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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Welcome! New academics join Queen’s
New Honorary Fellow
The hidden networks of life
New Master’s course puts human creativity at the heart of translation
Queen’s launches new Provox podcast
New student-led video tour of College life
What’s for lunch?
- A delicious selection of soup, sandwiches,
pasta with sauce,
jacket potatoes with a variety of fillings,
and locally sourced seasonal vegetables
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Murgh Malai Chicken,
Saffron Rice & Mint Yoghurt
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Mango & Passion Fruit Fool
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Sweet Potato & Pea Samosa,
Mango Chutney & Mixed Leaves
🎉 We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Mitchell CMG (Modern Languages, 1986), HM Ambassador to Germany, to an Honorary Fellowship at Queen’s.
From memories of student life to the power of learning languages and the importance of curiosity in diplomacy, Andrew reflects on his career so far and the lasting influence of Queen’s.
And the message that has stayed with him throughout? “It’s always about the people.”
🔗Read our interview with Andrew: ow.ly/CEA750ZZmkG
📷 Till Budde ...
🏅 What is it about neutrinos that keeps attracting Nobel Prizes?
The 2026 Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his pioneering work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from space.
This marks the fifth Nobel Prize recognising research into these elusive particles.
Queen’s Fellow and neutrino physicist Dr Kirsty Duffy joins the 'Physics World Weekly' podcast to explore what makes neutrinos so fascinating.
🎧 Listen to the conversation: ow.ly/u3f150ZWM77
📷 Credit: Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
The IceCube Lab at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica.
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🧠 What if we could map the brain like Google Maps and trace not just individual landmarks, but the connections between them?
Our latest blogpost features DPhil student Sapolnach, whose research explores the rapidly developing field of connectomics: mapping the networks that shape our thoughts and behaviour.
We spoke to him about the big questions driving his research, as well as his work to open up neuroscience to young people around the world and give students the chance to work with real brain data.
🔗 Read Mapping the Mind: ow.ly/9ELf50ZUS0o
#brainmapping #connectomics #neuroscienceresearch #CognitiveScience #BrainNetworks #BrainData #ScientificResearch #studyatoxford ...
🎓A very warm welcome to the newest members of Queen’s academic community!
This year, we’re delighted to welcome academics whose research spans everything from plant genetics, quantum materials and the Higgs boson, to philosophy, American politics and history, and the neuroscience of decision-making.
🔗 Meet our new Fellows and discover more about their work: ow.ly/wCBV50ZTohp
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