Any international students who will be resident in the UK for less than six months may be required to pay for any treatment received under the NHS and they may be required by their college to take out insurance cover against this risk. Many students, particularly in science or medicine, will be registered with the Occupational Health Service for work-related health surveillance. In addition, the Occupational Health Service is available for enquiries and consultations about the effect of work on health, or health on work. The Occupational Health Service was not undertake treatment of illness or injury. Further information on student health services is made available to students when they arrive at Oxford.
Most colleges have a chapel in which Anglican services are held during term time.
All members of the college are invited to take part, whatever their denomination. The religious life of each college is in the hands of a college chaplain, and he or she is available for consultation by members of the college. The University Church of St Mary is the official place of worship of the University. Every term is inaugurated with a service there, and a sermon is preached to the University every Sunday in term. There are also churches, chapels, and institutions outside the colleges which provide a corporate religious life for those of various religious affiliations.