St Edmund Hall

*Total across all year groups (see source data)

1278

The library of St Edmund Hall is located on our main site within the Norman Church of St Peter-in-the-East, making it a beautiful setting for study. This library is well-stocked and additional special collections are held in the separate 17th-century ‘Old Library’, also on the main site of the college.

All college sites, including public areas, libraries, common rooms and study bedroom accommodation, have wireless internet provision.

The college has dedicated computer rooms, with printing facilities, located on the main site and at the Norham Gardens accommodation.

The college has a long tradition in drama, music, the arts and journalism. A strong and inclusive artistic community is built around the John Oldham Drama Society, vibrant and expanding musical activities led by the college's Director of Music, including the Chapel Choir, and creative writing workshops during term time. There are many opportunities to get involved in a huge variety of activities, ranging from regular quiz nights in the college bar to public speaking workshops. Involvement in outreach and public engagement work is also strongly supported.

St Edmund Hall students participate in many sports with clubs that cater for all abilities. Sports societies within the college include rugby, rowing, badminton, hockey and football. The college has pitches within the University Parks, a boathouse on the River Isis and a punt for graduate students to use. 

There is a cosy college bar located on the front quad which opens most evenings during term time.

Although many of the college's buildings are old, most main areas of the college are accessible. Ongoing projects continue to improve physical access. Specific adjustments can be made on the basis of individual students’ needs. You are encouraged to contact the college early on to discuss your requirements as well as registering with the Disability Advisory Service.

St Edmund Hall, affectionately known as Teddy Hall, is dedicated to helping your mental and physical health as well as your academic studies. There are two permanent Welfare Officers (one of whom is also the College Nurse), as well as the full Decanal Team (Dean, Junior Dean and College Deans).

The Middle Common Room (MCR) Welfare Reps organise termly activities to support student welfare and to help students get to know each other and join societies.

The College has a dedicated Welfare Room on the Front Quad for students to relax and unwind to take a break from the business of Hall life. 

Graduates have their own popular common room, the Middle Common Room (MCR), on the front quadrangle of the main site. There is a range of newspapers and magazines in the MCR and tea and coffee are available throughout the day. 

The active graduate student committee organises a wide range of social and academic activities – such as wine tasting, cake mornings, exchange dinners with other colleges, film screenings and interdisciplinary seminars – as well as offering welfare support. It also gives members the opportunity to share their research through an online research journal, Ex Aula.

St Edmund Hall aims to accommodate most first-year graduates. The main accommodation site is the attractive St Edmund Hall Graduate Centre in Norham Gardens, close to the University Parks and many University departments. This is a prime location within Oxford and only a short walk from the main college site and many of the University libraries.

Much of the college's graduate accommodation comprises fully-furnished single rooms many of which are en-suite. There is also one large shared house on Essex Street. Additionally, there are a small number of recently refurbished, self-contained flats for couples, and several smaller shared houses on Circus Street. The Essex and Circus Street properties are in East Oxford, a short walk or cycle from college and close to the University Sports Centre.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the main dining hall, prepared by the College’s award-winning chef. In addition there are excellent self-catering kitchen facilities on the Norham Gardens site. At St Edmund Hall, graduates may also dine with fellows at High Table at Formal Hall each week.

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