A cake depicting the College, made for the Summer Quad Party, June 2014 - Photo: © Franglais Photography - www.franglaisphotography.com
About the College

Welcome to Merton College. Our community of scholars, founded in 1264, formed the model for all subsequent Oxford and Cambridge colleges. Since then we have fostered generations of academic and cultural leaders in many fields. Today we still aspire to excellence in our teaching and research as a vibrant and diverse intellectual community. The talent and dedication of college fellows, students, staff and alumni combine with our historic architecture, beautiful gardens, delicious food, fine accommodation, and generous support for students and researchers to make Merton an extraordinary place in which to learn and to teach.

Thank you for coming to our website. Whether you are a prospective student, alumna/alumnus, donor, researcher, teacher, conference organiser, or visitor, I hope you will find what you need here.