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The top of the Dobson Organ, with gold blue and red accents

Matthew Owens Organ Recital

Friday 11 April 2025
Matthew Owens plays works by Cooman.
Professor Steven Gunn

Merton Society Annual Lecture

Thursday 3 April 2025
Book now for this year's Merton Society Annual Lecture with guest speaker Professor Steven Gunn, Merton Fellow and Tutor in History.
Hong Kong Skyline

Merton in Hong Kong

Wednesday 2 April 2025
Book now for an informal gathering of Hong Kong Mertonians at the China Club (by kind permission of Mr Charles Target, 1975).
Tokyo

Merton in Japan

Thursday 27 March 2025
Book now to attend an Inside Oxford Lecture, to be presented by Merton’s Reed Rubin Organist and Director of Music, Benjamin Nicholas.
Merton Gaudy © Merton College

Gaudy for the years 2000 to 2003

Saturday 22 March 2025
The annual Spring Gaudy, for those who matriculated between 2000 to 2003.
Pop-up Book made by Paul Johnson

The Magic Merton Pop-up Book

Monday 10 March 2025
Merton's Visiting Research Fellow in Creative Arts, Paul Johnson, will demonstrate the evolution of his Merton book from flat sheets of paper to book sculpture, and display the sketchbooks, drawings, designs and models made during the Hilary term.
Men's Merton-Mansfield Football Team

Merton-Mansfield Alumni Football Day

Saturday 8 March 2025
All Mertonians are invited for a day of footballing fun at Mansfield College for the annual men's and women's alumni games.
Sir Stephen Hough

Music at Merton: Stephen Hough - Musicians of…

Friday 7 March 2025
Sir Stephen Hough will play the second Merton College Annual Celebrity Concert.
Merton College, Oxford

Inclusions and Exclusions in the Data Age

Thursday 6 March 2025
Dr Janaki Srinivasan, Associate Professor in Digital South Asian Studies of Oxford Internet Institute, and Sophie Bennani-Taylor, a DPhil student at the Oxford Internet Institute, will be the speakers at the 12th Merton Equality Conversation.
Choir singing in Chapel in the stalls, with the East Window behind them

Choral Eucharist for Ash Wednesday

Wednesday 5 March 2025
All are welcome to join us at this Choral Eucharist sung by the College Choir for Ash Wednesday. No booking required.