Room hire and event spaces
Hold your event at the Careers, University of Oxford building at 56 Banbury Road, OX2 6PA
The Careers building at 56 Banbury Road, OX2 6PA, has two seminar rooms as well as other smaller rooms suited to in-person interviews available to hire. We frequently run events during the day or into the early evening with space for informal networking and catering (external suppliers can be recommended).
Our seminar rooms all feature conferencing facilities with large screens, so you have the option to run hybrid events.
We can also provide bespoke event services to help coordinate your venue experience and use the space efficiently.
Please email us [email protected] to discuss your needs.
Rooms and equipment
Careers Lounge
Conferencing tech available
- Voice reinforcement
- High-definition video displays
- High-definition conference pan–tilt–zoom camera
- Modular conference microphones (mobile; can be placed around a table for example)
- AV Lectern
- HDMI cable and adaptor (to connect your PC or Apple device)
- Slide advancer
- Reception/foyer area included
Centenary Room
Conferencing tech available
- High-definition video displays
- High-definition conference pan–tilt–zoom camera
- Modular conference microphones (mobile; can be placed around a table)
- Hearing loop (sound system for use by people with hearing aids)
- AV Lectern
- HDMI cable and adaptor (to connect your PC or Apple device)
- Slide advancer
- Access to garden space
Garden Room
- Screen for video displays
- Hearing loop (sound system for use by people with hearing aids)
- AV Lectern
- HDMI cable and adaptor (to connect your PC or Apple device)
- Slide advancer
- Access to garden space
Interview rooms
- Two rooms available for one-to-one appointments
- Green Room included
- Includes a computer per room which can be used
- View of garden space, which provides natural lighting, along with the ceiling light.
Room capacity and layout styles
| Room name | Theatre style | Cabaret style | Cafe style | Boardroom style | U-shape style | Drinks Reception / Standing | Interview style | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Lounge | 70 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Centenary Room | 80 | 50 | 60 | 30 | 16 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Garden Room | 20 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Interview Suite | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| Green Room | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | ||
Layout details
- Theatre style: Theatre style layout is where you have rows of chairs, usually facing the front of the room where the speaker is presenting from.
- Cabaret style: Cabaret style layout is where you have clusters of tables and chairs around the room, usually facing the front of the room where the speaker is presenting from. This style is sometimes also referred to as ‘classroom’.
- Cafe Style: Cafe style is similar to cabret, but allows for more tables, with 4-6 chairs placed around each.
- Boardroom style: Boardroom style layout usually consists of a single table that is large enough to seat all delegates around the outside and is most suited to a smaller group where there is likely to be plenty of discussions.
- U-shape style: U-shape layout is where tables are placed in the shape of a U, with chairs on the outside of the U. This is most suited to a smaller group where there is likely to be plenty of discussion.
- Drinks reception / standing style: Drinks receptions usually involve guests standing up in a room with small poseur tables dotted around the room for guests to rest drinks on. We can offer either a tray drinks service where staff circulate around your guests offering them drinks, or alternatively guests can take drinks and food items from a buffet station.
- Interview Style: Interview style is where a few tables are placed together with a number of chairs placed around to conduct face-to-face discussions.
Contact
For queries about room hire at 56 Banbury Road, please contact us on:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0)1865 274635
Address: 56 Banbury Rd, Park Town, Oxford OX2 6PA
NOTE: Members of our Employer Engagement Network can book rooms for discounted rates.
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