Merton News

Merton has become the latest Oxford organisation to sign up to the Movement's Rough Sleeping Charter, as well as committing to make an annual donation for the next five years in support of the Movement's efforts.

Third-year undergraduate Sam Gibbs has been accepted onto the Frontline Leadership Development Programme, an intensive two-year programme that gives graduates the necessary training and opportunities to develop the skills needed to be a social worker.

A project led by Merton's Dr Jennifer Altehenger has created a new website exploring the social, cultural, economic and political history of China's Mao Era through 24 objects, some famous, others more obscure.

The College looks forward to hosting the upcoming 2020 Equality Conversation on Monday 3 February.

The recording of Gabriel Jackson’s 'The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ' has been shortlisted in the Choral Category of the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2020.

It is with great sadness that the College announces the death of Professor Vincenzo Cerundolo FRS, Supernumerary Fellow, at the age of 60.

Final year students Stephanie Bruce-Smith (2017) and Liam McKenna (2017) took the top prize at last month's event, sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills' Ability Network and organised in conjunction with the Oxford and Cambridge Law Faculties.

Each year the College offers funding to support undergraduates wishing to undertake research during the Long Vacation; the scheme is competitive, with students submitting research proposals to the Warden & Tutors’ Committee, who judge the applications.

We are very pleased to announce that the appeal for the Roger Highfield Graduate Scholarship in History has been completed; thanks to the generosity of over 100 Mertonians and friends an endowment of £1 million has been established, and we would like to extend our sincerest thanks to everyone who has contributed to this appeal.