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.
MCR website (student-run)
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Prof Karen Leeder wins the Griffin Poetry Prize
Layer by layer: making ideas visible
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The Woman You Become: Book Launch
Miles with meaning: 4 ultra-marathons in 3 days for MND research
Teaching Fellowship in Economics
What’s for lunch?
- Soup, salads, sandwiches, pasta and sauces,
jacket potatoes and fillings, Local Vegetables
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Sichuan Lamb Boa Buns, Fried Rice, Cucumber Salad
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Banana and Maple Syrup Sponge
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Romano pepper schnitzel
Artist and linguist Susan Diab (Modern Languages, 1982) reflects on bridging the gap between intellect and creativity and how she brings together her art practice with her background in Modern Languages.
In our latest blog, she shares the thinking behind 'Palimpself', a richly layered exhibition inspired by Annie Ernaux, and the journey from language to sculpture, memory to material. Discover how Susan’s work brings translation and memory into visual form, and how this commission felt like an act of love.
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From Westgate to Westminster 🏃🏃🏃
They did it! Congratulations to Harry, Jack, and Tom on completing their phenomenal challenge to run four ultramarathons in three days to raise funds and awareness for Motor Neurone Disease Association.
🔗Read their story: ow.ly/4z4B50W6WQ0
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Congratulations to Schwarz-Taylor Chair of German Language and Literature Professor Karen Leeder, who has won the 2025 Griffin Prize for Poetry with her translation of Durs Grünbein’s ‘Psyche Running: Selected Poems 2005-2022’ (Seagull Books, 2024).
Prof Leeder said: 'This is so important for the visibility of translation and I could not be more delighted to see this fantastic volume up there with the greats.'
📖 Read more about the prize and her work:
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“What’s happening today is not new.”
Junior Research Fellow Dr Shamara Wettimuny explores how forgotten histories continue to shape Sri Lanka’s present. From revisiting silenced voices of 1915 to reforming history education today, her work draws vital links between the past and the politics of now.
📖 Read the full interview: Past as Prologue, how forgotten histories shape the present
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#HistoryatOxford #SriLanka #ResearchSpotlight #GlobalSouthHistories ... See MoreSee Less