MCR Governance and Transparency Report 2021

Each middle common room (MCR) has their own governing documents—i.e., a constitution, standing orders, or bye-laws—with pronounced differences between them. We examine all MCRs and rank them according to transparency and governance measures.

This report is for both current and prospective students at the University of Oxford as well as for the wider public: for current ones to help inform them, for prospective ones to have additional information on the colleges and MCRs they might wish to apply to, and for the wider public to gain insights into the sometimes Byzantine workings of the University of Oxford, colleges and student organization.

By prioritizing governance measures that are easily improved and which lead to more visibility and participation within MCRs, we hope to encourage positive change. We spotlight MCRs that rank highly to celebrate their status as role models while showcasing MCRs that rank poorly to raise awareness within them.

The Oxford Whisperer will publish updated reports on a yearly schedule. This report is part of a series that will examine governance and transparency at the University of Oxford. We intend to expand the coverage over time to other institutions at the university.

MCR Ranking

St Edmund Hall’s MCR ranks highest, and Kellogg College’s MCR ranks last by total score.

Chart: MCR Governance & Transparency Ranking

MCR Transparency & Governance Ranking

MCR Name	Meeting Minutes	Financial Report	Financial Audits	Multiple Positions
St Edmund Hall MCR	3.78 St Edmund Hall MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 9.78	3.0 St Edmund Hall MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 9.78	2.0 St Edmund Hall MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 9.78	1.0 St Edmund Hall MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 9.78
Brasenose HCR	3.78 Brasenose HCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 9.38	3.0 Brasenose HCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 9.38	1.6 Brasenose HCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 9.38	1.0 Brasenose HCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 9.38
Magdalen MCR	2.89 Magdalen MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 8.89	3.0 Magdalen MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 8.89	2.0 Magdalen MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 8.89	1.0 Magdalen MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 8.89
New MCR	2.89 New MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 8.39	3.0 New MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 8.39	2.0 New MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 8.39	0.5 New MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 2.0 — Internal, College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 8.39
St Catz MCR	4.0 St Catz MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 4.0 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 8.2	3.0 St Catz MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 4.0 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 8.2	1.2 St Catz MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 4.0 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 8.2	0.0 St Catz MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 4.0 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 8.2
Corpus Christi MCR	3.33 Corpus Christi MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 8.13	3.0 Corpus Christi MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 8.13	0.8 Corpus Christi MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 8.13	1.0 Corpus Christi MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 8.13
Merton MCR	2.89 Merton MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.99	3.0 Merton MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.99	1.6 Merton MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.99	0.5 Merton MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.99
Hertford MCR	2.89 Hertford MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.99	3.0 Hertford MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.99	1.6 Hertford MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.99	0.5 Hertford MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.99
The Queen's MCR	3.33 The Queen's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.93	3.0 The Queen's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.93	1.6 The Queen's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.93	0.0 The Queen's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.93
Mansfield MCR	3.78 Mansfield MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 7.78	3.0 Mansfield MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 7.78	0.0 Mansfield MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 7.78	1.0 Mansfield MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 7.78
St John's MCR	3.33 St John's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — Internal Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.63	3.0 St John's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — Internal Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.63	0.8 St John's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — Internal Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.63	0.5 St John's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — Internal Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.63
Jesus MCR	3.78 Jesus MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Allowed Total Score: 7.58	3.0 Jesus MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Allowed Total Score: 7.58	0.8 Jesus MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Allowed Total Score: 7.58	0.0 Jesus MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Allowed Total Score: 7.58
Balliol MCR	3.56 Balliol MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.56 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Internal Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 7.56	3.0 Balliol MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.56 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Internal Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 7.56	0.0 Balliol MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.56 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Internal Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 7.56	1.0 Balliol MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.56 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Internal Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 7.56
Wolfson MCR	3.33 Wolfson MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.53	3.0 Wolfson MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.53	1.2 Wolfson MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.53	0.0 Wolfson MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.53
Linacre CR	4.0 Linacre CRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 4.0 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.5	3.0 Linacre CRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 4.0 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.5	0.0 Linacre CRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 4.0 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.5	0.5 Linacre CRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 4.0 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 7.5
Somerville MCR	2.89 Somerville MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.49	3.0 Somerville MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.49	1.6 Somerville MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.49	0.0 Somerville MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.6 — Internal, College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.49
Lincoln MCR	3.78 Lincoln MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.4 — On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.18	3.0 Lincoln MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.4 — On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.18	0.4 Lincoln MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.4 — On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.18	0.0 Lincoln MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.78 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.4 — On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.18
St Anne's MCR	3.33 St Anne's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.13	3.0 St Anne's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.13	0.8 St Anne's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.13	0.0 St Anne's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: Not up-to-date Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.13
Lady Margaret Hall MCR	3.33 Lady Margaret Hall MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.13	3.0 Lady Margaret Hall MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.13	0.8 Lady Margaret Hall MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.13	0.0 Lady Margaret Hall MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 7.13
St Hilda's MCR	2.33 St Hilda's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.33 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 6.53	3.0 St Hilda's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.33 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 6.53	1.2 St Hilda's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.33 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 6.53	0.0 St Hilda's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.33 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — College, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 6.53
Keble MCR	3.33 Keble MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 6.33	3.0 Keble MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 6.33	0.0 Keble MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 6.33	0.0 Keble MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 3.33 — GM: Member; CM: Member; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 6.33
St Cross SRC	2.89 St Cross SRCdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Noticeboard Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 5.69	1.5 St Cross SRCdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Noticeboard Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 5.69	0.8 St Cross SRCdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Noticeboard Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 5.69	0.5 St Cross SRCdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 2.89 — GM: Member; CM: Committee; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Noticeboard Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.5 — Constrained Total Score: 5.69
Exeter MCR	1.44 Exeter MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 1.44 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Next Meeting; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 5.24	3.0 Exeter MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 1.44 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Next Meeting; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 5.24	0.8 Exeter MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 1.44 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Next Meeting; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 5.24	0.0 Exeter MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 1.44 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Next Meeting; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 5.24
St Hugh's MCR	1.0 St Hugh's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 1.0 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Committee Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — Internal, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.7	1.5 St Hugh's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 1.0 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Committee Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — Internal, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.7	1.2 St Hugh's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 1.0 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Committee Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — Internal, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.7	0.0 St Hugh's MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 1.0 — GM: Next Meeting; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Committee Financial Auditsinfo: 1.2 — Internal, On Request Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.7
Wadham MCR	0.0 Wadham MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.0	3.0 Wadham MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.0	0.0 Wadham MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.0	0.0 Wadham MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.0
Oriel MCR	0.0 Oriel MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.0	3.0 Oriel MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.0	0.0 Oriel MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.0	0.0 Oriel MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 3.0 — GM Financial Auditsinfo: 0.0 — None Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 3.0
St Antony's GCR	0.0 St Antony's GCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Committee Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 2.3	1.5 St Antony's GCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Committee Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 2.3	0.8 St Antony's GCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Committee Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 2.3	0.0 St Antony's GCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 1.5 — Committee Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 0.0 — Not specified Total Score: 2.3
Kellogg MCR	0.0 Kellogg MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 0.0 — None Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 1.8	0.0 Kellogg MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 0.0 — None Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 1.8	0.8 Kellogg MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 0.0 — None Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 1.8	1.0 Kellogg MCRdetails Meeting Minutesinfo: 0.0 — GM: Secretary; CM: Secretary; Public: None Financial Reportinfo: 0.0 — None Financial Auditsinfo: 0.8 — College Multiple Positionsinfo: 1.0 — Forbidden Total Score: 1.8

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• Financial Audits
• Multiple Positions

St Edmund Hall’s MCR is exemplary. The constitution mandates internal finance audits and audits by the college. They also allow MCR members to request insight into the expenses. Both the minutes of general meetings and committee meetings are made available to members, and the former are also made available publicly (up until 2019 at the moment).

Brasenose College’s HCR, Magdalen College’s MCR, and New College’s MCR also rank highly on all measures.

On the other end of the spectrum, Kellogg College’s MCR disallows election to multiple positions, and Kellogg College audits the finances, but otherwise, it is the least transparent. No finance report is shared with the MCR or MCR Committee. Meeting minutes are not shared with MCR members and committee members, and there are no general meetings.

Similarly, St Anthony College’s GCR, Oriel College’s MCR, and Wadham College’s MCR do not mandate sharing meeting notes with Committee members or MCR members in their governing documents. However, they commit to more auditing and financial reporting than Kellogg College’s MCR.

However, this only provides a partial perspective because we could not find sufficient information for many MCRs. We hope to update this report as we gather additional data.

Table: MCRs with Insufficient Data

Insufficient Data
Christ Church	Green Templeton College	Harris Manchester College	Nuffield College	Pembroke College
Regent’s Park College	St Benet’s Hall	St Peter’s College	St Stephen’s House	Trinity College
University College	Worcester College	Wycliffe Hall

Blackfriars JCR and Campion Hall MCR have fewer than 30 students each in their common rooms, and less formal approaches to governance seem practicable. Hence, they are not listed in the table above.

Transparency & Governance Criteria

For most MCRs, we have found their constitution, by-laws, and standing orders online. We have examined their regulations and public documents and studied four measures in order of importance for transparency and governance and their ease of implementation. For each measure, we compute a score and then weigh and sum the scores accordingly. The measures are:

1. Are meeting minutes for general meetings and committee meetings shared with anyone? If so, with whom, and are they publicly available?
2. Is a report of the finances shared with the MCR (the members or at least the committee)?
3. Are the finances audited? Internally, by college, or made available on request to MCR members?
4. Are students allowed to be elected to multiple elected positions at the same time? (Holding multiple elected positions can weaken accountability as governing documents generally assume that different officials have different positions.)

We detail the methodology below.

As essentially all MCRs have general meetings (meetings with all MCR members) as a requirement in their constitution, we have not explicitly included this in the ranking. The only and notable exception is Kellogg College’s MCR. It would not have made a difference, however, as Kellogg College’s MCR already ranks last.

Background

What is an MCR?

A middle common room (MCR) at a college is an association of all its graduate students. The name refers to the physical space that graduate students use. It comes with its own elected representatives, an MCR Committee, which work together with a college’s staff and governing body to provide the best possible experience for their graduate students. An MCR Committee organizes events and gatherings, and its budget can be considerable. Smaller MCRs can already have a yearly budget of £10,000s. With power comes responsibility, and such funds can be misspent, however, or other issues can arise.

MCRs at the University of Oxford

In 2020, there were 12,322 graduate students in Oxford in common rooms at 37 different colleges and 8 private halls. In this report, we include nominal junior common rooms (JCRs) for graduate students, like Nuffield JCR, and common rooms for both undergraduate and graduate students, like St Benet’s JCR.

Chart: Graduate Students by College (Full-Time & Part-Time)

Full-Time & Part-Time Graduate Students by College

College Name	Full-Time Graduates	Part-Time Gradudates
All Souls College	All Souls College Full-Time Graduates: 6 Part-Time Graduates: 0 Total: 6	6 All Souls College Full-Time Graduates: 6 Part-Time Graduates: 0 Total: 6
Ripon College Cuddesdon	Ripon College Cuddesdon Full-Time Graduates: 3 Part-Time Graduates: 3 Total: 6	6 Ripon College Cuddesdon Full-Time Graduates: 3 Part-Time Graduates: 3 Total: 6
Campion Hall	Campion Hall Full-Time Graduates: 13 Part-Time Graduates: 4 Total: 17	17 Campion Hall Full-Time Graduates: 13 Part-Time Graduates: 4 Total: 17
Blackfriars	Blackfriars Full-Time Graduates: 22 Part-Time Graduates: 5 Total: 27	27 Blackfriars Full-Time Graduates: 22 Part-Time Graduates: 5 Total: 27
Wycliffe Hall	Wycliffe Hall Full-Time Graduates: 13 Part-Time Graduates: 24 Total: 37	37 Wycliffe Hall Full-Time Graduates: 13 Part-Time Graduates: 24 Total: 37
St Benet's Hall	St Benet's Hall Full-Time Graduates: 41 Part-Time Graduates: 8 Total: 49	49 St Benet's Hall Full-Time Graduates: 41 Part-Time Graduates: 8 Total: 49
St Stephen's House	St Stephen's House Full-Time Graduates: 49 Part-Time Graduates: 22 Total: 71	71 St Stephen's House Full-Time Graduates: 49 Part-Time Graduates: 22 Total: 71
Corpus Christi College	Corpus Christi College Full-Time Graduates: 90 Part-Time Graduates: 1 Total: 91	91 Corpus Christi College Full-Time Graduates: 90 Part-Time Graduates: 1 Total: 91
Nuffield College	Nuffield College Full-Time Graduates: 91 Part-Time Graduates: 2 Total: 93	93 Nuffield College Full-Time Graduates: 91 Part-Time Graduates: 2 Total: 93
Regent's Park College	Regent's Park College Full-Time Graduates: 57 Part-Time Graduates: 37 Total: 94	94 Regent's Park College Full-Time Graduates: 57 Part-Time Graduates: 37 Total: 94
Trinity College	Trinity College Full-Time Graduates: 126 Part-Time Graduates: 5 Total: 131	131 Trinity College Full-Time Graduates: 126 Part-Time Graduates: 5 Total: 131
Magdalen College	Magdalen College Full-Time Graduates: 173 Part-Time Graduates: 1 Total: 174	174 Magdalen College Full-Time Graduates: 173 Part-Time Graduates: 1 Total: 174
Oriel College	Oriel College Full-Time Graduates: 166 Part-Time Graduates: 25 Total: 191	191 Oriel College Full-Time Graduates: 166 Part-Time Graduates: 25 Total: 191
The Queen's College	The Queen's College Full-Time Graduates: 183 Part-Time Graduates: 9 Total: 192	192 The Queen's College Full-Time Graduates: 183 Part-Time Graduates: 9 Total: 192
Worcester College	Worcester College Full-Time Graduates: 172 Part-Time Graduates: 20 Total: 192	192 Worcester College Full-Time Graduates: 172 Part-Time Graduates: 20 Total: 192
St Hilda's College	St Hilda's College Full-Time Graduates: 185 Part-Time Graduates: 16 Total: 201	201 St Hilda's College Full-Time Graduates: 185 Part-Time Graduates: 16 Total: 201
Mansfield College	Mansfield College Full-Time Graduates: 193 Part-Time Graduates: 13 Total: 206	206 Mansfield College Full-Time Graduates: 193 Part-Time Graduates: 13 Total: 206
Harris Manchester College	Harris Manchester College Full-Time Graduates: 149 Part-Time Graduates: 63 Total: 212	212 Harris Manchester College Full-Time Graduates: 149 Part-Time Graduates: 63 Total: 212
University College	University College Full-Time Graduates: 221 Part-Time Graduates: 0 Total: 221	221 University College Full-Time Graduates: 221 Part-Time Graduates: 0 Total: 221
Merton College	Merton College Full-Time Graduates: 216 Part-Time Graduates: 9 Total: 225	225 Merton College Full-Time Graduates: 216 Part-Time Graduates: 9 Total: 225
St Peter's College	St Peter's College Full-Time Graduates: 221 Part-Time Graduates: 11 Total: 232	232 St Peter's College Full-Time Graduates: 221 Part-Time Graduates: 11 Total: 232
Pembroke College	Pembroke College Full-Time Graduates: 194 Part-Time Graduates: 41 Total: 235	235 Pembroke College Full-Time Graduates: 194 Part-Time Graduates: 41 Total: 235
Somerville College	Somerville College Full-Time Graduates: 196 Part-Time Graduates: 39 Total: 235	235 Somerville College Full-Time Graduates: 196 Part-Time Graduates: 39 Total: 235
Brasenose College	Brasenose College Full-Time Graduates: 202 Part-Time Graduates: 37 Total: 239	239 Brasenose College Full-Time Graduates: 202 Part-Time Graduates: 37 Total: 239
Jesus College	Jesus College Full-Time Graduates: 215 Part-Time Graduates: 28 Total: 243	243 Jesus College Full-Time Graduates: 215 Part-Time Graduates: 28 Total: 243
Wadham College	Wadham College Full-Time Graduates: 228 Part-Time Graduates: 15 Total: 243	243 Wadham College Full-Time Graduates: 228 Part-Time Graduates: 15 Total: 243
Hertford College	Hertford College Full-Time Graduates: 241 Part-Time Graduates: 10 Total: 251	251 Hertford College Full-Time Graduates: 241 Part-Time Graduates: 10 Total: 251
Christ Church	Christ Church Full-Time Graduates: 225 Part-Time Graduates: 31 Total: 256	256 Christ Church Full-Time Graduates: 225 Part-Time Graduates: 31 Total: 256
St John's College	St John's College Full-Time Graduates: 255 Part-Time Graduates: 5 Total: 260	260 St John's College Full-Time Graduates: 255 Part-Time Graduates: 5 Total: 260
Exeter College	Exeter College Full-Time Graduates: 245 Part-Time Graduates: 21 Total: 266	266 Exeter College Full-Time Graduates: 245 Part-Time Graduates: 21 Total: 266
Lady Margaret Hall	Lady Margaret Hall Full-Time Graduates: 254 Part-Time Graduates: 38 Total: 292	292 Lady Margaret Hall Full-Time Graduates: 254 Part-Time Graduates: 38 Total: 292
St Edmund Hall	St Edmund Hall Full-Time Graduates: 318 Part-Time Graduates: 8 Total: 326	326 St Edmund Hall Full-Time Graduates: 318 Part-Time Graduates: 8 Total: 326
New College	New College Full-Time Graduates: 251 Part-Time Graduates: 78 Total: 329	329 New College Full-Time Graduates: 251 Part-Time Graduates: 78 Total: 329
Lincoln College	Lincoln College Full-Time Graduates: 328 Part-Time Graduates: 10 Total: 338	338 Lincoln College Full-Time Graduates: 328 Part-Time Graduates: 10 Total: 338
St Anne's College	St Anne's College Full-Time Graduates: 298 Part-Time Graduates: 69 Total: 367	367 St Anne's College Full-Time Graduates: 298 Part-Time Graduates: 69 Total: 367
Balliol College	Balliol College Full-Time Graduates: 346 Part-Time Graduates: 31 Total: 377	377 Balliol College Full-Time Graduates: 346 Part-Time Graduates: 31 Total: 377
St Catherine's College	St Catherine's College Full-Time Graduates: 333 Part-Time Graduates: 52 Total: 385	385 St Catherine's College Full-Time Graduates: 333 Part-Time Graduates: 52 Total: 385
St Hugh's College	St Hugh's College Full-Time Graduates: 343 Part-Time Graduates: 97 Total: 440	440 St Hugh's College Full-Time Graduates: 343 Part-Time Graduates: 97 Total: 440
Keble College	Keble College Full-Time Graduates: 353 Part-Time Graduates: 113 Total: 466	466 Keble College Full-Time Graduates: 353 Part-Time Graduates: 113 Total: 466
Green Templeton College	Green Templeton College Full-Time Graduates: 436 Part-Time Graduates: 50 Total: 486	486 Green Templeton College Full-Time Graduates: 436 Part-Time Graduates: 50 Total: 486
St Antony's College	St Antony's College Full-Time Graduates: 476 Part-Time Graduates: 29 Total: 505	505 St Antony's College Full-Time Graduates: 476 Part-Time Graduates: 29 Total: 505
St Cross College	St Cross College Full-Time Graduates: 569 Part-Time Graduates: 3 Total: 572	572 St Cross College Full-Time Graduates: 569 Part-Time Graduates: 3 Total: 572
Linacre College	Linacre College Full-Time Graduates: 615 Part-Time Graduates: 16 Total: 631	631 Linacre College Full-Time Graduates: 615 Part-Time Graduates: 16 Total: 631
Wolfson College	Wolfson College Full-Time Graduates: 695 Part-Time Graduates: 80 Total: 775	775 Wolfson College Full-Time Graduates: 695 Part-Time Graduates: 80 Total: 775
Kellogg College	Kellogg College Full-Time Graduates: 245 Part-Time Graduates: 892 Total: 1137	1137 Kellogg College Full-Time Graduates: 245 Part-Time Graduates: 892 Total: 1137

• Full-Time Graduates
• Part-Time Graduates

Kellogg College has the most students overall, with 1193 graduate students, 78% (892) of which are part-time students. Taking this into account, Wolfson College has the most full-time graduate students (695).

The Oxford Student Union has a list of all student representatives in MCR Committees. The list is not always up-to-date, but it provides a good overview. According to the list, 602 (graduate) student representatives fill 652 different roles. Some MCR constitutions forbid their students from being elected into more than one position, but by far, most MCR constitutions do not explicitly prevent this.

Representativeness of MCR Committees

We examine the size of individual MCR Committees and compare them to the size of their MCRs. They differ a lot: in the range of students they represent, the committees’ size, and how much of the MCR they represent as a fraction of elected representatives to overall MCR students.

Chart: MCR Committee Sizes (Absolute & Relative)

MCR Committee Size & Fraction of MCR

College Name	Committee Members	Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR
Wolfson MCR	6 Wolfson MCR Committee Members: 6 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 1%	1% Wolfson MCR Committee Members: 6 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 1%
St Cross SRC	8 St Cross SRC Committee Members: 8 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 1%	1% St Cross SRC Committee Members: 8 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 1%
Kellogg MCR	16 Kellogg MCR Committee Members: 16 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 1%	1% Kellogg MCR Committee Members: 16 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 1%
Lady Margaret Hall MCR	5 Lady Margaret Hall MCR Committee Members: 5 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 2%	2% Lady Margaret Hall MCR Committee Members: 5 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 2%
Linacre CR	13 Linacre CR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 2%	2% Linacre CR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 2%
Oriel MCR	5 Oriel MCR Committee Members: 5 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 3%	3% Oriel MCR Committee Members: 5 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 3%
St Edmund Hall's MCR	9 St Edmund Hall's MCR Committee Members: 9 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 3%	3% St Edmund Hall's MCR Committee Members: 9 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 3%
Hertford MCR	11 Hertford MCR Committee Members: 11 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 4%	4% Hertford MCR Committee Members: 11 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 4%
Green Templeton GCR	24 Green Templeton GCR Committee Members: 24 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 4%	4% Green Templeton GCR Committee Members: 24 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 4%
St Hugh's MCR	16 St Hugh's MCR Committee Members: 16 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 4%	4% St Hugh's MCR Committee Members: 16 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 4%
Lincoln MCR	13 Lincoln MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 4%	4% Lincoln MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 4%
Wadham MCR	10 Wadham MCR Committee Members: 10 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%	5% Wadham MCR Committee Members: 10 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%
Wycliffe Hall MCR	4 Wycliffe Hall MCR Committee Members: 4 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%	5% Wycliffe Hall MCR Committee Members: 4 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%
Keble MCR	18 Keble MCR Committee Members: 18 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%	5% Keble MCR Committee Members: 18 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%
New MCR	16 New MCR Committee Members: 16 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%	5% New MCR Committee Members: 16 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%
Regent's Park MCR	5 Regent's Park MCR Committee Members: 5 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%	5% Regent's Park MCR Committee Members: 5 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 5%
St Antony's GCR	29 St Antony's GCR Committee Members: 29 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%	6% St Antony's GCR Committee Members: 29 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%
St Catz MCR	25 St Catz MCR Committee Members: 25 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%	6% St Catz MCR Committee Members: 25 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%
University WCR	14 University WCR Committee Members: 14 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%	6% University WCR Committee Members: 14 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%
St Anne's MCR	20 St Anne's MCR Committee Members: 20 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%	6% St Anne's MCR Committee Members: 20 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%
Pembroke MCR	14 Pembroke MCR Committee Members: 14 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%	6% Pembroke MCR Committee Members: 14 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%
Mansfield MCR	9 Mansfield MCR Committee Members: 9 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%	6% Mansfield MCR Committee Members: 9 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%
Jesus MCR	13 Jesus MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%	6% Jesus MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%
Harris Manchester MCR	11 Harris Manchester MCR Committee Members: 11 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%	6% Harris Manchester MCR Committee Members: 11 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%
Balliol MCR	21 Balliol MCR Committee Members: 21 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%	6% Balliol MCR Committee Members: 21 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 6%
St Hilda's MCR	13 St Hilda's MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 7%	7% St Hilda's MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 7%
Exeter MCR	17 Exeter MCR Committee Members: 17 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 7%	7% Exeter MCR Committee Members: 17 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 7%
Brasenose HCR	17 Brasenose HCR Committee Members: 17 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 8%	8% Brasenose HCR Committee Members: 17 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 8%
Merton MCR	18 Merton MCR Committee Members: 18 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 8%	8% Merton MCR Committee Members: 18 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 8%
St Stephen's House MCR	5 St Stephen's House MCR Committee Members: 5 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 8%	8% St Stephen's House MCR Committee Members: 5 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 8%
The Queen's MCR	13 The Queen's MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 8%	8% The Queen's MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 8%
Somerville MCR	18 Somerville MCR Committee Members: 18 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 9%	9% Somerville MCR Committee Members: 18 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 9%
Christ Church GCR	21 Christ Church GCR Committee Members: 21 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 9%	9% Christ Church GCR Committee Members: 21 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 9%
Worcester MCR	13 Worcester MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 9%	9% Worcester MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 9%
St Peter's MCR	17 St Peter's MCR Committee Members: 17 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 10%	10% St Peter's MCR Committee Members: 17 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 10%
St John's MCR	28 St John's MCR Committee Members: 28 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 11%	11% St John's MCR Committee Members: 28 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 11%
St Benet's JCR	15 St Benet's JCR Committee Members: 15 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 12%	12% St Benet's JCR Committee Members: 15 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 12%
Magdalen MCR	24 Magdalen MCR Committee Members: 24 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 14%	14% Magdalen MCR Committee Members: 24 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 14%
Nuffield JCR	13 Nuffield JCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 15%	15% Nuffield JCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 15%
Trinity MCR	17 Trinity MCR Committee Members: 17 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 15%	15% Trinity MCR Committee Members: 17 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 15%
Corpus Christi MCR	13 Corpus Christi MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 15%	15% Corpus Christi MCR Committee Members: 13 Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR: 15%

• Committee Members
• Percentage MCR Committee/Total MCR

The MCR Committees of Corpus Christi, Nuffield, and Trinity College can more easily represent their student body than those of Wolfson, St Cross, and Kellogg College: an MCR Committee that already makes up a more significant fraction of the student body can naturally be more representative.

Details

Selection of Measures

MCR Committees can be viewed as public bodies representing their constituents and acting on their behalf, similar to local governments. The report “What is Good Governance?”¹ by UNESCAP defines “governance” as:

the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented)
UNESCAP Report: “What is Good Governance?”

The UNESCAP report identifies eight essential characteristics for good governance: participatory, consensus-oriented, accountable, transparent, responsive, effective and efficient, equitable and inclusive, and law-abiding. Out of these, transparency is a crucial requirement for accountability.

Both transparency and accountability together determine the trust and legitimacy extended by constituents^{2 3}.

Based on a “Good Governance Checklist”⁴ by the California Institute for Local Government, we selected four measures that act as proxies for accountability and transparency standards, and which can be evaluated using an MCR’s governing documents.

Ranking

We weigh the four measures in order of their importance for transparency and governance, taking into account how easy it would be to improve each measure.

Availability of Meeting Minutes

We rank the availability of meeting minutes highest because it increases the visibility of the MCR committee and transparency at the same time. Especially during the current pandemic, this visibility is essential. There are few other means to keep up-to-date and see what an MCR committee is planning and ask questions openly. Furthermore, sharing meeting minutes is easy to do.

Publishing of a Financial Report

Next up is the availability of a financial report presented to the MCR or the MCR Committee. Even though such a report may not contain detailed expenses, it creates accountability on a high level, increases awareness on how the MCR Committee spends its budget, and encourages participation. Colleges already require such reports typically to determine the amount of money to grant to their MCRs. Making such reports available is easy in principle and does not require much work.

Required Financial Audits

Allowing for audits is generally a well-known principle for increasing accountability and preventing abuse of office. Most MCR constitutions require all expenses to be audited by their respective college. Many MCRs also require internal audits by independent students (not on the MCR Committee) at the end of a treasurer’s term before the accounts are presented to the college. Some MCRs also give other students insight into expenses independently on request. Internal audits require additional work, as does enabling independent insight, and consequently, we weigh them below financial reports.

Holding Multiple Elected Positions

Holding multiple elected positions is chiefly detrimental from a representative perspective. Being elected to multiple positions does not give additional votes. However, it can hinder accountability as constitutions and standing orders generally assume that different people hold different positions, presenting a natural check on elected officers, e.g., President and Treasurer. Some MCRs have tiered systems to prevent this, like Hertford, or only allow an MCR official to hold multiple positions in exceptional circumstances. While this rule is easy to implement, we deem it to have the least positive effect on governance and transparency and weigh it the least.

Methodology

Availability of Meeting Minutes

We score whether general meeting minutes are made available and to whom as per the constitution:

• Only to the secretary, who keeps the minutes (0);
• Only to be discussed at the next meeting (1);
• To all members (2).

Similarly, we score whether MCR committee meetings are made available and to whom:

• Only to the secretary, who keeps the minutes (0);
• Only to be discussed at the next meeting (1);
• Only to MCR committee members (2);
• To all members (3).

We examine whether meeting minutes are available currently on the website:

• No (0);
• Yes, but only after logging in (1);
• Yes, but not up-to-date (2); and
• Yes (3).

We normalize each score, weigh by the ease of implementation and importance for encouraging participation and transparency, and then normalize the full score:

MEETING_MINUTES = 
    (GENERAL_MINUTES / 2 * 3 
    + COMMITTEE_MINUTES / 3 * 2 
    + PUBLIC_MINUTES / 3) / 6

Publishing of a Financial Report

We score the requirement to publish a financial report in the governing documents as follows:

• No report (0);
• Only to the MCR committee (1);
• Only to a noticeboard for a given time (1);
• Presentation at a general meeting (2).

We normalize the score.

Required Financial Audits

We score the options for financial audits in governing documents as follows:

• No audits (0);
• Audits on request of an MCR member (1);
• Internal audits (by independent students) (2);
• College audits (2).

We sum up the available options (as detailed in the respective governing documents) and normalize by the maximum score (5). We score audits on request less because they are not automated and require action by a student.

Holding Multiple Elected Positions

We score whether an official is allowed to be elected and hold multiple positions as follows:

• Allowed (0);
• Not specified (0);
• Constrained (e.g., by a tiered system or similar) (1);
• Disallowed (2).

We normalize the score.

Total Score

We compute the total score as a weighted sum:

TOTAL_SCORE = 
      MEETING_MINUTES * 4 
    + FINANCIAL_REPORT * 3 
    + FINANCIAL_AUDITS * 2 
    + MULTIPLE_ROLES

Thus, the total score is between 0 and 10.

Limitations

The report’s breadth is limited as it only examines four separate measures and focuses on measures of transparency and accountability. We also limit ourselves to examining governing documents and do not survey the lived experience of students.

The ranking can be subject to argument. We believe the advantages of having a single score and ranking outweigh those of having only a partial ordering. The ranking has been found relatively stable to changes.

Conclusion

This report is the first in a series on governance and transparency at the University of Oxford. It has presented a wide disparity in how different MCRs approach transparency and governance. While many colleges are exemplary, some others are lagging in their commitments.

We hope this report will encourage positive change and that the added visibility will benefit student participation.

Data Matrix

MCR	Financial Audits	Financial Report Audience	Public Minutes	GM Minutes	Commitee Minutes	Multiple Positions
Balliol MCR Students 377 Website https://balliolmcr.com College MCR Website https://www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate-admissions/why-balliol Governing Documents https://balliolmcr.com/about-us/governing-documents Current Committee https://balliolmcr.com/about-us/committee Past Committees https://balliolmcr.com/about-us/past-mcr-committees Meeting Minutes https://balliolmcr.com/portal-to-general-meeting-minutes	None	GM	Internal	Member	Member	Forbidden
Brasenose HCR Students 239 Website http://hcr.bnc.ox.ac.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/current-students/college-life/jcr-and-hcr Governing Documents Constitution available as PDF link https://203e58d4-58bb-42a9-9ced-045aadf5b647.filesusr.com/ugd/e7a40b_bade6a2ce9ad4bcc82c28ba99ef6ae1f.pdf Current Committee https://brasenosecollegehcr.wixsite.com/brasenosehcr/copy-of-the-committee Past Committees Not available Meeting Minutes https://brasenosecollegehcr.wixsite.com/brasenosehcr/file-share	Internal, College	GM	Not up-to-date Only until June 2020	Member	Member	Forbidden
Corpus Christi MCR Students 91 Website http://www.corpusmcr.com/ College MCR Website https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/study-here/life-corpus/middle-common-room-mcr Governing Documents http://www.corpusmcr.com/constitution Current Committee http://www.corpusmcr.com/committee Past Committees Not available	College	GM	None	Member	Member	Forbidden
Exeter MCR Students 266 Website https://exetermcr.org.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.exeter.ox.ac.uk/applicants/student-life/mcr/ Governing Documents https://exetermcr.org.uk/cs.pdf Current Committee https://exetermcr.org.uk/index.html#committee	College	GM	None	Next Meeting	Next Meeting	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
Hertford MCR Students 251 Website http://hertfordmcr.org/ College MCR Website https://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/living-here/do-what-you-love/student-common-rooms Governing Documents http://hertfordmcr.org/the-mcr/documents/ Current Committee http://hertfordmcr.org/the-mcr/committee/	Internal, College	GM	None	Member	Committee	Constrained Only one candicacy per group (tiered system of governance). Someone can hold multiple positions from different groups.
Jesus MCR Students 243 Website http://mcr.jesus.ox.ac.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/study-here/life-jesus/postgraduate Governing Documents http://mcr.jesus.ox.ac.uk/meetings/mcr-constitution/ Current Committee https://mcr.jesus.ox.ac.uk/committee/our-committee/ Past Committees http://mcr.jesus.ox.ac.uk/committee/past/ Meeting Minutes http://mcr.jesus.ox.ac.uk/agendas-minutes/	College	GM	Not up-to-date Only until June 2018	Member	Member	Allowed
Keble MCR Students 466 Website http://mcr.keble.ox.ac.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/current-students/ Governing Documents http://mcr.keble.ox.ac.uk/documents/ Current Committee http://mcr.keble.ox.ac.uk/committee/ Past Committees Not available	None	GM	None	Member	Member	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
Kellogg MCR Students 1137 Website https://kelloggmcr.com/ College MCR Website https://www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/kellogg-college-experience/middle-common-room-mcr/the-mcr-committee/ Governing Documents https://kelloggmcr.com/about/constitution/ Current Committee https://kelloggmcr.com/the-mcr-committee/ Past Committees Not available	College	None	None	Secretary	Secretary	Forbidden
Lady Margaret Hall MCR Students 292 Website https://lmhmcr.wordpress.com/ College MCR Website https://www.lmh.ox.ac.uk/prospective-students/student-life Governing Documents https://lmhmcr.wordpress.com/constitution/ Current Committee https://lmhmcr.wordpress.com/committee/	College	GM	None	Member	Member	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
Linacre CR Students 631 College MCR Website https://www.linacre.ox.ac.uk/current-members/common-room Governing Documents https://www.linacre.ox.ac.uk/current-members/common-room/documents Current Committee https://www.linacre.ox.ac.uk/current-members/common-room/cr-executive-team Meeting Minutes https://www.linacre.ox.ac.uk/current-members/common-room/minutes	None	GM	Up-to-date	Member	Member	Constrained At most two elective positions
Lincoln MCR Students 338 Website http://lincolnmcr.weebly.com/ College MCR Website https://lincoln.ox.ac.uk/student-life/common-rooms Governing Documents http://lincolnmcr.weebly.com/constitution.html Current Committee http://lincolnmcr.weebly.com/committee.html Meeting Minutes http://lincolnmcr.weebly.com/minutes.html	On Request	GM	Not up-to-date Only until May 2019	Member	Member	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
Magdalen MCR Students 174 Website http://magdmcr.co.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/welcome-to-the-magdalen-middle-common-room/ Governing Documents http://magdmcr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Magdalen-College-MCR-Constitution-October-2020.pdf Current Committee http://magdmcr.co.uk/mcr-committee/	Internal, College, On Request	GM	None	Member	Committee	Forbidden
Mansfield MCR Students 206 Website http://mcr.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/mcr Governing Documents http://mcr.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/?page_id=1015 Current Committee https://www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/mcr Meeting Minutes http://mcr.mansfield.ox.ac.uk/?page_id=1015	None	GM	Not up-to-date Only until June 2018	Member	Member	Forbidden
Merton MCR Students 225 Website http://www.mertonmcr.org/ College MCR Website https://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/college-life Governing Documents https://mertonmcr.org/governance Current Committee https://mertonmcr.org/mcr-committee Past Committees https://mertonmcr.org/previous-committees	Internal, College	GM	None	Member	Committee	Constrained Only allowed to stand once per election, but could have multiple appointments
New MCR Students 329 Website http://mcr.new.ox.ac.uk/ Governing Documents http://mcrweb.new.ox.ac.uk/files/ConsTT2017.pdf Current Committee http://mcr.new.ox.ac.uk/committee	Internal, College, On Request	GM	None	Member	Committee	Constrained Only allowed to stand once per election, but could have multiple appointments
Oriel MCR Students 191 Website http://www.orielmcr.org/ College MCR Website https://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/life-oriel/facilities-and-clubs/middle-common-room-mcr Governing Documents http://www.orielmcr.org/?page_id=1652 for the constitution http://www.orielmcr.org/?page_id=1655 for the standing orders Current Committee http://www.orielmcr.org/?page_id=653	None	GM	None	Secretary	Secretary	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
Somerville MCR Students 235 Website https://blogs.some.ox.ac.uk/mcr/ College MCR Website https://www.some.ox.ac.uk/living-here/student-groups-clubs/jcr-mcr/ Governing Documents https://blogs.some.ox.ac.uk/mcr/who-we-are/constitution/ Current Committee https://blogs.some.ox.ac.uk/mcr/who-we-are/committee/	Internal, College	GM	None	Member	Committee	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
St Anne's MCR Students 367 Website http://st-annes-mcr.org.uk/ Governing Documents http://st-annes-mcr.org.uk/committee/constitution/ Current Committee http://st-annes-mcr.org.uk/committee/ Meeting Minutes http://st-annes-mcr.org.uk/committee/constitution/	College	GM	Not up-to-date Only before MT 2020	Member	Committee	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
St Antony's GCR Students 505 Website https://www.santgcr.com/ College MCR Website https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/current-members/during-your-studies/student-handbook/graduate-common-room-gcr Governing Documents https://www.santgcr.com/#constitution-and-motions Current Committee https://www.santgcr.com/#gcr-committee	College	Committee	None	Secretary	Secretary	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
St Catz MCR Students 385 Website https://mcr.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/prospective-students/postgraduate-admissions/ Governing Documents https://mcr.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/committee/#officialdocs Current Committee https://mcr.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/committee/ Meeting Minutes https://mcr.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/committee/#minutes	College, On Request	GM	Up-to-date	Member	Member	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
St Cross SRC Students 572 Website https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/student-representative-committee-src College MCR Website https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/student-representative-committee-src#/ Governing Documents https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/access/content/group/stx/SRC/St.%20Cross%20College%20SRC%20By-Laws.pdf Current Committee https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/student-representative-committee-src	College	Noticeboard	None	Member	Committee	Constrained At most two, in emergency situations
St Edmund Hall MCR Students 326 Website http://mcr.seh.ox.ac.uk/ College MCR Website http://mcr.seh.ox.ac.uk/ Governing Documents http://mcr.seh.ox.ac.uk/about/constitution/ Current Committee http://mcr.seh.ox.ac.uk/about/committee/ Past Committees http://mcr.seh.ox.ac.uk/about/committee/past-committees/ Meeting Minutes http://mcr.seh.ox.ac.uk/about/committee/meeting-minutes/	Internal, College, On Request	GM	Not up-to-date Only until November 2019	Member	Member	Forbidden
St Hilda's MCR Students 201 Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/260321360673037/ College MCR Website https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/live/jcr-and-mcr	College, On Request	GM	None	Next Meeting	Member	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
St Hugh's MCR Students 440 Website https://mcr.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/743408802779446/ http://st-hughsmcr.blogspot.com/ College MCR Website https://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/prospectivestudents/graduate/middle-common-room/ Current Committee https://mcr.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/about-st-hughs-mcr/2019-committee/	Internal, On Request	Committee	None	Next Meeting	Secretary	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
St John's MCR Students 260 Website https://mcr.sjc.ox.ac.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/college-life/common-rooms/ Governing Documents https://mcr.sjc.ox.ac.uk/democracy/ Current Committee https://mcr.sjc.ox.ac.uk/committee/	Internal	GM	None	Member	Member	Constrained Only allowed to stand once per election, but could have multiple appointments
The Queen's MCR Students 192 Website https://mcr.queens.ox.ac.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/facilities-and-resources Governing Documents https://mcr.queens.ox.ac.uk/the_mcr/documents Current Committee https://mcr.queens.ox.ac.uk/the_mcr/the_committee Meeting Minutes https://mcr.queens.ox.ac.uk/the_mcr/documents	Internal, College	GM	Not up-to-date Only until 2017	Member	Committee	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
Wadham MCR Students 243 Website https://mcr.wadham.ox.ac.uk/ College MCR Website https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/students/graduate-students Governing Documents https://mcr.wadham.ox.ac.uk/index.php/constitution/ Current Committee https://mcr.wadham.ox.ac.uk/index.php/mcr-committee/	None	GM	None	Secretary	Secretary	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution
Wolfson MCR Students 775 Website https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/common-room College MCR Website https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/common-room Governing Documents https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/statutes-regulations Current Committee https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/committees	College, On Request	GM	None	Member	Member	Not specified Not mentioned in Constitution

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