Key Policies
As you will soon discover, there are a lot of University policies. To save you time and effort, we've waded through the School and University's many policies to bring you the few that you really need to be familiar with. Please take a moment to read through these and see how we like to do things here.
IT Security - staying safe online at Oxford
All University of Oxford staff have a responsibility to ensure that the information that they hold and use is handled appropriately. This training is mandatory for all new starters, please follow the link to begin as soon as you have a University login.
Equality Policy
We support the University's commitment to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all our staff and students are respected.
Bullying and Harassment
The University does not tolerate any form of harassment or victimisation and expects all members of the University community, its visitors and contractors to treat each other with respect, courtesy and consideration.
Conflict of Interest
All staff, students and others working in the University (including grant holders and emeritus researchers) are required to recognise and disclose activities that might give rise to actual or perceived conflicts of interest.
Health and Safety
Academic Integrity
The University of Oxford's Code of Practice and procedure on academic integrity in research
Code of Conduct for Ethical Research Fieldwork
This guide provides principles and questions to help researchers improve equity in their fieldwork. It prompts reflection and conversation on better practice beyond institutional ethics review processes.
University Codes of Practice
From the online staff handbook, a page listing various codes, procedures and practices for the University