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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Queen’s launches new Provox podcast
Prof Peter Robbins retires
Record year for Anthea Bell Prize as 2026 winners announced
Honorary Fellow recognised in Birthday Honours List
QTE wins a Vice-Chancellor’s Award
Protecting the honeybee
New student-led video tour of College life
Celebrating creativity
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💡How do you lead when everything is changing?
From the civil service and the Treasury, to Ofcom and John Lewis, Baroness Sharon White has led some of Britain's most important institutions through periods of profound change.
🎙️In the latest episode of ‘Provox’, Paul Johnson speaks to Baroness White about her remarkable career, from her Windrush family background in East London, to the highest levels of public service and business.
Together they explore ambition, public purpose, leading through crisis, the role of regulators, and what it takes to steer major organisations when the stakes are high.
🎧 Listen now: ow.ly/2QG650Zw4XR
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🎉 Congratulations to Modern Languages student Emily Dicker who has received a 2026 LIDL Year Abroad Project Prize for artwork created for a new translation of Ingeborg Bachmann’s ‘Todesarten’ texts.
Developed during her year abroad in Germany, the project brings together translation and illustration, exploring how visual art can offer a new way into understanding complex literary works.
🔗 Read Emily’s reflections on the project and why she sees art as a form of translation: ow.ly/N7Yw50ZuE3E
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✍️🖱️From cheques to clicks: Accounts Assistant Gillian Hunt reflects on nearly three decades at Queen’s
As Gillian retires after 29 years as Accounts Assistant, she reflects on a College career shaped by lifelong friendships and memorable traditions. One thing hasn’t changed: the pleasure of walking up the front steps of Queen's and seeing Front Quad each morning.
🔗 Read Gillian’s memories of Queen’s, including all-night queues for Christmas dinner tickets, as the College sends its very best wishes for her retirement: ow.ly/PHn150ZuCIb
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When Alan Turing’s story took to the stage in Royal & Derngate Theatre’s production of 'Breaking the Code', Senior Research Fellow Dr Christopher Hollings was behind the scenes helping the cast bring his mathematics to life.
As historical adviser, Christopher worked with the company to make sure Turing’s ideas were represented accurately. But the collaboration worked both ways: exploring Turing’s work brought both surprises and moments of confirmation, while seeing mathematics interpreted through performance offered new insight into how complex ideas can be communicated.
Read the story: ow.ly/GN4350ZtJ90
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