Your health and well-being
Benefits and discounts
The University provides a range of benefits and discounts to staff, including family-friendly benefits, financial benefits, transport schemes and employee discounts (including in local shops and cafes).
DSE: Set-up your workstation
You will be contacted soon with details of how to carry out a Display Screen Equipment assessment. In the meantime, get some tips and advice on how to set-up a healthy workstation.
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Health & Safety
Please make sure you visit our Health & Safety page for more information on what to do in an emergency, who your key contacts are and much more.
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Pension
The University operates three generous pension schemes for staff, your eligibility for the schemes will be determined by your job role and contract type. Staff will soon be contacted with information about how to join a scheme. For more information about your own situation and entitlement please visit the pensions pages.
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Living in Oxford
Visit Living in Oxford for an extensive list of what’s on and available to University staff, including clubs and societies.
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New to the University
Visit the University page Working at Oxford for a wide range of information.
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Annual Leave
The normal leave year for staff runs from 1 October to 30 September, and up to five days of any balance of the annual entitlement may only be carried forward with permission from the Head of Department. Your own leave entitlement can be found in your letter of appointment. Please contact HR if you have queries.
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University discounts
All staff are eligible to apply for an NUS student card
10% off at the University Press Bookshop
10% off at the University of Oxford Shop
10% discount at the Ashmolean and the Bodleian
Discounted computing software can be purchased through OUCS