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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Provost publishes new book on challenging inequalities
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From particles to patterns
What’s for lunch?
- Soup, salads, sandwiches, pasta and sauces,
jacket potatoes and fillings
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Herb polenta with roasted Mediterranean
vegetables and chimichurri dressing
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Chocolate and marmalade
bread and butter pudding
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Roasted salmon with Dill sauce
🎓 What should a university education prepare you for?
For Billy, a graduate student in Public Policy at Queen’s, the answer goes far beyond careers. From Tasmania to Oxford, he reflects on community, civic purpose, and why “the measure of a great university is ultimately the quality of human interaction it makes possible.”
In our latest student profile, Billy explores the conversations, friendships, and sense of shared responsibility that have shaped his time at Queen’s and Oxford, and why universities matter most when they challenge us to think deeply about the world and our place in it.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/pLuf50Z4e1N
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📚 At Queen’s, our Library staff don’t just look after books, they write them too.
Library Assistant Felix’s new book explores the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the secretive Victorian society that counted writers and artists including W. B. Yeats among its members.
In our latest blog, Felix reflects on why the occult captivated creative communities, the surprisingly progressive elements of the Order, and what its story can tell us today.
“The allure of magic would have been hard to resist.”
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/Os1H50Z4gtH
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The College congratulates first-year Modern Languages student Luke who has been selected for the international Laidlaw Scholarship programme.
In this feature, Luke reflects on translating curiosity into real-world impact: from supporting underfunded schools to developing leadership skills through law, finance, and consulting.
His story offers a glimpse into an educational experience that combines rigorous academic study with opportunities to engage with the world beyond the University.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/KeVe50Z48A3
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What makes the perfect cup of tea? 🫖
Queen’s DPhil student Melody is exploring that question through ‘sensory archaeology’, using taste, smell, and material culture to better understand the past.
Melody is bringing her research into the Ashmolean Museum through a series of tea-tasting sessions supported by a highly competitive Public and Community Engagement with Research grant.
🔗 We spoke to Melody about what happens when research moves beyond the library and into lived experience: ow.ly/2Vo650Z47M4
#TeaCulture #SensoryArchaeology #TeaTasting #HistoricalResearch #AshmoleanMuseum #ChineseTea #CommunityEngagement #PublicResearch #CulturalHeritage #ResearchInAction ... See MoreSee Less