For Students

Studying at the University of Oxford?

There are a wealth of resources for students to enhance skills, develop an idea, meet entrepreneurs and gain experience. The opportunities are only limited by the time you have.

Check out our top picks, then use the filters below to further customise your search.

Why You (As a Student) Need to Learn Entrepreneurial Skills

Graduates need to show prospective employers that they have a rounded skill set. So what skills are employers looking for?

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Startup Tips Videos

Oxford student and alumni entrepreneurs give insightful advice about how they started startups, their journeys, and why being in Oxford has helped.

How a degree can help you run a startup

Three members of Bloom & Wild discuss how their degrees have helped in their entrepreneurial life.

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University of Oxford Entrepreneurship Support

Organisations and student groups providing opportunities to explore entrepreneurship in the University.

Entrepreneurship @ Oxford

Looking for a way to navigate the Oxford entrepreneurship ecosystem? Our handy map shows you everything at a glance.

Sign up for the EO Newsletter

A weekly digest of upcoming entrepreneurship events in Oxfordshire, via Enterprising Oxford.

Looking for something specific?

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WE ACE

A programme of workshops dedicated to women entrepreneurs in health and life sciences.

Scientific Entrepreneurship – MPLS Enterprise

Success in a start-up business is significantly enhanced with an understanding of key entrepreneurial characteristics and competencies. This weekly, term-long course provides potential science/engineering entrepreneurs with the knowledge to help succeed in an entrepreneurial opportunity.

Prerna Wadikar, Founder of Jeeva Global

Prerna Wadikar is Founder of Jeeva Global, accelerating livelihoods through portable affordable energy using lithium-ion battery technology.

Oxford Entrepreneurs Student Society

Oxford Entrepreneurs is the largest student society promoting entrepreneurship in the world.

Oxford Case Studies: Language Amigo

Language Amigo is a new way for students to improve their spoken Spanish by providing an income to LATAM youngsters, too.

Maria Rotilu, MD of the Oxford Seed Fund

Maria Rotilu is the current MD of the Oxford Seed Fund, a student-led VC (Venture Capital) body that invests in Oxford-affiliated startups every year.

WeAreTheCity

WeAreTheCity includes gender-related news, a networks directory, calendar of events and conferences, returnships, business schools, inspirational women profiles, HeForShe interviews, giving back and jobs.

Startup Tips: What’s your top tips?

Young, Oxford entrepreneurs answer the question!

Startup Tips: Lessons from our students

Oxford student and alumni entrepreneurs give insightful advice about their startups

Oxford Case Studies: Pick Me Up Parcels

Emily Tench bagged a social enterprise award for Pick-Me-Up Parcels, a venture that does what it says on the parcel.

The Careers Service Internship Programme

The University of Oxford Internship Programme provides access to hundreds of summer internships opportunities for students.

EIT Health Summer School

The EIT Health Summer Schools support innovation by empowering the healthcare leaders and innovators of tomorrow.

OXFO Booster Grants

Apply for up to £2,000 grant funding for student society initiatives that introduce entrepreneurship in the University.

Sheen Gurrib, Co-founder of ReShape Co

Sheen Gurrib is the Co-founder of ReShape Co, one of the world’s largest non-profit consulting groups catering to SMEs.

Aspect launch new Accelerator!

Aspect’s new flagship four-month social sciences student and alumni accelerator hosted by LSE to support and scale socially-responsible student and alumni ventures is now open for applications.

Oxford Venture Capital Network – Student Society

A network to help both Oxford students and startups grow.

Oxford Foundry COVID-19 Action Plan

The Oxford Foundry has launched an OXFO COVID-19 Action Plan to rapidly scale ventures who are fighting COVID-19, and build and implement entrepreneurial solutions to future challenges.

What does it mean to be Entrepreneurial?

It is not just about starting a business, or spinning out a company from research. It's a mindset, or a way of thinking.

Rodrigo Montenegro, Co-founder and CEO of Gamma Wave Technologies Ltd

Rodrigo Montenegro is the CEO of Gamma Wave Technologies Ltd, a start-up that applies neuroscience insight in the field of sleep.

Oxfurnished

Oxfurnished is a platform to revolutionise and provide environmentally-friendly furniture options for short-term use.

The Oxford Character Project

A new generation of wise thinkers and good leaders

Oxford Case Studies – Uncomfortable Oxford

Are you sitting comfortably? Then it’s time to get up and take a bumpy walk through Oxford’s past.

Gamma Wave Technologies Ltd

Gamma Wave Technologies Ltd is a start-up that applies neuroscience insight in the field of sleep.

Oxford Case Studies: Project SOUP

Enjoying a simple bowl of soup for an evening can be the first step to making a number of positive changes in your community.

Get Your Startup Started

In this course, you’ll learn how to pitch your business and secure the funding you’ll need to launch your new company.

Sarah Tress, Founder of Loop Cushion

Sarah Tress founded Loop Cushion which is developing low-cost inflatable wheelchair seat cushions from bicycle inner tubes for use in low-resource contexts.

Working in Startups: Understanding the Growth Cycle

Growing pains - What are the phases a start-up goes through as it grows?

Beckman

Beckman Automobiles is a new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, bringing sustainability, desirability, and value to the EV market in a way previously unseen.

Olivia Durand and Paula Larsson, Co-founders of Uncomfortable Oxford

Olivia Durand and Paula Larsson are co-founders of Uncomfortable Oxford, a social enterprise that runs 'uncomfortable' history tours, workshops and events.

Oxford Women In Business (OxWIB)

A thriving student society providing a platform for opportunities for enterprising young women at the University of Oxford.

IDEA Programmes & Courses

As part of the IDEA programme, we will be running a number of pilot programmes to help increase diversity in enterprising activities - ...

IDEA Corporate Membership with Women on Boards

If you're a University of Oxford member, you can sign-up for free access to Women on Boards NexGen Membership. Register using your ...

Social Enterprise Awards

Since 2013, over 40 different ventures have been supported, from a community cafe to a soap recycling enterprise.

Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship

We are a dedicated centre for social entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford.

Libby Wood, Associate Director for Programmes, Entrepreneurship Centre, Saïd Business School

Libby Wood is the Associate Director for Programmes, Entrepreneurship Centre, Saïd Business School

Oxford Case Studies: Common Ground

A shared workspace and café in Jericho, Oxford.

Engaging with Entrepreneurship Programme

Sign up for IDEA's Engaging with Entrepreneurship Programme to gain practical experience, learn transferable skills for the workplace, ...

Fundder

Fundder is a social media platform focused on one thing: getting people hooked on giving.

OX1

Oxford's first start-up incubator programme designed by student entrepreneurs, for student entrepreneurs, which does not take equity or IP.

Student Entrepreneur?

Entrepreneurship education is becoming more prominent, with many students seeking to learn more about business.

Enterprising Women programme

Encouraging, inspiring and supporting the participation of female STEM researchers in innovation and entrepreneurship.

University of Oxford Entrepreneurship Support

Organisations and student groups providing opportunities to explore entrepreneurship in the University.

Startup Tips: Finding funding

Oxford student and alumni entrepreneurs give insightful advice about their startups

Jeeva Global

Jeeva Global is a social enterprise accelerating livelihoods through portable affordable energy using lithium-ion battery technology.

Oxford Foundry

Building a new generation of ventures

The Oxford Foundry

A new entrepreneurial centre for the University of Oxford, supporting students to become more entrepreneurial people.

Oxford Entrepreneur’s Network

Oxford educated entrepreneurs, investors and mentors. The Oxford Alumni network for those interested in entrepreneurship.

LoopCushion

Loop Cushion is developing low-cost inflatable wheelchair seat cushions from bicycle inner tubes for use in low-resource contexts.

Oxford Startups

Oxford Startups is a meetup for startups and people interested in the startup scene in Oxford.

MPLS Enterprise Programme

Opportunities for Oxford University members to get information about Oxford Entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Grace Baghdadi, Co-Founder of Females for Finance (F^3)

Grace Baghdadi, Co-Founder of Females for Finance (F^3), aims to bridge the male-female wealth gap by providing a free online program to high-achieving high school girls.

Understanding Intellectual Property (IP)

As a student, you need to understand what IP is, who owns it, and what can be done with it before proceeding with an idea.

Meet Prime Advocates: Business for Good

Prime Advocates is a London-based not-for-profit corporate law firm and social finance consultancy. Its Social Finance Hot Desk connects pioneering social enterprise initiatives with free specialist legal advice.

SmashMedicine

SmashMedicine boosts student engagement and outcomes whilst promoting inclusion and social interaction.

Ecogif

Ecogif is a start up building an impact centric online shopping platform giving users the power of impact trading.

Free Entrepreneurship Online Courses and Activities

Looking for something to do from the comfort of your own home? Check out these free online entrepreneurship courses, videos and resources!

Oxford Case Studies: SociAbility

Matt Pierri is the CEO and Co-founder of SociAbility, whose main aim is to map the accessibility of social spaces within Oxford’s 44 colleges and halls, as well as a broad sweep of social venues, including cafes, restaurants and bars in a dedicated app.