Mansfield College

Welcome to the Middle Common Room of Mansfield College! If you were visiting in person, we would drag you up to our cosy lair at the top of the Tower and sit you down with a nice mug of tea (or beer) before taking you on a tour. Alas, this will have to do for now. Here in Oxford our college has a reputation as a pioneer in opening our doors wider to groups under-represented in the University, expressed even in the welcoming layout of our buildings. We trust this website will give you that same pleasant sense of being sucked in to a diverse and diverting community that we ourselves experienced in Freshers Week. For more detailed information and pretty pictures do check out the college website and prospectus.

The MCR exists for the benefit of the community of graduates at Mansfield, providing as many opportunities as possible for social interaction and mutual support. While the department is there to look after your academic development, the College is here to give you a ‘home away from home’, a close-knit community where you can belong while you are here in Oxford. The MCR therefore organises a wide variety of events for graduates, including formal dinners, cocktail parties, pizza and film evenings, international food nights, Nintendo and board games evenings, exchange dinners with other colleges, academic presentations, ice-cream café trips, and much more. We aim to make our central facilities (whether in College or in Rhodes-Wolfson) as accessible, inviting, and functional as possible, as well as encouraging graduate engagement in College life. In addition, we serve on behalf of graduates as representatives within the College, our executive members attending various College committees and pursuing issues that are raised by MCR members, while also serving members practically with support in areas of welfare and women’s matters. Essentially, the MCR is all of us together, and with your involvement it will be better for everyone.

Mansfield Graduate Students

Do have a look around our website for more detailed information, whether you are already a member of the MCR or just interested in becoming one. If you’re after a ‘beginners guide’ introduction to Oxford, try the Glossary and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, or browse our Photo Gallery. If you are an MCR member, the pages about College Life, Academic life, or Welfare should give you all the information you need. If you just can’t get to sleep, the Official Documents will probably help you nod off fairly quickly. On the other hand, Events and News will be more like a strong cup of coffee, giving you the very latest in what is happening here in College this term. We would love to hear from you too – find out more about the MCR committee on the Bench page, and drop us an email. Or better yet, come on over to Mansfield College and experience our hospitality first hand.