We’re a group trying to identify the world’s most pressing problems and work out how we can help solve them

If you’re arriving in Oxford and already very familiar with effective altruism, please let us know here.

What will we do in hilary 2025

We want EA Oxford to be accessible as possible so everything is free, including snacks and often free pizza!

  • Weekly socials open to anyone, including free pizza! Alternating between

    • Board game nights- often codenames, coo and werewolf, but open to suggestions!

    • General meetings- short talks by members of the community about their interests, mixed with group discussions

  • Weekly co-working and office hours: again open to everyone: just turn up, (try not to procrastinate), get on with some work, and ask questions :))

  • Fellowships and Discussion groups: (Career advice will be offered to all fellows). Deadline: Sunday 26th Jan!

    • Arete Fellowship (6 week introduction to Effective Altruism)

    • In-Depth Fellowship

    • Career Accelerator (co-working, resources, and regular 1-1 support)

    • Animal Welfare Discussion Group

    • Red-teaming fellowship

    • Global Poverty Discussion Group

    • Existential Risk Online Discussion Group

Our Aim

Our aim is to empower you to use your 80,000 hour career to do a significant amount of good in the world. We do this by helping you learn about the frameworks and ideas that Effective Altruists often use to think about doing good, and providing you the connections and resources to take action on these ideas!

Join the WhatsApp community!

To give you more choice about how many notifications you receive, we have 2 main WhatsApp groups:

  • One ‘essential’ group shares announcements and info about events (only the committee can post)

  • Another ‘optional’ group is for informal discussions and the organisation of more informal events (where anyone can post)

Or JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

… to keep up to date with our research groups, seminar programs, discussion groups, speaker talks and more

What is effective altruism?

Effective altruism is a project that aims to find the best ways to help others, and put them into practice.

This project matters because, while many attempts to do good fail, some are enormously effective. For instance, some charities help 100 or even 1,000 times as many people as others, when given the same amount of resources.

This means that by thinking carefully about the best ways to help, we can do far more to tackle the world’s biggest problems.

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Get Involved

There are lots of ways to get involved in EA Oxford, whether you’re completely new to the ideas of effective altruism, or are already really familiar with EA and are looking to get involved with our student community.

We have events and programs on each term in Michaelmas, Hilary, and Trinity - so be sure to sign up to our mailing list to get updates for events.

Intro to EA programme

This 8 week discussion and reading group helps you to become familiar with the key ideas of Effective Altruism, and form your own views on important questions that can help you have a high impact through your career and donations.

join the Community whatsapp

To give you more choice about how many notifications you receive, we have 2 main WhatsApp groups:

  • One ‘essential’ group shares announcements and info about events (only the committee can post)

  • Another ‘optional’ group is for informal discussions and the organisation of more informal events (where anyone can post)

1-1 CHAT WITH THE COMMITTEE

Get in touch with a committee member and we can chat with you about how to get involved in EA Oxford, as well as answer any questions you might have. We’re excited to meet you!