About the college

Welcome to Merton College, 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
Merton College Chapel
Chapel
News
Tang prize winners

September 2023

Professor Jessica Rawson speaks at the Tang Prize Week 2023
Students in volcanic area

September 2023

Identifying plants on a diverse oceanic island
Leaf chameleon

September 2023

Merton Student Returns from Conservation Internship
Professor Artur Ekert FRS

August 2023

Professor Artur Ekert FRS honoured with the Milner Award
Revd Canon Peter Moger

August 2023

Christ Church appoints Revd Canon Peter Moger (1982) as new Sub Dean
Dr David Hosking

July 2023

Thesis treble for Dr David Hosking
Events
Professor Jennifer Payne

Saturday 30 September 2023

Installation of the New Warden
Francois Cloete wearing a maroon cassock at the Dobson Organ

Thursday 12 October 2023

Francois Cloete Organ Recital
David Maw in front of stained glass

Thursday 19 October 2023

David Maw Organ Recital
Roses in Merton Garden (c) Krista Karppinen

Saturday 21 October 2023

Golden Jubilee Lunch for 1973 Matriculands
Merton College