Reuben College
Oxford’s newest graduate college is dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary exchange within an inclusive and impact-oriented community.
Students relax on a sunny lawn in front of Reuben College. Credit: Oxford University Images / John Cairns Photography
About the college
Reuben College shares it facilities with the Museum of Natural History and Radcliffe Science Library. College life is built on a rich programme of interdisciplinary activities and a growing variety of social events as the college's student numbers and traditions grow. A number of academic-related activities, and the membership of the college's senior members, are organised by broadly conceived themes: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Environmental Change, Cellular Life, Values and Society, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Public Engagement with Research, Culture and Heritage. Events are open to all irrespective of discipline. Together, Reuben College members are creating a diverse, engaged and intellectually stimulating community that addresses the big questions of the 21st century, with students supported by college advisors who are world-leading researchers.
The college provides an environment that complements and enhances departmental activities. Members connect with a wide range of people across disciplines, professional career stages and types of expertise. By stimulating intellectual curiosity, facilitating cross-disciplinary knowledge exchange, and placing your academic activities within a wider context, Reuben College is an exciting and supportive environment for both academic and personal growth.
Key facts
| Students (total*) in 2025-26 | Full-time places in 2027-28 | Part-time places in 2027-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taught graduates | 220 | c. 153 | c. 10 |
| Research graduates | 290 | c. 132 | c. 5 |
| Undergraduates | 0 | N/A | N/A |
*Total across all year groups (see source data)
2019
College tour
Facilities
Reuben College shares part of its site with the Radcliffe Science Library. This allows Reuben College students to benefit from the library's facilities, specialist services and the collections of over 20,000 books on open shelves, as well as e-books for all subject areas, the library's 3D printer and other services.
Reuben students additionally benefit from full access to a small college library open 24/7 (excepting during occasional periods of full college closure) and can order academic-related books for the college through the librarian. All college buildings (including residential sites) have high-speed network connections and access to University of Oxford Wi-Fi services, OWL and Eduroam, as well as printing and scanning facilities, and are supported by the college's IT team.
You will have the opportunity to participate fully in extra-curricular student life in a college that supports a holistic understanding of health, well-being, and personal growth. Alongside a range of sporting, social and recreational activities, the college offers grants to support sports and societies participation in the college, and all Reuben students have free membership of Iffley Road Sports Centre. Amongst other College sports, such as football, cricket and rugby-fives, Reuben has an active rowing club and its own Boat House on the river and is pro-active in welcoming and training members who have had no previous rowing experience before coming to Reuben.
The College has a bar space for evening events, such as karaoke, quiz nights and parties, which is used during the day by students for studying and socialising. A small music room equipped with a baby grand piano can be booked by students for performance practice as well as small musical events.
The main site also hosts a multi-faith room accessible to all college members of any denomination or no faith, alongside open seating areas for casual use, a common room with informal library, games room (pool and table tennis) and small ‘snug’ for quiet time.
You will find an inclusive approach to provision for all students. The main college buildings are fully wheelchair-accessible (visit the college website for the main site accessibility guide) and there are adapted rooms in the Farndon Court accommodation site for disabled students. The Disability Coordinator and Senior Tutor (also the Disability Lead) assist with academic and disability-related matters, and the college is supported by two linked advisors from the University’s Disability Advisory Service (one specifically supporting mental health), and a linked University Counselling Service contact.
Applicants are welcome to contact the college to discuss their individual requirements: the Senior Tutor acts as the Disability Lead while the Academic Administrator acts as Disability Co-Ordinator.
The college website has further disability resources and advice.
The College prides itself on a strong welfare infrastructure, and a proactive emphasis on equality, diversity and inclusion. A range of postholders and students work together to provide both individual support and an inclusive institutional framework.
In addition to University Student Welfare Support Services, Reuben College offers a dedicated welfare team to support all aspects of student health and wellbeing. This includes the College Welfare Dean as the first point of contact for confidential, tailored support; harassment advisors; trained student Peer Supporters; and Sub-Deans available out of hours for pastoral or crisis support.
All students are encouraged to register with the local NHS GP practice linked to the College for comprehensive healthcare support from Doctors and Practice Nurses.
The college website has further information about welfare support.
All Reuben College students are members of the Graduate Common Room (GCR), and elected student members support the graduate community and represent students on all major college committees. The Graduate Common Room President and their committee actively advise and support students beginning with pre-arrival welcome events, and with activities throughout your time at the college. Your first weeks at the college will include an introduction to the range of opportunities available through activities and informative sessions organised jointly by the college and the GCR. These events will help you to get to know other students at the college, as well as introduce the college’s social and sports offerings.
The graduate community leads a variety of social events, currently including film screenings, cultural dinners, yoga, book clubs, bar nights, formal hall swaps with other colleges and other activities that are by and for the student body. Students across all courses are encouraged to take part in these activities and help facilitate them by getting involved in the GCR committee.
Accommodation and meals
Accommodation for 120+ of the college's first-year students is provided predominantly at Farndon Court, an apartment building, which is a fifteen-minute walk from the main college building, or Winchester Road, a series of Victorian townhouses.
At Farndon Court, a mix of studio rooms and single rooms in two and eight-bedroom clusters are available, as well as two accessible rooms. All single rooms share bathrooms and kitchens within small clusters, complemented by large communal living spaces. The building also has excellent Wi-Fi, printing, an on-site laundry, on-site facilities support, bike storage and a picnic/garden area.
The houses on Winchester Road are divided into single occupancy rooms with shared kitchen and living facilities. Each house is equipped with a washing machine, Wi-Fi and communal living space. There are a small number of couple’s flats and one family flat for a student with children.
Students not living in college accommodation can seek alternative options through the University’s Graduate Accommodation Office and associated Advisory Service. Students also have the option to rent privately in the city.
A range of dining options are available weekly in term-time: from informal cafeteria dining, to free dinners regularly offered within the college’s academic programme, and to regular ‘formal halls’ and cultural suppers. Lunch is served Monday through Friday during term, with subsidised prices for Reuben students. Hot meals, with vegetarian options and a wide range of salads are available, all prepared on-site. A simple meal is also available in College on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
As part of its academic programme, Reuben hosts weekly dinners in term-time, paired with an academic talk or guest speaker, and these are offered without charge to all Reuben members. Social dinners are also held regularly across each term – notably 'Formal Halls' and themed 'Cultural Suppers'. A simple evening meal is often available when there is no more formal event scheduled.
Students and staff are encouraged to build the college community by attending college meals and dining events. There is no ‘High Table’ so academics, staff and students eat meals together in the communal dining hall.
Courses
For entry in 2027-28
This college accepts graduate students for the following courses:
- MSc in Advanced Computer Science (full time)
- MSc in African Studies (full time)
- DPhil in Ancient History (full time)
- DPhil in Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Applied Cancer Science (full time)
- MSc in Applied Digital Health (full time)
- DPhil in Archaeological Science (full time)
- DPhil in Archaeology (School of Archaeology) (full time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Africa) (full time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (China) (full time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Japan) (full time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Latin America) (full time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Middle East) (full time)
- DPhil in Area Studies (Russia and East Europe) (full time)
- DPhil in Astrophysics (full time)
- DPhil in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics (full time)
- Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- MSc in Autonomous Robotics (full time)
- DPhil in Biochemistry (full time)
- MSc by Research in Biochemistry (full time)
- MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Nature Recovery (full time)
- DPhil in Biology (full time)
- MSc by Research in Biology (full time)
- DPhil in Biomedical Sciences (NIH OxCam) (full time)
- BPhil in Philosophy (full time)
- DPhil in Cancer Science (Clinician) (full time)
- DPhil in Cancer Science (Intercalation) (full time)
- Cancer Science CDT (Biological background) (full time)
- Cancer Science CDT (Maths/Physics background) (full time)
- Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- DPhil in Chemistry (full time)
- MSc by Research in Chemistry (full time)
- DPhil in Classical Archaeology (full time)
- MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience (full time)
- DPhil in Clinical Medicine (full time)
- DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences (full time)
- MSc by Research in Clinical Neurosciences (full time and part time)
- MSc in Clinical Trials (part time)
- MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Clinical) (part time)
- MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Research) (part time)
- MPhil in Comparative Social Policy (full time)
- MSc in Comparative Social Policy (full time)
- DPhil in Computer Science (full time)
- DPhil in Criminology (full time)
- MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Development Studies (full time)
- MSc in Digital Scholarship (full time)
- DPhil in Earth Sciences (full time)
- MSc by Research in Earth Sciences (full time)
- DPhil in Economic and Social History (full time)
- MPhil in Economic and Social History (full time)
- MSc in Economic and Social History (full time)
- DPhil in Economics (full time)
- MPhil in Economics (full time)
- MSc in Economics for Development (full time)
- DPhil in Education (full time)
- MSc in Education (Child Development and Education)
- MSc in Education (Comparative and International Education) (full time)
- MSc in Educational Assessment (part time)
- ENAIBLE - Enabling Next-generation AI for a Bioscience Led Economy (full time)
- MSc in Energy Systems (full time and part time)
- Engineering Biology (EPSRC and BBSRC CDT) (full time)
- DPhil in Engineering Science (full time)
- MSc by Research in Engineering Science (full time)
- DPhil in English (full time)
- MSt in English (650-1550) (full time)
- MSt in English (1550-1700) (full time)
- MSt in English (1700-1830) (full time)
- MSt in English (1830-1914) (full time)
- MSt in English (1900-present) (full time)
- MSt in English and American Studies (full time)
- MSc in Environmental Change and Policy (full time)
- MSc in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (full time)
- MPhil in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (full time)
- Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) (part time)
- MSc in Experimental and Translational Therapeutics (part time)
- DPhil in Experimental Psychology (full time)
- MSc by Research in Experimental Psychology (full time and part time)
- MSt in Film Aesthetics (full time)
- DPhil in Finance (full time)
- MSc in Financial Economics (full time)
- DPhil in Fine Art (Contemporary Art History and Theory) (full time)
- DPhil in Fine Art (Practice-led) (full time)
- Generative Biology (EIT DTP) (full time)
- DPhil in Genomic Medicine and Statistics (full time)
- DPhil in Geography and the Environment (full time)
- MSt in Global and Imperial History (full time)
- MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy (full time)
- MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership (part time)
- MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology (full time)
- Healthcare Data Science (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- MSc in Health Service Improvement and Evaluation (full time)
- DPhil in History (full time)
- MPhil in History (British and European History 1700-1850) (full time)
- MSt in History (British and European History 1700-1850) (full time)
- MPhil in History (Early Modern History 1500-1700) (full time)
- MSt in History (Early Modern History 1500-1700) (full time)
- MPhil in History (History of War) (full time)
- MSt in History (History of War) (full time)
- MPhil in History (Intellectual History) (full time)
- MSt in History (Intellectual History) (full time)
- MPhil in History (Medieval History) (full time)
- MSt in History (Medieval History) (full time)
- MPhil in History (Modern British History 1850-present) (full time)
- MSt in History (Modern British History 1850-present) (full time)
- MPhil in History (Modern European History 1850-present) (full time)
- MSt in History (Modern European History 1850-Present) (full time)
- MPhil in History (US History) (full time)
- MSt in History (US History) (full time)
- MPhil in History (Women's, Gender and Queer History) (full time)
- MSt in History (Women's, Gender and Queer History) (full time and part time)
- MSt in History of Art and Visual Culture (full time)
- MPhil in History of Science, Medicine and Technology (full time)
- MSc in History of Science, Medicine and Technology (full time)
- DPhil in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences (full time)
- MSc in Integrated Immunology (full time and part time)
- Intelligent Earth (UKRI CDT in AI for the Environment) (full time)
- DPhil in Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science (full time and part time)
- DPhil in International Development (full time)
- MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine (full time)
- DPhil in International Relations (full time)
- MPhil in International Relations (full time)
- MPhil in Latin American Studies (full time)
- MSc in Latin American Studies (full time)
- DPhil in Law (full time)
- MPhil in Law (full time)
- MSc in Law, Governance and Artificial Intelligence (full time)
- MSc in Law and Finance (full time)
- MSc in Learning and Teaching (part time)
- Magister Juris (full time)
- MSc in Major Programme Management (part time)
- DPhil in Management (full time)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) (full time)
- Master of Fine Art (MFA) (full time)
- Master of Public Policy (MPP) (full time)
- DPhil in Materials (full time)
- MSc by Research in Materials (full time)
- MSc in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics (full time)
- MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing (full time)
- MSc in Mathematical Sciences (full time)
- DPhil in Mathematics (full time)
- MSc by Research in Mathematics (full time)
- MPhil in Medical Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Medical Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Medical Education (part time)
- MSc in Medical Physics with Radiobiology (full time)
- DPhil in Medical Sciences (full time)
- MSc by Research in Medical Sciences (full time)
- DPhil in Migration Studies (full time)
- MSc in Migration Studies (full time)
- MSc in Modelling for Global Health (full time)
- DPhil in Molecular and Cellular Medicine (full time)
- MSc by Research in Molecular and Cellular Medicine (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease (full time)
- DPhil in Musculoskeletal Sciences (full time)
- MSc by Research in Musculoskeletal Sciences (full time and part time)
- MSc in Nanotechnology for Medicine and Health Care (part time)
- MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance (full time)
- MSc in Neuroscience (full time)
- DPhil in Neuroscience (1+3) (full time)
- DPhil in Oncology (full time)
- MSc by Research in Oncology (full time)
- Oxford 1+1 MBA Programme (full time)
- MSc by Research in Paediatrics (full time)
- DPhil in Particle Physics (full time)
- MSc by Research in Pharmacology (full time)
- DPhil in Pharmacology (full time)
- MPhil in Philosophical Theology (full time)
- MSt in Philosophical Theology (full time)
- DPhil in Philosophy (full time)
- MSt in Philosophy of Physics (full time)
- MSc by Research in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (full time)
- DPhil in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (full time)
- MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) (full time)
- MPhil in Politics (European Politics and Society) (full time)
- MPhil in Politics (Political Theory) (full time)
- MSc in Politics of Global Challenges (full time)
- DPhil in Population Health (full time)
- MSt in Practical Ethics (part time)
- MSc in Precision Cancer Medicine (part time)
- DPhil in Primary Health Care (full time)
- DPhil in Psychiatry (full time)
- MSc by Research in Psychiatry (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Public Policy (full time)
- Quantum Informatics (EPSRC CDT)
- MSc in Quantum Technologies (full time)
- MSc in Radiobiology (full time)
- MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (full time)
- MSc in Reproductive Genetics (full time)
- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Net Zero (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- MSc in Social Anthropology (full time)
- DPhil in Social Data Science (full time)
- MSc in Social Data Science (full time)
- DPhil in Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (full time)
- DPhil in Social Policy (full time)
- MSc in Social Science of the Internet (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Socio-Legal Research (full time)
- DPhil in Socio-Legal Studies (full time)
- MSc in Sociology (full time and part time)
- DPhil in Sociology (full time)
- MSc in Software and Systems Security (part time)
- MSc in Software Engineering (part time)
- MSc in Statistical Science (full time)
- DPhil in Statistics (full time)
- MSc by Research in Statistics (full time)
- Statistics and Machine Learning (EPSRC CDT) (full time and part time)
- Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies (EPSRC CDT) (full time)
- DPhil in Surgical Sciences (full time)
- MSc by Research in Surgical Sciences (full time)
- MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment (full time)
- MSc in Sustainable Urban Development (part time)
- MPhil in Theology (full time)
- MSt in Theology (full time)
- DPhil in Theology and Religion (full time)
- MSc in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (full time)
- DPhil in Theoretical Physics (full time)
- DPhil in Translational Health Sciences (full time and part time)
- MSc in Translational Health Sciences (full time and part time)
- MPhil in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology (full time)
- MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management (full time)
- MSt in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (full time)
- DPhil in Women's and Reproductive Health (full time)
- MSc by Research in Women's and Reproductive Health (full time)
- DPhil in Zero-Carbon Energy Research (full time)
Location
Reuben College is located in the Oxford Science Area, close to the University Parks, and within easy walking distance of the city centre.
Contact details
Website: reuben.ox.ac.uk
Email: [email protected]
For application process enquiries, please refer to our frequently asked questions.