Tatiana Cutts

BCL Law 2010
DPhil Law 2011

Dr Tatiana Cutts is an Assistant Professor in Law at the London School of Economics. She studied at Oxford from 2006–2015, completing a BA, BCL and DPhil.

She helped set up the campaign Mind Your Head, aimed at encouraging students to tell their stories of mental illness. MYH hosted more than 100 events and helped inspire similar projects in universities across the UK.

She was both OURFC Women’s Rugby Club Captain and President of the Oxford Universities Gaelic Athletic Association. Her fundraising for MYH included a calendar featuring the women’s rugby team in only their boots and socks. It became in international hit and raised more that £40,000.

In 2013, Tatiana swam the English Channel with a team of five other students. She received the Vice-Chancellor’s Civic Award and went on to continue her voluntary work as an independent mental health advocate.

As an academic, she remains dedicated to improving the dialogue surrounding mental health, the conditions for study and support services for students.

“Keble was both an intellectual and personal home for me. Rather than channelling all my efforts towards academic success, I was encouraged to contribute more broadly towards university life; that institutional outlook gave me confidence, and it gave me a unique opportunity and platform to help other students. If Oxford can be competitive, demanding and—at times—isolating, Keble only ever felt both welcoming and supportive. I am so grateful to the College—to its students, tutors and College staff—for all the support that I received throughout the five years that I spent as a graduate student and College lecturer.”