Academic Support

Meet the Team

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Sharon Durno
Academic Registrar | Head of Welfare

The Academic Office is led by Sharon Durno, who is also the Head of Student Welfare in College and oversees the admissions process, students’ academic affairs, is the College Disability Co-ordinator, and provides support and guidance to students throughout their studies. 

academic.registrar@stx.ox.ac.uk

+44 (0)1865 278 445

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Sasha Travers
Academic Office Secretary

Sasha provides on programme administrative support, acts as a point of contact for student and other callers to the Academic Office, including arranging appointments for students to meet with the Academic Registrar, and oversees the arrangements and administration of Degree Days in College. 

academic.secretary@stx.ox.ac.uk

+44 (0)1865 278 458

 

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Eamonn Deeley

Admissions and Academic Assistant

Eamonn supports students as they complete the admissions and registration process and providing administrative support to students for academic related matters during students’ time at St Cross.

admissions-academic@stx.ox.ac.uk

+44 (0)1865 278 446

About Us

The Academic Office at St Cross provides students with many aspects of academic support during their studies at St Cross, and is the first port of call for academic related queries.  We work together with your department Graduate Studies Administrator and/or Programme co-ordinator to support you through your studies.  This includes the administrative provision relating to your Programme, where College input is needed for example: 

  • support for students with problems completing their assessments (taught students) 

  • extension requests 

  • alternative exam arrangements 

  • Enrolment certificates and status letters  

  • On-course transcripts 

  • Lost, damaged or stolen University Card 

  • Residency requirements & fieldwork 

  • Graduate progression (GSO) forms for DPhil milestones (transfer of status, Confirmation of status), suspension of studies 

  • College Advisors – the Academic Registrar is the point of contact for Advisors and Advisees (College Advisors are allocated to students at the start of Michaelmas Term and you will be notified by the Academic Office, and guidance on the role of the College Advisor provided).  
     

  • The Academic Registrar is the Disability Co-ordinator in college and works closely with the University Disability Advisory Service, the student and their department to enable College support identified in a student's Study Support Plan including alternative exam arrangements. 

We are also responsible for the Admissions and Graduation processes and arrangements providing end to end support in the student journey at St Cross. 

Please email academic.office@stx.ox.ac.uk or call 01865 78458 with any academic related queries and a member of the team will respond and signpost you to the relevant information or support, or signpost you to the Team best placed to help. 

You may also contact the Academic Registrar Sharon Durno to discuss any confidential matters relating to your study direct by emailing academic.registrar@stx.ox.ac.uk by Teams chat, or by telephone 01286 78445 Sharon is available for in person or online meetings by appointment.