Student Life: MCR Activities

Second Desserts (after some Formal Halls)

Merton’s signature – serving huge cheese boards, cakes, pastries, fruits, soft drinks, port.

Exchange dinners

Opportunities to dine at, and explore, other colleges, with a Merton-hosted invitation in return.

Games Nights

Board and online games with snacks in the MCR.

BBQs and Picnic hikes

Legendary BBQs at the Sports Pavilion (Pav) and picnic hikes to local beauty spots.

MCR Colloquium

A chance to hear about peers’ research over pizza.

Pub crawls

Visits to favourite Oxford pubs.

Afternoon Teas

Hosted by Welfare, LGBTQ+ Officer and Social Reps.

Brinner

A ‘brunch’ but after the workday (dinner). A chance to enjoy comfort food with friends.

Movie nights

Held in the College’s TSE Eliot Lecture Theatre or at local cinema.

Garden parties

Outdoor mocktails and cocktails and snacks in the gardens.