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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Current student Player of the Match at Varsity Rugby
Queen’s welcomes Artist-in-residence
Prof Jane Langdale named ‘Oxford Changemaker’ in Ashmolean Exhibition
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Creative residencies: open call
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Poetry reading and discussion
Miles that matter
What’s for lunch?
- Soup, salads, sandwiches, pasta and sauces,
jacket potatoes and fillings
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Wakame Butternut Boa Buns, Garlic Rice
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Pear Frangipane tart
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Vietnamese pork stew with coconut rice
✨ 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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Reflections on residentials: opening doors to Oxford
In between terms, Queen’s is far from quiet. This spring, we welcomed pupils from Lancashire and Cumbria to live and learn in College: from our offer-holders preparing for October, to younger students experiencing a taste of university life for the first time.
Through residentials spanning the humanities and sciences, students explored Oxford through tutorials, taster sessions, and conversations with current undergraduates, all designed to build confidence and a sense of belonging.
“I feel a lot more confident in making an application for Oxford as a result of this residential.”
🔗 Read reflections from Molly, the person who helps make it all happen: ow.ly/iess50YUSFn
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🎭 Following the widely acclaimed productions of 'Fiddler on the Roof' (2025) and 'Into the Woods' (2024), Eglesfield Musical Society returns this summer with the high-class entertainment of 'Guys & Dolls'.
This 'Guys and Dolls' is fast, playful, and a little bit different. The audience isn’t just watching the action; they’re right there with it – surrounded by swirling dance numbers, overheard schemes, and love stories that sneak up on you. Placed in circular seating in the Queen’s gardens, the garden becomes our Havana, our Times Square, our secret sewer hideout, and the perfect place for romance to bloom. Fast-paced and filled with unique characters, this garden production will be unlike any other theatre experience in Oxford.
Runs from 20-23rd May in the gardens at The Queen's College
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