Founded in 1893 as a women’s college, St Hilda’s is now a mixed college with both men and women Fellows and students, both graduate and undergraduate. The aim of the College has always been to provide the best education possible.
At St Hilda’s students relax in the tranquil beauty of the college’s riverside site, with easy access to the centre of town, the University Sports Complex, and the lively culture of East Oxford.
New graduate students will be made welcome at the College and supported academically and personally through a College Advisor. The community is diverse and cosmopolitan, with people from many backgrounds, including many international and mature students.
Graduates at St Hilda's can benefit from the College's professional networks, which provide career mentoring; after completing your programme, you can remain in touch with these and other networks through the Association of Senior Members.
Facilities for students with disabilities
St Hilda’s College welcomes applications from students with disabilities. Candidates who are considering an application are advised to contact the College to discuss their requirements in confidence.
The College has a Disability Fellow; a senior member of College who is there to offer practical help and support.
Arrangements
for assistance can be made on an individual basis: the College aims to
respond to the needs and requirements of all students.
Library resources
The
library boasts seven reading rooms over three floors, with seating for
158 readers. The galleried main reading room, dating from 1935, looks
out over the River Cherwell and the ‘dreaming spires’ of Oxford. Wireless internet access
is available in all rooms of the library, apart from one room which
instead offers several wired internet connections. The library has full
disabled access to all areas, as well as a disabled access washroom
within the library.
The library has a small rare book collection as
well as special collections in law and medieval history. Together with
the college archive, the rare books are kept in a state-of-the-art
archive store, where temperature and humidity levels are closely
controlled. There is a separate law library, with its own
fully-networked desktop PC.
Computing resources
Internet access is provided free of charge in all student rooms and there is a designated MCR computer room.
Art, music, drama and sport
The
Jacqueline du Pré music building situated on the College site offers St
Hilda’s students outstanding practice and performing facilities, as
well as being the venue for prestigious concerts, recording sessions,
and community music events. The Director of College Music helps
students organise musical events and recital series, and conducts one
of the student choirs.
The College has facilities for association
football, lawn tennis, and rugby. In recent years, St Hilda’s has had
successes in a variety of sports, including: rowing, netball, rugby,
and football. St Hilda’s is very close to the University’s Iffley Road
Sports Complex.
