Emma Watson has resumed her studies after starting classes at Britain's prestigious Oxford University.

The actress, best known for playing studious witch Hermione Granger in Harry Potter, is a student at Rhode Island's Brown University but has transferred to Oxford's Worcester College for a year "abroad".

In a post on her official blog published on Sunday (16Oct11), Watson has warned fans she'll be out of the spotlight for a while as she continues her English literature classes.

She writes, "To Everyone who is starting a New School Year, (sorry those who have been at school for a while Oxford starts late). Just to say have a great term and good luck with all your work. You might not hear from me for a while because I will be really busy studying but I wanted to just say hi and bye... Love Emma xx."