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St Benet's Hall

Originally founded so that monks of Ampleforth Abbey could take degrees at Oxford, St Benet’s is today comprised of both monks and lay students. Admitting only men at present, the Hall welcomes students of all faith traditions and none, inviting them to engage in rigorous scholarship within a community of learning inspired by the Rule of St Benedict.

As such, the Hall represents the closest living embodiment of the kind of community which shaped the University in the 13th century. We concentrate on a small number of closely related subjects, mostly in the Humanities, at both graduate and undergraduate level (see College website).

There are presently five monks in residence, four graduate students and 48 undergraduates. The building itself is a fine Grade II listed Georgian house containing a chapel, a library, a dining hall and bedrooms for its students, and possessed of an enclosed garden.

The monastic office and Mass are celebrated daily in the Chapel, and all members are welcome to attend if they wish. The main common room is shared by tutors, graduates and undergraduates, and all eat at the same common table, building an unusually cohesive community.

Facilities for students with disabilities

There is a disabled toilet on the ground floor and portable ramps for access into the Hall.

Library resources

The library, open 24/7, is principally an undergraduate library of about 8000 volumes, a pleasant workspace with internet points and computers linked to the University’s library network.

Computing Resources

There is a small, much-used computer room in the Hall, with an efficient printer/photocopier/scanner. Wireless internet access is available throughout the Hall.

Art, music, drama and sport

St Benet’s has a rowing VIII. For all sports, students are formally linked to Trinity College, but may participate in the teams of other colleges.

Students sing in University choirs, participate in the Oxford Union, and in general are encouraged to take a full part in Oxford life, its societies and activities.

Accommodation and meals

Graduates can sometimes be offered accommodation in the Hall, but this is not guaranteed. There is no family accommodation. All bedrooms in the Hall have internet points and telephones.

Graduates are offered rooms with en-suite facilities, and may opt for a 9-month residence contract. There are laundry machines on site, free to members. The Hall provides all meal, seven days a week, for a flat charge per term.

  • Letting period: Nine months

Funding and prizes

There are no Hall awards, but support will be given for applications to other bodies for awards tenable at St Benet’s.

For information about University awards, please see the Oxford Funding Search.

MCR

St Benet’s has a joint MCR and JCR, with MCR representation on the JCR committee. The main common room of the Hall is a large, pleasant sitting room, with newspapers, magazines and a piano.

The MCR and JCR also share a spacious, more informal room with flat-screen TV/DVD, kitchenette and fridge. The enclosed garden includes a croquet lawn and a walled, private garden area.


St Benet's map

ST BENET'S HALL, 38 ST GILES, OXFORD OX1 3LN

www.st-benets.ox.ac.uk

+44 (0) 1865 280559
senior.tutor@stb.ox.ac.uk

 

Founded

1897


Head of House

Professor Werner G Jeanrond

 

Student numbers
Graduate

4

Undergraduate

48


Number of places for research students

3

 

Number of places for taught graduate students

3

 

College fees
College fee for graduates

£2,532

College fee for the MBA

£3,150

 

Exceptional arrangements apply in a small number of cases

 

University fees also apply


Accommodation

Accommodation cannot be guaranteed


Accommodation charges

£149.24 per week

 

Continuation fee

£100 for each term is payable after fee liability has ceased