Associate Member of Common Room
The founding of Oxford’s newest graduate college, supported by a generous benefaction from the Reuben Foundation, has offered an exciting opportunity to bring together academic researchers focused on exploring some of the most important questions of the 21st century. Reuben College provides an environment that stimulates and facilitates interdisciplinary research, while emphasising the qualities of innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship. It supports a community of scholars who embrace opportunities to interact with researchers beyond the boundaries of their own disciplines and to engage with colleagues beyond the realm of academia. The College’s Associate Membership of Common Room is an important component of that project.
The Reuben Common Room comprises the students, staff and fellows of the College, along with the President. Governing Body may also elect members outside of the college to Associate Membership of Common Room (AMCR) under procedures in place at any time. Akin to ‘GCR associate membership’, for which separate procedures exist, this provides defined access to college events, under the terms and conditions in place, as well as the privilege of college common room association.
Membership entails:
Membership brings with it the opportunity to attend meals and events at the College at guest rates and access to ground floor areas of the College as well as the dining hall. For full terms and conditions please see here.
If you wish to speak to a member of the College regarding this please contact President's EA, Chloe Mak president-pa@reuben.ox.ac.uk.
Membership Categories
Associate Membership of the Common Room (AMCR) is either associated with the post the member holds or held, because of an academic or other interest shared with the College, or with special circumstances. Association in every case must be offered in the reasonable expectation, and in line with the College’s objectives as a graduate society, of advancing graduate-level studies.
Category A. (Launching MT24)
Invited Associate Common Room members
By virtue of demonstrated and significant association with, and support of, the College. This may include individuals outside of the University, but also senior officers of the University Administration and Services, and other Departments.
Agreement to membership is discretionary, with applications reviewed by College committee. If granted, membership will be for two years in the first instance and can be applied to be renewed annually thereafter. At that point the relevant college committee will include the applicant’s name in the list proposed to Governing Body on an annual basis for continued AMCR membership and, if agreed, the member will be asked to pay a small annual charge towards administration.
Members must be supported or nominated by two GB Fellows and/or the President of the College and supporting evidence must cite the benefit the nominated individual has brought, or is expected to bring, to the College in pursuit of its charitable objectives. Membership might be offered, for example, to those who have supported the College in its founding years.
Deadline: 24th October 2024
Category A form
Category B. (Launching HT25)
Post-Doctoral (or equivalent) Associate Common Room Members
By virtue of association with a Fellow of the College or other academic connection with the College’s interests and themes.
Agreement to membership is discretionary, with applications reviewed by college committee. If granted, membership will be for two years and is non-renewable, so as to allow for a turnover in membership and extension over time across a wide number of post-doctoral employees (or employees at an equivalent standing in departments, such as lab managers) in differing fields.
Opportunities for membership within this category will be advertised to members across the University (for example, through the Researcher Hub) and, where possible, applications review in a gathered field. Applications must be supported or nominated by a GB Fellows and/or President of the College and supporting evidence must cite the mutual benefit expected by the association, for example in engagement with theme or strategic area activities by virtue of the applicant’s academic specialism. In assessing applications the relevant college committee will give due consideration to achieving a reflective balance of the College’s interests, and ensuring a broad range of membership. Membership would be contingent on continued holding of a postdoctoral (or equivalent – normally with PhD or in Grade 7+) post at the University and would be offered on a non-renewable basis, so as to ensure that the benefit of associate membership is not restricted to a relatively static cohort over time.
Deadline: 27th January 2025
Category B form
Category C.
Demitting (and previous) Fellows of the College
By virtue of the post previously held with the College. To be held for up to two years, with renewal by application thereafter.
- Demitting (and previous) Governing Body Fellows of the College (Official Fellows and Fellows by Special Election) who have held College Fellowship beyond any agreed renewal period (renewal set for two and a half years for Official Fellows).
- Demitting Research and Senior Research Fellows of the College who have held College Fellowship beyond any agreed renewal period (renewal normally set at one year).
- Demitting Associate Research Fellows of the College who have held this position for over one year.
- Other categories of Fellows demitting office (for example, Senior Research and Visiting Fellows), normally dependent on their having completed a renewal process in post, where eligible, or otherwise a full term of office, where renewal is not permissible.
Agreement to membership is automatic on application (application form), provided the applicant has been a Fellow of the College for at least the required period, and applies within five years of leaving office. Membership will be for two years in the first instance and can be applied to be renewed annually thereafter.
