Junior Deans & Peer Supporters

The Junior Deans are available to provide out of hours (7 pm - 7 am) wellbeing support or to address other welfare emergencies. Peer Supporters are students willing and trained to listen effectively and sensitively to anything on your mind.

Junior Deans

Outside of office hours, the Junior Deans oversee non-academic student discipline, and provide welfare support to students. They are excellent resources if you are having any issues during your time at Trinity, whether it is stress, interpersonal conflicts or other problems, and are available just to talk, and can also help you navigate other welfare resources as needed. Junior Deans are available on the main site and the North Oxford sites. They work on a duty rota so that someone is available out of hours and the lodge can let you know who to contact in an emergency.

How to contact: Phone the Porters’ Lodge (01865 279900) and ask for the on-duty Junior Dean.

Peer Supporters

Peer support offers an easily accessible and relatively informal opportunity to talk through issues which may be concerning you. Often it can help simply to get things off your chest or to know that someone is genuinely willing to listen and take time to understand what’s on your mind. Peer Supporters are students in college who have been trained in listening skills by a professional in the University Counselling Service. They are friendly and non-judgmental, and can provide support for many different issues, including friendship, family, relationships, change, settling in, academic stress, years abroad, identity, stereotypes and prejudices. You can come and see a Peer Supporter if you have an issue that you want to talk about, or even if you just want a chat. There are no set hours, so it's nice and informal, and the Peer Supporters are available throughout the day to help out whenever you need it. 

Peer Support is also keen to debunk the idea that only those with ‘serious’ problems require support. Peer Supporters are there for everyone. The same Code of Confidentiality that applies across the University applies to Peer Support. Under normal circumstances, where no serious danger is present, anything discussed, either formally or informally, will not be shared with anyone else without your express permission.

Current Peer Supporters:

Andrew Kirby (andrew.kirby@trinity.ox.ac.uk)

Hi! I’m Andrew, a second year Engineering DPhil student and a peer supporter for Trinity. I’m available to chat confidentially about anything, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you would like a chat!