Registering for Membership
OxDSS membership is free and open to students who meet the eligibility requirements set out below, including University of Oxford students from all disciplines and at all levels of technical experience.
Eligible students can join the society to take part in member activities, meet students working with digital methods across Oxford, and hear about upcoming talks, workshops and events.
If you would like to attend our internal meetings and take part in member activities, please register as an OxDSS member.
University Single Sign-On (SSO) required.
A valid University email and SSO authentication are required to complete the registration form.
If you previously completed our interest form, we will contact you individually.
If you are eligible as a member, but do not have access to SSO, please reach out to us directly.
Q & A
If you would like to attend our internal meetings and take part in member activities, please register as an OxDSS member.
Registration requires a valid University email address and authentication through University Single Sign-On (SSO).
If you previously completed our interest form, we will contact you individually.
There is no membership fee and no obligation to attend a minimum number of meetings or events.
Formal membership means that you:
- receive society updates;
- can attend internal meetings and other member activities;
- can participate in the society as a registered member; and
- are counted towards the society's required membership threshold.
As outlined in §3–7 of the OxDSS Constitution, the following groups are eligible for membership.
Full membership
Under §3, the following are automatically eligible for full membership:
§3 – Automatically eligible
All student members of the University
All persons listed on the University’s Register of Visiting Students
§6 – Additionally eligible
(a) Students registered for diplomas or certificates in the University
(b) Student members of Permanent Private Halls who are not University student members
(c) Members of Ruskin College and Ripon College, Cuddesdon
(d) Members of Oxford Brookes University
Associate membership
If you are not eligible for full membership but are a member of the University, for example as a member of staff or a postdoctoral researcher, you may register as an associate member.
Associate members may participate in the society but do not have voting rights.
For the complete provisions governing membership and eligibility, please consult the OxDSS Constitution.
Complete the membership registration form below to become an OxDSS member.
You will need to sign in using University Single Sign-On (SSO) and register using a valid University email address.
During registration, you may also provide your telephone number and indicate whether you would like to be added to the OxDSS WhatsApp community.
If you have questions about your eligibility or the registration process, please contact the committee.
Free to join
There is no membership fee.
Across disciplines
OxDSS welcomes eligible students from all academic disciplines.
All levels of experience
Previous experience with digital or computational methods is not required