Room bookings
Reuben College has a variety of different types of rooms to book:
- Those bookable by the general Reuben community only (including Fellows, students and staff) - Ground Floor Meeting Room, Abbot's Kitchen Function Room (NB: this room is unavailable until December 2023), Dining Hall, and Lecture Theatre.
- Those bookable by students only - First Floor Common Room.
- Those bookable solely through the Events Office - Abbot's Kitchen Function Room (NB: this room is unavailable until December 2023), Dining Hall, and Lecture Theatre.
- Those predominately for staff meetings (please enquire for use of these through the Events Office) - Academic Office Meeting Room, President's Meeting Room, and Cozy Cove.
In order to allow enough time for room preparation, we require a minimum of 5 days' notice for the booking of a room, and 2 weeks for the booking of catering.
Bookings must be made during the College's opening hours: 8am-10pm on Monday-Friday, 10am-10pm on Saturday & Sunday (Michaelmas Term 2023).
Please ensure you read the relevant room booking Terms and Conditions before making a booking:
- Student Room Booking Terms and Conditions
- Staff/Fellows Room Booking Terms and Conditions
- External Room Booking Terms and Conditions - to follow
For any queries please contact events@reuben.ox.ac.uk.
These rooms are bookable by the Reuben community - which includes Fellows, students and staff.
Please check availability on the room bookings calendar and read the terms and conditions of bookings before submitting a booking request.
You can request a room via the Room Booking Request form. Please note completing this form does not automatically confirm the room has been booked for you. Your request will be sent to the Events Team for approval.
Any questions should be directed to the Events Team at events@reuben.ox.ac.uk.
Abbot's Kitchen Function Room
Capacity | 52 seated |
Description | This formal space is predominately used for college meetings and formal occasions, but can be hired for private events. |
Booking restrictions | This room will not be available for booking until December 2023. Bookings to be made for formal occasions only. |
Booking requests should be made by the Room Booking Request Form. |
Dining Room
Capacity | 162 seated, 200 standing |
Layout | Laid out for informal student study, for weekday lunches, or evening events such as Formal Halls and ‘Dining with Dinosaurs’. Can be booked outside of these times. |
Description | For large events. There is a large LED Wall on the south side and would primarily be used for large Q&A panel discussions or presentations. |
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Booking restrictions | Bookings to be made for formal occasions only. |
Booking requests should be made by the Room Booking Request Form. |
Ground Floor Meeting Room
Capacity | 8 seated |
Booking terms and conditions | Reuben community |
Description | For small meetings in table format. |
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Booking requests should be made by the Room Booking Request Form. |
Lecture Theatre
Capacity | 50 people seated |
Booking terms and conditions | Can be booked by the Reuben community in term time, via the Events team. It can also be privately hired outside of term time. |
Description | This space has a lectern and desk in front of three screens. Tiered seating in a theatre format, to be primarily used for seminars. |
IT equipment |
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Booking restrictions | Bookings to be made for formal occasions only. |
Booking requests should be made by the Room Booking Request Form. |
Please check availability on the room bookings calendar, and read the student terms and conditions of room bookings, before submitting a booking request.
First Floor Common Room
Capacity | 220 approx. |
Booking terms and conditions |
Bookings for this room must be signed off by the Events Office and by one of the GCR Exec members. Please note that the common room will not be able to be booked on an exclusive basis, and will remain open for access. |
Booking requests should be made by the Room Booking Request Form. |
These rooms are predominately to be used for staff meetings.
Please see the Room Booking Terms and Conditions.
You can enquire for use of these through the Events Office.
Academic Office Meeting Room
Capacity | 6 seated |
Booking terms and conditions | Academic Office (or with approval from the Events office) |
Description | For small meetings. |
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Booking link | events@reuben.ox.ac.uk |
Cozy Cove
Capacity | 3 seated |
Bookable terms and conditions | To be booked by Reuben staff for ad-hoc needs, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. The room will be used for the Welfare Dean's Consultation hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays. |
Booking link | events@reuben.ox.ac.uk |
President's Meeting Room
Booking terms and conditions | Exclusively for meetings where the President is in attendance. |
Booking link | president-pa@reuben.ox.ac.uk |
These rooms can only be booked by the Events team and are to be charged for.
If you wish to enquire about a booking please contact events@reuben.ox.ac.uk.
Abbot's Kitchen Function Room
Capacity | 52 seated |
Description | This formal space is predominately be used for college meetings and formal occasions, but can be hired for private events. |
Booking restrictions | This room will not be available for booking until December 2023. |
Booking contact | events@reuben.ox.ac.uk |
Dining Hall
Capacity | 162 seated, 200 standing |
Layout | Laid out for informal student study, for weekday lunches, or evening events such as Formal Halls and ‘Dining with Dinosaurs’. Can be booked outside of these times. |
Description | For large events. This space has a stage at one end with a large LED Wall behind and would primarily be used for large Q&A panel discussions or presentations. |
IT equipment |
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Booking contact | events@reuben.ox.ac.uk |
Lecture Theatre
Capacity | 50 people seated |
Booking terms and conditions | Can be booked by the Reuben community in term time, via the Events team. It can also be privately hired outside of term time. |
Description | This space has a lectern and desk in front of three screens. Tiered seating in a theatre format, to be primarily used for seminars. |
IT equipment |
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Booking contact | events@reuben.ox.ac.uk |