Undergraduate accommodation
Queen’s can offer College accommodation to all undergraduates for the duration of their course. This means that your Accommodation Licence allows for occupancy just during the terms, when you are required to be resident in Oxford, and you are only charged for these periods. For most students this is about half the year. Generally, this ends up costing much less than it would cost to pay a 12-month lease in privately rented accommodation. However, for some students there are advantages to living out, especially if they wish to remain in Oxford over the vacations. The information below is all correct for the academic year 2025-26.
Incoming undergraduates are automatically allocated a room; you do not need to do anything to apply for accommodation.
We charge everyone the same for all of our standard college rooms: £1,669 per term. All rooms are equipped with a bed, a desk, a desk chair and a wardrobe. There may also be additional storage space or furniture.
If you are looking for postgraduate accommodation, please visit our Graduate Facilities page.
Where will I be housed?
All first-year undergraduates will be housed in main College. Rooms in Carrodus Quad are en suite, while Front Quad rooms and rooms in Drawda Hall, Little Drawda, and Bell have shared bathrooms. Every room in main College has a mini fridge.
In subsequent years, you will be housed either in main College, or in one of the College annexes, located around the city. These include St Aldates House (15 minutes’ walk from main College), the Cardo Building (15 minutes’ walk) and the James Street Building (16 minutes’ walk). Students in their 2nd, 3rd and 4th years are welcome to choose to ‘live out’ of College if they prefer.
There is a Kitchen Fixed Charge which is paid termly by all students and contributes towards the College kitchen running costs, and allows us to offer meals at lower prices. This is paid by students living in as part of their accommodation charges, and is a separate charge for those who live out. Kitchen fixed charges for students living out per term, are £41.99 (for 2025 – 2026).
Reducing costs: sharing and small rooms
We do not force any students to share rooms or sets. However, some students may choose to do so, within certain regulations. Doing this will reduce the termly charge to £1,312. We also have a few smaller rooms that we offer to those who want to reduce their charge. They are offered at a cost of £1,383. Please note, this option is only available to students who have completed their first year.
Rules and code of practice
Smoking, e-cigarettes and vaping are not permitted inside any of the buildings, accommodation, cloisters or gardens. Car parking is not permitted for students at any of the College sites. You can find College rules and further information here.
The Universities UK approved code of practice for student accommodation sets out basic standards for student accommodation in Higher Educations Institutions, including the Oxford colleges. The code protects your rights to a safe, good quality place to live. You can find out more information in the Accommodation Code of Practice on the Universities UK website.
Food
Queen’s is a fully catered College, which means that most students come to our meals on a regular basis, turning them into very social occasions! Hall meals are subsidised by the College, offered at cost, and provide healthy and varied menus, including vegetarian and vegan options. We provide catering as the basis for all students’ meal provision and student kitchens are available for some, but not all, in College accommodation. Queen’s is one of the few colleges in Oxford to attain Fairtrade accreditation.
Breakfast and lunch
Breakfast is served in the main Hall. Both breakfast and lunch are offered on a “pay-as-you-eat” basis with you helping yourself to what you would like in the Servery, and then being charged per item. We always offer a wide range of food and cater for special dietary requirements.
JCR Tea
Fancy a break at 4pm? Every weekday during term-time the students put on their own JCR Tea, with tea, toast, snacks etc. being offered for mere pennies in the Common Room. A popular choice for those who need a social break!
Dinner
Students book on to our two-course dinner online, for which there is a fixed charge.
We also provide meals at weekends, with the three-course Saturday Formal Dinner being very popular with our students and their guests.
The prices below are for 2025-2026:
| Hall dinner | £5.98 |
| Average breakfast | £2.99 (e.g. croissant and coffee or full English) |
| Average lunch | £3.46 (e.g. soup and roll or cooked option with dessert) |
Provision of Halal
The College can provide halal meals for all bookable meals and feasts/formal dinners. Any student wishing to discuss the details of the provision for them should consult the kitchen by email.
Ramadan
For our students observing Ramadan, you can collect a meal to reheat in the JCR microwave once you have opened your fast. The College kitchen offers a takeaway service Monday-Friday so please sign-on for the takeaway option using the meal booking system: https://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/student-meals-and-payments-system.
You can also request a breakfast pack to be collected at takeaway time the night before; please email kitchen@queens.ox.ac.uk to let them know which dates you’d like one.
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At Queen’s, world-changing research sometimes begins in the most everyday places, including over lunch in the Senior Common Room.
A conversation between neuroscientist Dr David Menassa and applied mathematician Prof José Carrillo uncovered an unexpected overlap in their work on microglial development, the brain’s immune cells. That serendipitous moment sparked an international collaboration and has now revealed a fundamental “switch” in early brain development.
The team’s work shows how bringing different disciplines into the same room (literally) accelerates discovery. Mathematical modelling predicted a key developmental transition before it had ever been observed; new experiments confirmed it. Together, the researchers uncovered an early window of vulnerability that could shape our understanding of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disease.
This is Queen’s at its best: a collegiate environment where ideas cross tables, disciplines, and borders and where curiosity leads to real breakthroughs.
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Beyond the verdict: what justice really means
In our latest blogpost, Clarendon Scholar and Queen’s DPhil student Taqbir Huda reflects on Bangladesh’s July revolution, international human rights law, and the uneasy role that social media and digital evidence now play in shaping public understanding of atrocity.
Drawing on his work documenting state violence, verifying digital evidence, and navigating the challenges posed by AI-generated content, Taqbir argues that justice must be more than symbolic.
Fresh from interviews with Al Jazeera and DW, he speaks candidly about due process, reparations, and how his studies at Queen’s shape his approach to international law.
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Warmest congratulations to Dan Kelly (Mathematics, 2021) who has received two University prizes: the Gibbs Prize for his dissertation and the IMA Prize for excellent performance in his final exams.
“Being encouraged to push the boundaries of my understanding made me see maths as the creative and investigative pursuit that it is.” — Dan
We asked Dan what drew him to maths and what life at Queen’s has been like.
🔗 Read Dan’s full interview and his advice for prospective applicants: ow.ly/YKiS50XxkFb
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The College warmly congratulates fourth-year Medical student Danny McAlea, who has been awarded both the British Pharmacological Society Clinical Undergraduate Prize for Intercalated Research Project and the University’s Wronker Grant for excellent performance in the Honour School of Medical Sciences.
Danny’s research in the Radcliffe Department of Cardiovascular Medicine investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation, focusing on the role of calcitonin receptors in reducing cardiac fibrosis. His work contributes to a deeper understanding of this common and serious heart condition.
Reflecting on his time at Queen’s so far, Danny shared:
“I can think of no better place to have spent the last few years and wouldn’t change it for the world.”
🔗 Read more about Danny’s research and reflections on studying Medicine at Oxford: ow.ly/OiO550Xto7x
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