Lincoln College

Lincoln College occupies a beautiful historic site in the heart of the city, close to University libraries and departments.

The College has long been known for its strong commitment to graduate study, having been the first Oxford College to establish a graduate common room (MCR). Graduates now form half of the total student body of the college and their strength in numbers ensures a vibrant, lively and sociable community. 

The College is proud of the diversity of its MCR; over 40 per cent of its members are from outside the UK/EU and a wide range of subject areas and types of degrees are represented. Graduates participate in the various academic  sporting, musical and dramatic activities organised in college. 

Each Graduate is assigned a College tutor to act as their advisor. Graduates and Fellows are also encouraged to meet informally at regular ‘Conversazione’ where students and tutors give presentations on research in progress, at seminars and debates, at Advisors’ lunches, and at High Table.

Facilities for students with disabilities

Library resources

The College library, housed in a splendidly converted 18th-Century church, has a comprehensive law collection and a number of rare books in the Senior Library.

Wireless internet access is available throughout the library, with wired network and power points available at study desks.

Computing resources

• Internet connection, free of charge, in all student rooms
• Most rooms have telephones connected to the University internal network
• Dedicated graduate computing rooms on two sites
• Wireless access in seminar rooms, conference areas and common rooms

Art, music, drama and sport

• Excellent college choir; Choral Scholarships open to graduate students
• Lively drama and music groups
• Performance room with grand piano
  
• Student-run teams in most sports
• Sports pavilion, playing fields, cricket pitch, squash and tennis courts
• Free membership of University gym and swimming pool
  
• Boathouse, including dedicated ergo gym for rowers
  

High lunches and dinners are available in Hall throughout the year, and light meals are available in the atmospheric cellar bar ('Deep Hall') during term time.

Two complexes of dedicated graduate accommodation in the city centre: the Bear Lane complex, two minutes from the central college site, and the EPA Science Centre, close to the University Science Area. All EPA rooms have ensuite bathrooms, and kitchen facilities are available in all graduate accommodation.

• Letting period: Full academic year, i.e. 37 weeks, with option to extend into the summer vacation

• Very large number of scholarships, many open to continuing graduate students
• Prizes awarded for distinguished performance in University examinations
• Generous research allowance (up £415) for support with the costs of research-related travel and conference attendance
• Book allowance of up to £80 and generous printing/photocopying subsidy
  

For full details of the College scholarships, please see the College website and the Oxford Funding Search.

Lincoln was the first college in Oxford to provide a Middle Common Room (MCR). The current Common Room is located in the heart of the historic College site. It has daily newspapers, colour TV, DVD player, Wii and a bar. It is a popular meeting place, especially after meals. Spouses and partners are very welcome to become Associate Members of the Common Room.

Graduates elect their own officers to run the Common Room and represent the graduate interest on College committees. The MCR Social Team organises a very full programme of events and activities each term, with the result that Lincoln is widely reputed as a particularly lively MCR.