford students that uses artificial intelligence to verify customer identities.

Today, Onfido has sold to Entrust Corp, marking the highest value return on investment for a student-led start-up for .

… 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥! 😎
Thank you so much for being here with me in this happy week at ! You can find all my stories in the highlight HT24 10 of and reach out to me at .gouveia.

All the best & I hope to see you all around!

Curious to discover what I love about student life at ? You’re in the right place!

𝘖𝘭á! 🇵🇹 My name is Válter Gouveia (.gouveia) and I am delighted to take you with me through a happy week in Oxford - thank you for making this happen!

Born and raised in the island of Madeira, I am now a Magister Juris (MJur) international postgraduate student at the Faculty of Law, a member of and a Saven European Scholar at the . Stay tuned for more! 👀

Swipe through the pics to find out 6 reasons why I am living the dream:
1️⃣ Inner child vibrating in the dreamy staircase in
2️⃣ Wandering around in subfusc to celebrate matriculation
3️⃣ Proudly showcasing crest in our acclaimed formal dinners
4️⃣ Beholding my favourite angle of majestic Radcliffe Camera at
5️⃣ My roomview showing that everyone is welcome as they are 🌈
Where’s the 6️⃣th, you ask? The amazing 𝙁𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘿𝙎 I was lucky to make along the way - do check the stories throughout the week to have a glimpse! 😉

Let’s go?

Kelsey Doerksen is a PhD student in Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems ’s Department of Computer Science, plus President of Oxford Wom*n in Computer Science.

For International Women’s Day, Kelsey featured on a panel with Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey and others, to discuss whether AI can be a force for inclusion. 🤔

Read Kelsey’s blog via the link in our Stories 🔗

Kelsey is also a Giga Data Science Fellow at UNICEF and a Visiting Researcher at the European Space Agency 🌟

Hi everyone! My name is Serene (.singh) and I’m a current DPhil Criminology postgraduate student at Christ Church College and a current Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford!

I’m an international student & have been gifted the opportunity to study at Oxford now for a couple years now!

I’m so excited to be taking over this account until Sunday ☺️🕺‼️

I would love to share more about my experience as a PhD student, Oxford life, living abroad, a South Asian or Sikh woman, my extracurriculars, and more!

And for those of you who are current students, I’m hopeful we can connect during this special chapter we have at the University of Oxford! 🥰

This year, 27 students of Black heritage have received offers from after taking part in the Year 12 programme. 💫

Since 2012, the programme has provided significant support to 500 students of Black heritage, with the aim of helping them increase their chances of getting into Oxford or Cambridge. 🎓

Since 2021, the Target Oxbridge Year 10 programme has also worked with 1000 UK state school pupils, providing webinars about the application process and life as an Oxford student. 👋 💙

Check out Target Oxbridge’s profile to learn more about the work that they do. ➡️