The 2018 Merton Society Weekend - Photo © Bertie Beor-Roberts - www.bertiebr.com
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Alumni events

Further details on all events are available from the Development Office on 01865 276316 or development@merton.ox.ac.uk.

We add to the events schedule throughout the year and regularly update the website with information as it becomes available.

Alumni at the 2016 Merton Lawyers Association meeting - Photo: © Simon Jones - www.simonjones.photography

Merton Society Annual Lecture & Champagne…

Thursday 26 May 2022
Speaker: Dr Gwen Burnyeat, Junior Research Fellow in Anthropology
Merton College Boat Club crest

Summer Eights Dinner

Saturday 28 May 2022

Dinner commences at 7:00pm, and is preceded by drinks at 6:15pm.

Open to current students and alumni.
Garden Party This Way! chalked on a flagstone

MCR Returners’ Garden Party for 2020 & 2021…

Friday 24 June 2022

2020 & 2021 Leavers are invited to return to College for an informal garden party, to enjoy the gardens and College hospitality after the dislocation caused by the pandemic when normal Merton and Oxford life was so restricted.
Mertonians at The Warden's Tea and Strawberries, part of the 2015 Merton@Home weekend - Photo: © Greg Smolonski - https://photovibe.net

Merton Society Weekend

Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 June 2022
The annual weekend gathering hosted by the Merton Society.
Meeting Minds: Oxford University Alumni Weekend

Meeting Minds: Oxford University Alumni Weekend

Friday 16 - Sunday 18 September 2022
A programme of lectures, tasting sessions, tours, and other activities for University alumni.
Alumni at the 750th Anniversary Weekend Dinner © John Cairns

Gaudy for the years up to and including 1968

Saturday 24 September 2022
For all Mertonians who matriculated (or joined as junior members) during the years up to and including 1968.
Merton from the air - Photo: © Roger Smith (1980)

Diamond Jubilee lunch for 1962 matriculands

Sunday 16 October 2022
A Diamond Jubilee Lunch for those who matriculated or who joined as Junior Members in 1962.
"Cheers!" by dutchbaby [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] via Flickr

Golden Jubilee Lunch for 1972 Matriculands

Saturday 22 October 2022
For all Mertonians who matriculated or who joined as Junior Members in 1972.