Lady Margaret Hall

Lady Margaret Hall – often known as ‘LMH’ – is one of the few Oxford colleges to enjoy a virtually equal gender balance across all levels: undergraduates, graduates and tutors. The college was founded to increase access to higher education and it remains committed to this ideal. We welcome students from all geographical areas, religions, races and social backgrounds; the college is accessible to disabled students. LMH is known for its informal down-to-earth feel. It offers a lively, friendly, academic community with tutors who are committed to tutorial teaching. There is plenty of support to enable hard-working students to achieve their academic potential. LMH is located adjacent to the University Parks in an exceptionally beautiful site, with a large garden that runs down to the river. The large site allows LMH to have all its undergraduate accommodation on the single site, which contributes to a sense of community and interaction between year groups. LMH provides a peaceful but stimulating environment for study.

LMH is in north-central Oxford, less than 10 minutes’ walk across the University Parks to the Science Area and about 15 minutes on foot (5 minutes by bicycle) from the centre of Oxford.

LMH is unusual in that all students are guaranteed a room on the college site for three years of their course. Some rooms are unusually large, roughly half have their own shower and WC, and all rooms have internet connections. There is also purpose built accommodation for disabled students. There are a large number of student kitchens and kitchenettes, however most students eat in the dining hall; the meals at LMH are widely regarded as amongst the best across the Oxford colleges.

The large college library, with separate science and law reading rooms, houses 70,000 volumes on open shelves and covers all basic reading for our courses. The library is open (and used) 24 hours a day, with a self-checkout system. It offers secluded work-spaces and networked computers; many students choose to do much of their work here. There is a computer room with networked printers, but some students choose to bring their own laptops into the library.

There is a newly built undergraduate common room, a gym, and bar with games room. The college has two music practice rooms, tennis courts, a playing field and a boathouse with punts on the site. It has further playing fields (shared with Trinity College) a short distance away. There is a newly built lecture theatre which is available for lectures, student productions and musical performances.

The college offers a wide range of established societies and clubs. As well as student-run literary, law, mathematics, and historical societies, there is a flourishing music society, college choir, and orchestra. There is a biennial, student-run, Arts festival; students also run two ‘wellness weeks’ per year. It is also easy for students to start new activities and to find others to join them. Sports teams are thriving and cater for players of all abilities in all the major sports. LMH students are also well represented at the highest levels in University societies, productions, and sports teams.