Reuben College, Oxford
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| Principal: | Lionel Tarassenko |
| Website: | reuben.ox.ac.uk |
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Reuben College is a post-graduate college that is a recent constituent college of the University of Oxford. The plans for the new graduate college, preliminarily named Parks College, were announced in December 2018.[1] It is the first new Oxford or Cambridge college founded since 1990 (when the postgraduate Kellogg College, was established).[2][3] The college is located in the Science Area on the historic Radcliffe Science Library site and took in its first graduate students in the 2021–2022 academic year.
History
The establishment of Parks College was approved by a vote in the university Congregation on 7 May 2019.[4] On 11 June 2020, the university announced that it had received an £80 million gift from the Reuben Foundation towards an endowment and scholarships, which would be marked by changing the name of the college to Reuben College.[5] The college was formally renamed on 30 June 2020.[6]
The initial intake of graduate students was in the 2021–2022 academic year with an eventual annual intake of 200 students, studying for research degrees and on taught courses. Initially, there is a focus on three interdisciplinary research clusters, which will be increased to six or eight clusters once there is a full complement of graduate students.
Professor Lionel Tarassenko (head of the Department of Engineering Science) was invited by the Vice-Chancellor, Louise Richardson, to oversee the development of the college as its founding president.[7] The college appointed its first fellows in 2019.[8]
Buildings
The former Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) building is located next to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and consists of three parts:
- The Jackson Wing, parallel to South Parks Road, is Grade II listed. Designed by Sir Thomas Jackson it opened in 1901. It is arranged over 3 floors, all above ground.
- The Worthington Wing, parallel to Parks Road, was designed as an extension to the Jackson Wing in 1934 by Hubert Worthington. The wing extends to the north of the western end of the Jackson Wing and contains the entrance hall on the ground floor.
- The Lankester Room and Main Stack, a two-storey extension under the lawn of the museum, built between 1972 and 1975.
Reuben College also includes the western wing of the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory and Abbot's Kitchen. In 2019, the university launched a major refurbishment project to modernise and convert these facilities into shared space for the Radcliffe Science Library, museum collections storage and the new Reuben College. The project was completed in 2023.[9] Student accommodation is offered in the newly refurbished building at Farndon Court.[10]
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References
- ↑ "Oxford unveils plans for new graduate college". University of Oxford. 2018-12-07. https://www.mpls.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-unveils-plans-for-new-graduate-college.
- ↑ Camilla Turner (17 Aug 2018). "Oxford University set to open first new college in almost 30 years, as it seeks to take on Ivy League rivals". The Daily Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/08/17/oxford-university-set-open-first-new-college-almost-30years/.
- ↑ "The first college for nearly 30 years planned for Oxford University". BBC. 20 Aug 2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-45246899.
- ↑ "Question and Reply, Legislative Proposal and Resolution concerning Parks College". Oxford Gazette (Oxford). 15 May 2019. https://gazette.web.ox.ac.uk/files/questionandreplylegislativeproposalandresolutionconcerningparkscollege-1tono5239pdf.
- ↑ "Parks College to benefit from transformational £80 million gift from the Reuben Foundation". Parks College. 11 June 2020. https://www.parkscollege.ox.ac.uk/article/parks-college-benefit-transformational-ps80-million-gift-reuben-foundation.
- ↑ "Welcome to Reuben College". https://www.reuben.ox.ac.uk/.
- ↑ Andrew Ffrench (13 Dec 2018). "Oxford University is planning new graduate college". Oxford Mail. https://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/17295961.oxford-university-is-planning-new-graduate-college/.
- ↑ "Parks College People". http://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/future-projects/parks-college/people.
- ↑ Bunce, Alan (10 June 2022). "How Morgan Sindall Construction helped create Reuben College, Oxford". https://ukpropertyforums.com/how-morgan-sindall-construction-helped-create-reuben-college-oxford/.
- ↑ "Accommodation". https://reuben.ox.ac.uk/accommodation.
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