All postgraduate students at Queen’s become members of the Middle Common Room (MCR).
The MCR is a diverse and welcoming community of scholars. The MCR committee organises a variety of social and cultural events, as well as providing general support to our graduates.
The MCR is also a physical space in College located in the Front Quad. It has sofas, kitchen facilities, and provides a convivial setting to socialise with other graduate students.
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EMS musical: Guys and Dolls
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What’s for lunch?
- Soup, salads, sandwiches, pasta and sauces,
jacket potatoes and fillings
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Asparagus and Pea Quiche
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Cinnamon Rolls
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Mango Glazed Curried Chicken,
Turmeric and Sultana Rice
☀️ EMS summer musical: get your tickets before they sell out! 🎭
The Eglesfield Musical Society is taking over the College gardens this week with an immersive, open-air production of ‘Guys and Dolls’.
Expect high energy, sharp choreography, and music you’ll still be humming days later.
🔗 Get a view from the inside with Musical Director Kyle: ow.ly/Wfg250Z0Ziq
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Old Member Ollie Randall’s new book 'Writers in Whites' is out today 🏏📚
What do cricket matches have to do with literary history? More than you might think. Ollie uncovers an overlooked network of British writers whose friendships on the field helped shape what they wrote and who got published.
Featuring figures from J.M. Barrie to Evelyn Waugh, it’s a story of creativity, connection, and the hidden worlds behind great writing.
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✨ Poetry across time, myth, and imagination ✨
Join Old Members Sasha Dugdale and Olivia McCannon for an evening of poetry and discussion exploring their latest collections, 'The Lives of Z' and 'The Strongbox'.
📖 These works look backwards and forwards to ask what was, what is, and what might be. Drawing on myth, history, and cultural inheritance, both poets uncover stories whose influence is felt, even when unseen.
Both writers are also literary translators and they will discuss how the craft of translation guides their creative work.
🏆 Sasha Dugdale’s 'The Strongbox' (2024) has already won the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award, while Olivia McCannon’s 'The Lives of Z' (2025) is being hailed as a future classic of ecopoetry.
📅 Date: Wed 13 May
🕔 Time: 5pm
📍 Location: Shulman Auditorium
Expect an evening that moves between past and future, language and image, poetry and conversation.
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🎉 Congratulations to Dr Charlotte Ryland, founding Director of the Queen's Translation Exchange (QTE), on being shortlisted for a Vice-Chancellor’s Award in the Local Community Engagement category.
This nomination recognises QTE’s growing outreach specifically across Oxfordshire, where it works with schools to challenge perceptions of language learning and highlight its cultural and creative value.
🏆 The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards Showcase takes place on Tuesday 2 June at the Schwarzman Centre and is open to all.
🔗 Drop in and meet the QTE team: ow.ly/BV0G50YUTnV
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