Welcome to the MCR!

 
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 Rhys Inward
DPhil in Biology

Dear all,

Hello and the warmest of welcomes to Jesus College MCR! I hope you’re all as excited to come and join our community as we are to have you.

My name is Rhys, and I’m the current President of the MCR. I’m coming into my third and (hopefully) final year of a DPhil in Biology, and have been in Oxford since 2021, having previously worked as an epidemiologist at the University. The MCR stands for Middle Common Room and is a nice Oxford-y collective term for all of the postgraduate students at a college. The MCR is here to make your experience a little brighter in any way we can. Whether that’s putting on events, representing your views on committees or advocating for your opinions to College and the University. We also provide welfare support, help coordinate clubs and societies, and have meetings regularly over the course of a term where you can submit ideas you’d like to see actioned by the members of the committee. You’ll get a proper introduction to all the wonderful committee members in Freshers week.

The MCR also consists of the actual common room itself (accessible via 2nd Quad) and the MCR bunker, which provides a space for socialising, games, and work. The MCR hosts many of the events you will see put on during termtime, and the bunker can be reserved by students to host private events or society gatherings.

You’ll be able to find everything you need to get settled in the Welcome Pack for PG Freshers. If anything doesn’t make sense, please don’t hesitate to contact myself or any of the College staff. I’ll provide you with a quick checklist when you arrive in Michaelmas so that you can be extra certain you’ve completed all the onboarding you need to.


I’m here for any questions, comments or concerns you may have in advance of coming and once you arrive. Please, please feel free to reach out. (rhys.inward@jesus.ox.ac.uk)

One more important thing. Before you arrive, please join the freshers’ and the main MCR WhatsApp group where many of our events are advertised, you can contact Committee members and general chit chat.

Oxford is a beautiful, vibrant city, and during Freshers' week I’ll do my best to make sure you get a taste of all it has to offer! It may be overwhelming at first to take in a lot of new information and talk to a lot of new people but take your time and know that there’s a huge amount of support here for you if you’d like it.

Can’t wait to welcome you all in the Autumn!

Best wishes,

Rhys Inward

MCR President