New postgraduates
Postgraduate study at St John’s is shaped by a strong academic community, where research, conversation and shared life go hand in hand.
Join the MCR
Our Middle Common Room (MCR) brings together master’s students, doctoral researchers and fourth-year undergraduates from a wide range of subjects and backgrounds.
Small but lively, the MCR hosts formals, academic talks, social events, game nights and welfare activities throughout the year, while also giving students space to shape the community with new ideas and initiatives.
Postgraduate students also benefit from a dedicated space within College, alongside opportunities to connect with the wider St John’s community through music, sport, volunteering and College events.
Postgraduate life
In the John's Chronicle
1 April 2026
From Across the Globe to the Bailey: Diverse Postgrad Journeys at St John’s
Simeng Wang speaks to St John’s postgraduate students about their experiences at the college. While St John’s is well-known for its vibrant undergraduate community, our postgraduate student body (the MCR) is equally dynamic, bringing diverse perspectives from all over the globe to the Bailey. But what is it really like to experience John’s as a […]
1 December 2025
A Day in St John’s: Postgrad Life in 2025
Simeng Wang describes her experience of John’s as a postgrad. As a second-year PhD candidate in Law, I’ve come to know St John’s not just as a college, but as a real home. From the quiet corners for study to the familiar faces around College, life here has settled into a rhythm that feels both […]
28 October 2025
Returning Home to St John’s
Dan Bavister, Frep, Captain of the Badminton Team, and last year’s John’s Chronicle Editor-in-Chief, describes the community he has found in John’s as he arrives in Durham, ahead of beginning his master’s in English Literature. As September rolls around, it brings with it, in Durham at least, a whirlwind of activity. Here at John’s, it […]
Contact the MCR
Feel free to contact the MCR directly with queries about membership and the postgraduate community.
Reception: +44 (0) 191 334 3500
Email: [email protected]
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