Jesus College

Jesus College’s lively multidisciplinary graduate community makes up about a third of the student body. The College is committed to offering its graduates the best possible support for their studies, through generous research and book allowances, high-quality accommodation and other facilities.

The College is located on an attractive historic site in the centre of Oxford close to the libraries, Science Area, and all the city’s amenities.

Every graduate has a College Advisor, usually a Fellow in the same field. Academic support is also provided through an annual progress review with the Principal and Senior Tutor. Popular termly dinners and talks for graduates and Fellows offer plenty of opportunity for discussion.

Preference will normally be given to graduate applicants whose research interests overlap with those of Fellows of the College.

Facilities for students with disabilities

Jesus College welcomes students with disabilities, who are encouraged to contact the college, in advance, to discuss support needs.

For more information, please see the College website.

Library resources

• College student libraries open 24 hours a day
• Internet connections

Computing resources

• Central computer room equipped to a very high standard
• IT support team available to offer advice
• College study bedrooms have free network and internet access
• Wireless networking available free of charge in the libraries, common rooms and seminar rooms

Art, music, drama and sport

• Wide range of sports available at all levels
• College playing fields with large sports pavilion
• Free membership of University gym and pool
• Boat house on the River Thames; squash courts
• Chapel choir; music room
• Subject societies

Other facilities

Student-designed college bar open in the evenings.

Popular and sociable meals, both cafeteria-style and formal, served dinners, are offered in Hall on a pay-as-you-go basis. Some shared kitchen facilities are also available on the central site.

High-quality accommodation is available for most fee-paying graduates, located in single rooms on the central site and in blocks of shared flats on two annexe sites. There is a dedicated block of flats for established couples.

• Letting period: during term for single rooms, 40–48 weeks for flats.

• Generous annual allowances for research (up to £782) and books (up to £165) per graduate
• Wide range of grants, scholarships and prizes available for travel, sporting and cultural activities
• Up to four graduate scholarships of £825 available per year to current graduates to reward academic achievement
• Up to four writing-up scholarships of £1500 available per year
  

For more information, please see the College website and the Oxford Funding Search.

All graduates are automatically members of the Middle Common Room (MCR), a friendly, reaxed space for meeting other graduates, with wide-screen TV, Nintendo Wii and pool table.

The MCR Committee organises an extensive induction programme and a wide range of social functions during term time, from brunches and cocktail evenings to DVD nights and punt parties.