Central-N · Founded 2019
Reuben College
A rare chance to see a brand-new Oxford college taking shape inside repurposed historic science buildings in the University's Science Area, organised around interdisciplinary research themes.
The college
A closer
look.
Parks Road, in the University Science Area, central-north Oxford
Founded 2019. Oxford's newest college, established in 2019 as Parks College and renamed Reuben College in 2020 following an £80 million endowment gift from the Reuben Foundation.
Housed in the repurposed Radcliffe Science Library on Parks Road — the Edwardian Jackson Wing (1901) and 1930s Worthington Wing — alongside part of the historic Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory and the Victorian Abbot's Kitchen.
On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01Converted Radcliffe Science Library buildings
- 02Victorian Abbot's Kitchen
- 03Interdisciplinary themes spanning AI and machine learning, health and life sciences, physical sciences, and values and society
- 04Setting beside the Oxford University Museum of Natural History in the Science Area
Connected to
Notable
names.
- Oxford's newest college
- Named for and funded by the Reuben Foundation of David and Simon Reuben
- Rooted in the University's historic Science Area beside the Museum of Natural History
Before you go
Visiting Reuben College
By Invitation Only. Published visitor access: By invitation only, except University members may use the Dining Hall daily 13:00–14:00. Admission: Free. Confirm arrangements before travelling.
Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the official site before you travel.
- Founded
- 2019
- Area
- Parks Road, in the University Science Area, central-north Oxford
- Type
- College
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