I am running for this role because I care deeply about, and am passionate about, deepening and broadening access and inclusion work within the University.
As a Black British woman who attended state schools before Oxford, I understand how class, race, gender and identity intersect. I also recognise that structural disadvantage is often subtle and administrative rather than overt. Welfare policy must better reflect and cater for that.
However, beyond my lived experiences, during my degree I have consistently taken up prominent leadership roles focused on access, welfare and institutional reform, giving me both symbolic lived experience and practical, experience-based competency to take up a role in this area.
My experience includes:
• Former JCR Access Officer at St Hilda’s, where I rebuilt the Alternative Prospectus, introduced academic transition workshops and represented access concerns at college meetings. I worked with college teams to improve clarity around funding, academic expectations and student support.
• Current Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach Ambassador delivering Target Oxbridge, UNIQ and BeUNIQ programmes. I have led workshops with a team for over 80 state school students at Feversham Girls’ School in Bradford and completed safeguarding training.
• Former Summer Coordinator for Oxbridge Launchpad, where I designed structured academic programmes, supervised applicants and implemented safeguarding-conscious online frameworks.
• Former President of Oxford Law Society, managing governance, sponsorship, budgeting and large-scale events with consistent student turnout.
• Former Senior Editor of The Oxford Blue, where I edited articles, worked with writers and published work on neurodivergence in Oxford, examining how neurophobia operates within tutorial structures and assessment culture.
• Involvement in Oxford Women in Law, Women in Government and ACS. In these spaces, I have taken up committee roles which have contributed to the societies’ operations as areas that support women and minority students navigating elite institutions. This most notably includes mock interviews for prospective students in the ACS.
Overall, these formal roles have given me concrete experience in welfare, equity and inclusion through my participation in workshops, safeguarding, leadership and mentorship. Hence, my goal is to improve how systems function so students are not left decoding them alone, and are given ample support to navigate the challenges of an Oxford degree.
My priorities are clear, personable and achievable:
On Neurodivergence:
• Push for University-wide minimum standards on adjustment clarity
• Advocate for clearer and more standardised tutorial expectation guidance
• Improve deadline and feedback transparency
• Campaign for more consistent lecture recording and accessible materials
• Establish a Neurodivergent Student Working Group feeding directly into SU policy
On Class and State School Inequality:
• Improve visibility and accessibility of hardship funds and technology loan schemes within colleges
• Create a Hidden Curriculum Toolkit covering internships, funding, research and graduate pathways
• Partner with the Careers Service to promote paid opportunities and clearer funding signposting
On Women and LGBTQ+ Community:
• Strengthen coordination between college reps and the central SU
• Support mentorship pipelines for women and LGBTQ+ students
• Ensure welfare reporting processes are confidential, consistent and clearly communicated
On Governance:
• Publish termly Welfare Accountability Reports
• Hold cross-college consultation forums
• Improve communication between college welfare teams and the SU
I firmly believe that:
Welfare should reduce confusion, equity should correct imbalance, and inclusion should be a more standardised and built in process. So I would really love your vote so that we can...
Build Better Systems which Support Every Student Without Exception!
So what are you waiting for?
Vote for Cat!