Somerville College welcomes graduate students in a wide variety of disciplines. A relaxed and friendly college, Somerville is free of religious affiliation, with students coming from many different cultural backgrounds.
The social centre of graduate life at Somerville is Margery Fry House, a building on the College site which is partly managed by students themselves and reserved for graduate-only use. This is the home of the Middle Common Room, which organises numerous social activities throughout the year.
Facilities for Students with Disabilities
Bedrooms in
Margery Fry House are not suitable for wheelchair users.
Wheelchair-accessible bedrooms may be available elsewhere on the
College site. We are able to consider requests for other adaptations.
Please contact the Domestic Bursar to discuss your requirements.
Library Resources
- Book stock of more than 120,000 volumes
- 24-hour access
- Unlimited book borrowing; with a loan period of up to a term
- Strong research holdings across the Humanities
- Multiple copies of science textbooks
- Special collections including the library of John Stuart Mill
- Wireless internet access, and computers available
Computing Resources
- Network connection in each study bedroom
- Margery Fry House computer room
- Palmer Room computer room
- Banister Room computer room (Medical students only)
- Dorothy Hodgkin Quad music room (Sibelius music software)
- Laptops for loan
- Digital camera for loan
Art, Music, Drama and Sport
- On-site gym and croquet
- Off-site shared sports facilities
- Numerous College sports clubs
- Music practice rooms
- Music society
- Organ and pianos
- Chapel choir
- Drama society
Other Facilities
- Non-consecrated Chapel, open to all faiths
- Law, History, and Medics’ societies
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