2009 Trinity Prospectus

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Choosing a university is one of the mostimportant decisions you will have to make, and

it is one that will affect you for the rest of your

life. Oxford is a collegiate university, and

colleges provide your academic and social base

for your time here. So how then do you choose

a college? Although all colleges work on the

same lines, they vary in age and traditions, in

size, subjects offered, situation and general

atmosphere. You will need to take all these into

account and we try to help you by giving you a

flavour of life in Trinity in the pages of thisprospectus. More detailed information can be

found in the relevant section of our College

website: www.trinity.ox.ac.uk.

“Trinity is as

friendly a college

as you could hope

for. Its small size

means you get to

know everyone.”

Why chs Triity?

Trinity College combines a central locationwith spacious and beautiful grounds, including

large lawns and a small woodland, whilst the

ever-colourful herbaceous borders are a major

tourist attraction. The College is right in the

heart of Oxford. Only a few yards away are the

Bodleian Library, the Classics Centre and the

Taylor Institution for Modern Languages,

whilst the Science area is reached by a short

walk through the back gate. The College is

close to the commercial and social centre of

the city and other colleges. Trinity is arelatively small college, with an intake of about

85 undergraduates and 40 graduates each year.

This creates an informal, close-knit, friendly

and supportive environment that encourages

hard work and academic achievement. We give

tutorial and pastoral care a high priority. The

facilities, from the well-equipped library to the

popular beer-cellar, are excellent, with a gym

and squash court on site, and the rest of

Oxford on your doorstep. The food has been

consistently rated the best in Oxford colleges.

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The buildings cover a range of styles dating

from the early 15th century to the 1990s. The

site was originally occupied by the medieval

Durham College, established in the

thirteenth century to educate monks from

Durham Priory, but it was suppressed at the

Reformation. Sir Thomas Pope, an

Oxfordshire farmer’s son who became a

wealthy civil servant under Henry VIII,

bought the site and founded Trinity College

in 1555.

Trinity remains proud of its historical

connection with the North East of England,and the core of the College is still called

Durham Quad.

The present College still includes some of

the old Durham College buildings, as well as

the fine Chapel, Hall and Garden Quad of

the seventeenth century and buildings from

each century since. There is an active

programme of refurbishing staircases of

rooms to upgrade the accommodation.



Intelligent, hard-working ones, committed to

their chosen studies, of course! All colleges

would say the same. At Trinity we are keenly

interested in students from all educationalinstitutions. In all cases our selection criteria of

high academic ability and potential are applied

fairly and without discrimination. We are

committed to offering equal opportunity to

people of all educational, social, ethnic and

cultural backgrounds. Naturally, we consider

applications from students with disabilities in

exactly the same way as those from other

candidates. Disabled applicants are encouragedto contact the College’s Admissions Officer and

the University’s Disability Office staff in

advance of applying in order to assist them

with interview arrangements and answer any

queries.

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acaemic“The workload is

tough, there’s no

denying it.

But it’s not

impossible, and

you soon learn to

adapt to fitting

everything in.

Terms are short

but intense, so

you’ll probably

find they can be

exhausting but

exhilarating at the

same time!”

Much can be learnt from lectures and in

laboratories, and even more from your ownreading and discussions with your

contemporaries, but the time spent in

tutorials with one person who has an overall

responsibility for you and your development

is what makes Oxford special. Whereas the

University provides the lectures, some classes

and laboratory facilities, the colleges organise

the tutorial system that is at the heart of

Oxford’s undergraduate teaching.

Typically, as an undergraduate, you will

find yourself, perhaps with one other person,meeting for at least one weekly session with

your tutor to discuss work which you have

prepared. This is, of course, demanding – you

can’t get away with ideas that have not been

thought through – but it is also highly

stimulating to discuss and share ideas with a

tutor who is an expert in that field. It also

means that your tutorials can be adapted to

your particular enthusiasms and abilities.

Each undergraduate has a Director of Studies

who is responsible for academic development,and is the first port of call in case of academic

difficulty and the Senior Tutor is also

available to advise students.

Your life at Trinity –

Library

Trinity College students have 24 hour accessthroughout the year to the College’s own

extremely well-stocked and well-equipped

library, a light and airy building with network

connections. There is a generous budget:

books which are recommended on

undergraduate reading lists are bought as a

matter of course and popular texts on relevant

postgraduate taught courses may also be

obtained. Suggestions for extra acquisitions are

welcomed, and the experienced and

approachable librarian can often meet urgentrequests for new books within the day. In

addition, the resources of the world-renowned

Bodleian Library are also available, just across

the road from Trinity and Faculty libraries are

not far away.

CmputiA computer network on Trinity’s main site

gives fast connection to the University network from all study-bedrooms. There is

Wi-Fi access on the main site. The great

majority of the College flats have network

connections. Students who bring their own

computers have free access to the Internet

from their rooms, with the benefit of e-mail,

access to library databases, the web, and

departmental and university-based computing

services. Students without a computer may use

the IT facilities in the Library and elsewhere.

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There are men’s and women’s teams in mostsports for people of any ability level. We

have an excellent sports ground only a short

distance from the College, with provision for

rugby, football, cricket and tennis. Rowing is

particularly popular at all levels from novice

to rowing for the University and the College

has its own boathouse. On site we have a

squash court and a gym. If there is nothing

happening in the sport you want to play, you

could be the one to make it happen! A wider

range of sports is also available at University

level, and Trinity students feature in many

University teams.

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Many varieties of musical interest are cateredfor in Trinity. There is a chamber orchestra,

a swing band, a Chapel Choir and an active

music society which gives termly concerts.

Our Trinity rock band currently plays in the

beer cellar three times a term, and College DJs

have a chance to air their skills at regular

discos. We are particularly well equipped for

music making, with a sound-proofed practice

room, three pianos, a drum kit and an organ

which is very versatile and user-friendly.

There are small annual instrumental awards.

The Trinity Players stage at least two

productions a year, including one on the

Trinity Lawns. A highly acclaimed production

based on the martyrdom of Latimer, Ridley

and Cranmer, was written by a Trinity

undergraduate.

Trinity is one of only a few colleges to

produce its own student newspaper – The

Broadsheet. It has its own debating society, the

Gryphon, and has produced a significant

number of officers in the Oxford Union,

Oxford’s historic debating society, in recent

years.

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The phrase Junior Common Room (JCR)refers both to a room and to all

undergraduates in the College as a group. The

social centre for many undergraduates will be

the JCR, a pleasant room with a TV (where

crowds gather for their favourite soap or

sports programme), a pool table, and bar

games. Every undergraduate is automatically a

member of the JCR and there are regular

meetings where you can exercise your

democratic right, or get really involved by

being on the committee. The JCR Committee

organises a “parenting” system for new

arrivals, so that everyone has two

undergraduates who know the ropes, to whom

they can turn for help. Musical and social

events take place in the atmospheric andspacious Beer Cellar.

The phrase Middle Common Room

(MCR) similarly refers both to a room and to

all graduate students in the College as a

group. Graduates have their own MCR lounge

and kitchen facilities in Kettell Hall, an

attractive 17th century building on the main

College site, overlooking Broad Street. The

MCR organises a great range of social events

from pub crawls to nights at the theatre,

usually with several events a week. They also

have joint events with other colleges to allow

bigger events and to meet more postgraduates

in a social setting, examples including hall

swaps and college bar trips.

“One of the great

things about Trinity

is its have-a-go

atmosphere.

Whether you want to

row to Blues

standard or just play

darts in the Beer

Cellar and have a few

drinks, there are

always possibilities

for whatever your

interest“

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ChaplThe College chapel is one of the best

17th-century ensembles of architecture,

painting and sculpture in Britain. Sir

Christopher Wren was closely involved in its

design. There is outstanding wood carvingby Grinling Gibbons and fine painting by

Pierre Berchet.

The Chapel organ was built by Harrison

and Harrison of Durham. All members of

the College and visitors are welcome to all

services in Chapel, or to use it for private

prayer or meditation. The Chaplain is

available to all members of the College, of

any religion or none. There is a thriving

Chapel Choir of men and women, mainly

members of the College, under the directionof the Organ Scholar. The choir has recorded

three CDs. In the past few years the choir

has also undertaken very successful

cathedral tours to York and Durham,

Salisbury and Chichester, Coventry and

Lichfield, and most recently Ripon and

Dublin. An undergraduate Organ Scholar is

appointed in most years, to serve first as

Junior and then as Senior Scholar. Choral

awards are also offered every year, based

either on the pre entry trials in September,or on internal competition.



“Trinity food isrenowned across

the University for

how good and

cheap it is. I have a

real problem

getting my friends

from other colleges

to stop trying to

eat in Trinity.”

Stut AccmmatiYou will find that student accommodation

varies from college to college. Trinity aims to

provide accommodation for the duration of an

undergraduate degree. In the first two years,

undergraduates at Trinity are usually accommodated on the main site, subject to

scheduled refurbishments. In the third and

fourth years most undergraduates can be

housed in College accommodation off site. This

includes two well–appointed and popular blocks

of purpose-built flats on the Woodstock Road, a

twenty minute walk north of the College. This

makes Trinity relatively cheap to live in. Trinity

is making arrangements for students with

disabilities to live in College and take a full part

in student life. Some accommodation isprovided on the main site for overseas graduates

in their first year, and for most other graduates

in the graduate annexes in north Oxford.

Accommodation is also occasionally available

for students with partners.

F a drik The essentials of life are well taken care of at

Trinity. All students can eat their meals in the

College, and most want to do so: the food ismuch praised by members of Trinity and the

College has won the inter-collegiate competition

twice. There is also a basic kitchen for student

use in College and kitchens in the College flats,

for those who prefer to be self-catering.




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Hlp a supprtThe teaching and research supervision of

graduate students in Oxford, unlike that of

undergraduates, is not usually college-based;there is not necessarily any link between your

college and your supervisor. We do, however,

provide background support through a system

of college advisers. The Fellow in the College

whose subject interests are closest to your own

will normally be appointed as your adviser, and

will try to help with anything that cannot be

dealt with by your supervisor. The Senior Tutor

is also available to advise students.

The College aims to provide a network of

care to help with the various other problems of life, from lost keys and sports injuries to

emotional crises. All the College staff are very

approachable and friendly, and you will soon

discover the appropriate person to turn to. For

health concerns, we have a College nurse and

regular doctor’s surgeries in the College.

Other students are often invaluable, and

“The College staff

are always onhand and willing

to help. They

want you to

enjoy your time

at Oxford rather

than struggle

unnecessarily!”

two welfare officers and a diversity

representative are chosen each year, whose

job it is to listen and to advise. Two graduate

students called Junior Deans are also

available to help with your problems in

addition to the Welfare Dean (a College

Fellow). The University Counselling service

provides confidential advice, and students

can make appointments directly with them.

The University Disability Office staff provide

excellent advice and support.

The Welfare Dean has pastoral

responsibility for all members of the College

and is available to help with personalproblems in complete confidence.

There are also many other people within

College who will help you to get the most

out of your time here. Whether you want to

apply for a loan, book a room for a rehearsal

or sort out your computer, we have specialist

staff on hand.



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Hans Krebs and Rodney Porter and three Prime

Ministers. Our close proximity to today’s

University science area and the strength of our

teaching in the science subjects still make

Trinity an attractive choice for scientists. We

have two Fellows in each of Chemistry,

Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, as well

as Fellows and College Lecturers in Materials

Science, Medicine and Biochemistry. Three

members of the Governing Body are Fellows of

the Royal Society. At the same time, with an

eminent former diplomat as College President,

we vigorously maintain our traditional strength

in the major arts and social science subjects,

including Law, Management, Philosophy,

Politics and Economics, Modern Languages,

History, English, Classics and Theology, and

two members of the Governing Body are

Fellows of the British Academy. Our

arts:science undergraduate ratio of 60:40 is the

same as the University average.

Trinity College accepts undergraduates for

most of the major Single Undergraduate

Honours Schools listed in the University

prospectus, as well as some of the smaller

Science schools and joint Arts schools. They

are described in more detail in the relevant

section of our website: www.trinity.ox.ac.uk.

We aim to provide at least one Fellow in

the College in each subject for which we admit

undergraduates, so that all our students have

someone senior to look after them and deal

with their core teaching. A full list of tutors is

available on our website.

There are about 40 places each year for

postgraduate applicants for research degrees,

taught Masters programmes, Clinical

Medicine and the Postgraduate Certificate in

Education.

Trinity set up one of Oxford’s first science

laboratories, and the College has been home to

three Nobel Laureates: Cyril Hinshelwood,

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What s it all cst?Living at Trinity College, as with other colleges

in Oxford, may well cost less overall than at

other universities as accommodation costs are

competitive, food is excellent in both quality

and value, and there are no travel costs while

you are here, because everything is accessible

on foot or by bicycle. In addition, if a student’s

financial circumstances change while on course

there are Trinity Bursaries available to provide

support if needed.

The College is able to offer help with some

of the costs of graduate research, such as travel

to conferences or research sites. Graduate

scholarships are available in a range of subjects.

Details of possible sources of funds arelisted on our website: www.trinity.ox.ac.uk.

Within the University sources of financial

help are available on the University website:

www.ox.ac.uk.

Overseas students should also contact the

University’s International Office for advice on

sources of funding for overseas students:

www.ox.ac.uk.

Hw I fi ut mr?If you can come to an Undergraduate Open

Day, you will have the chance to meet

undergraduates, the tutors, and see the

environment for yourself. We have two sets of

Open Days, in June/July, to coincide with the

University’s Science Open Days, and in

September – full details and a booking form

are available at www.trinity.ox.ac.uk.

Some accommodation is normally available for

those who are travelling a long way.

The University Admissions Information

Centre ‘Admissions i’ is on Little Clarendon

Street. It is usually open 9 am – 5 pm, Monday

– Friday with no need for an appointment and

has information concerning bothundergraduate and graduate courses.

Prospective Graduates should email

[email protected] to arrange to visit.

For further information, see the College

website, or consult the University Graduate

Studies Prospectus: www.ox.ac.uk.

There is further information on the College

and University websites:

www.trinity.ox.ac.uk. and www.ox.ac.uk.

“Let them see

Trinity, it speaks

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