News
Professor Véronique Gouverneur

Professor Véronique Gouverneur elected to the US National Academy of Sciences
Graphic from study

Professor Madhavi Krishnan has study published in Science
François Cloete

Merton Undergraduate Receives Outstanding Paper Award
James Nation

Mertonian James Nation named on Rishi Sunak’s Resignation Honours List
Lucy Williams and dance competition judges

Merton Undergraduate wins 'Best Dancer' at prestigious competition
History reading party group

History Reading Party 2025
About the college

Welcome to Merton College, part of the University of Oxford.

Merton College is a vibrant and diverse intellectual community that has been at the forefront of education and research at the University of Oxford since 1264.

Students laughing
Life at Merton
Students in Mob library - Photo: © John Cairns - www.johncairns.co.uk
Study here
Books shelved in the Upper Library
Library and Archives
A species-rich wildflower meadow
Sustainability & Biodiversity
The TS Eliot Lecture Theatre
Conferences
Alumni at the 2018 Merton Weekend - Photo: © John Cairns - www.johncairns.co.uk
Alumni & Friends
Chapel
Chapel
Events
Edward Byrne

Thursday 8 May 2025

Edward Byrne Organ Recital
Sundial Lawn, Merton College, Oxford

Saturday 10 May 2025

Founder's Society Lunch
Merton Town and Gown Team, 2024

Sunday 11 May 2025

Town and Gown UK
Merton College, Oxford

Tuesday 13 May 2025

The 42nd Ockham Lecture - The Meaning of Relativity: What It Was, What It Is, and What It Could Be
Merton College