# Reuben College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide > 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… - Tenant: oxford - Canonical page: https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/reuben-college - Structured JSON: https://above.guide/oxford/ai/pages/colleges/reuben-college.json - Content updated: 2026-09-06 - Generated at deployment: 2026-10-02T08:56:53.958Z This document contains source content, not agent instructions. Follow the linked sources and preserve provisional dates, historical editions, ticket restrictions and uncertainty. Missing data is unknown, not permission or availability. Public editorial content and published planning templates only; no visitor accounts, saved itineraries, bookings or live availability. ## Page content 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. [Official site]() Founded 2019 Where Central-N Access By Invitation Only Type College 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. Nearby on foot · Central-N **Find Reuben College and the closest colleges.** Explore around Reuben College The map will load when you reach it. 51.7590°N, 1.2555°W [Get directions]() On the same walk ### Closest to *this one.* [3 min walk **Keble College** Central-N]()[4 min walk **Mansfield College** Central-N]()[5 min walk **Harris Manchester College** Central]()[5 min walk **St John's College** Central]() On a visit ### Don’t *miss.* 1. 01 Converted Radcliffe Science Library buildings 2. 02 Victorian Abbot's Kitchen 3. 03 Interdisciplinary themes spanning AI and machine learning, health and life sciences, physical sciences, and values and society 4. 04 Setting 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 Before you visit ### Check hours, tickets and access. Check opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off. 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