[HDNG]SERVICES:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]W1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Lesbian and Gay Society [BULL] Minibus [BULL] Women's Officer [PARA]Self-defence classes [ESTAT][PARA]The University operates a counselling service with 4 full-time [PARA]staff. [ITAL]A recent spate of suicides is being taken very seriously; [PARA]the social/academic pressure can seem overwhelming. [EITAL][PARA]Personal tutors can also help with personal as well as academic [PARA]problems although they have no counselling training. The OUSU [PARA]Welfare Officer can advise and refer students with most [PARA]problems. Law students give free advice at OUSU 2 days a week.[PARA][BOLD]Women: [EBOLD]St Hilda's is the last all-female college. [ITAL]Life in the [PARA]male-dominated colleges can often be just that. [EITAL]The University [PARA]has an harassment code,[ITAL] to deal with the worst macho [PARA]excesses[EITAL]. A nightwalk service accompanies women walking [PARA]alone at night, and there's a women-only bus.[PARA][BOLD]Disabled: [EBOLD]Over the past 8 centuries, access for people with [PARA]disabilities has not been given a high priority by architects and [PARA]Oxford suffers as a result. Efforts include OUSU's disabled [PARA]access guide and Taylor House, an accommodation block with [PARA]special facilities. Some colleges have Braille machines, etc.[HDNG]FINANCE:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Ave debt per year: ú300[ESTAT][PARA]The University operates the central Access Fund, while other [PARA]hardship funds are run by the College. [ITAL]Some of them are very [PARA]well off and can provide support in the form of loans, grants, [PARA]bursaries or prizes to a pocket-popping extent.[EITAL]
