Coeliac/Gluten Free Friendly Oxbridge Colleges?

So besides the fact I'm still having trouble deciding between Oxford and Cambridge for various reasons, I figured it smart to enquire as to whether or not any colleges at either university are particularly accommodating to those with strict special diets such as myself. I have coeliac disease and have to follow a strict gluten free diet. I'm not usually one to make a fuss of it, but I figure if I may theoretically go to an Oxbridge college that it's best to choose one that wouldn't be serving me food I can't eat 99 percent of the time.

As for my indecision as to which university, I may make a separate thread, but that has more to do with the differences in music courses and my unique status as a mature international student with unusual qualifications. Ergh.

Thanks!

Reply 1

GR3YFOXXX

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Original post by Maxomatosis

So besides the fact I'm still having trouble deciding between Oxford and Cambridge for various reasons, I figured it smart to enquire as to whether or not any colleges at either university are particularly accommodating to those with strict special diets such as myself. I have coeliac disease and have to follow a strict gluten free diet. I'm not usually one to make a fuss of it, but I figure if I may theoretically go to an Oxbridge college that it's best to choose one that wouldn't be serving me food I can't eat 99 percent of the time.

As for my indecision as to which university, I may make a separate thread, but that has more to do with the differences in music courses and my unique status as a mature international student with unusual qualifications. Ergh.

Thanks!

I was wondering something very similar myself! Which University serves the best flatbreads on their campus? Harvard, Penn State, Durham, Kings or John Moores?

Reply 2

returnmigrant

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The best thing to do is email the main accommodation office at both Unis and ask what provision there is for special diets.

Reply 3

BJack

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Original post by returnmigrant

The best thing to do is email the main accommodation office at both Unis and ask what provision there is for special diets.

There isn't a "main accommodation office" for Oxford and Cambridge — things are all dealt with on a college level. This would therefore entail emailing some 40+ (?) colleges individually, which I suppose is possible but something of a tall order!

Original post by Maxomatosis

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All colleges will do their best to accommodate students with specific dietary requirements, even if this means cooking individual dinners for some people (e.g. at Merton and St Catz, Oxford).