1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:05,040 Hello and welcome to the Queen's Access podcast. It's so lovely to have you here. 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,880 And I hope you find this a useful resource in learning more about life at Oxford. 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,820 But more specifically about life at the Queen's College. 4 00:00:11,820 --> 00:00:17,220 My guests this week are Luke Gagan, a second year ancient and modern history student Hannah Cole, 5 00:00:17,220 --> 00:00:22,350 a second year materials scientist, and Pandora Mackenzie, a second GPP student. 6 00:00:22,350 --> 00:00:26,940 We'll have a chat about social life at Oxford, both in college and in the city itself. 7 00:00:26,940 --> 00:00:32,790 And we'll also talk about some of the many clubs and societies on offer. My apologies for any poor audio. 8 00:00:32,790 --> 00:00:37,950 These interviews have all been conducted over Zoome, and the Internet connexion isn't always completely reliable. 9 00:00:37,950 --> 00:00:51,370 For a transcript of this episode, please visit the Queen's website. I hope you enjoy. 10 00:00:51,370 --> 00:00:55,030 Hi, everybody. Thank you so much for being here. And I hope you're all doing well. 11 00:00:55,030 --> 00:00:58,840 I'm sure you'll be very interesting. And we're very lucky to have you here. 12 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,430 So, first of all, could each of you start by telling me a little bit about your queen's journey? 13 00:01:03,430 --> 00:01:07,660 So how did you end up at college? So, Pandora, do you want to go, sir? 14 00:01:07,660 --> 00:01:16,420 Yes, sure. Hi, I'm Pandora IDP, which is politics, philosophy and economics. 15 00:01:16,420 --> 00:01:30,340 I originally kind of settled on PPE up to when I was like 10 years old because I decided that my life's calling was to be prime minister. 16 00:01:30,340 --> 00:01:41,500 Now, not so much, but I just love the combination of three disciplines and I just find it really interesting learning about society. 17 00:01:41,500 --> 00:01:46,960 I settled on Queens, actually, kind of by chance. 18 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:54,460 I was looking at colleges that were really strong for P.P. 19 00:01:54,460 --> 00:02:00,880 And I just walked into Queens as one of the last colleges that I visited on the open day. 20 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:10,330 And I just loved the little dome thing that's on top of all our chapel. 21 00:02:10,330 --> 00:02:15,610 And that also the that's on top of all like front door. 22 00:02:15,610 --> 00:02:21,310 And it was the architecture that kind of stole it for me. And just how friendly everyone was. 23 00:02:21,310 --> 00:02:25,510 So that's kind of. Yeah. How I got to Queens. Well, that's lovely, Luke. 24 00:02:25,510 --> 00:02:28,870 How about you? Yes. So I. Hi, I'm Luke. 25 00:02:28,870 --> 00:02:36,220 I'm studying ancient and modern history at Queen's. The reason for H modern is basically I can never make my mind up what I want to study. 26 00:02:36,220 --> 00:02:41,280 So I needed the most amount of choice. So that's why I went so ancient and modern. 27 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,180 But the good thing is, I don't know, Latin or Greek. 28 00:02:43,180 --> 00:02:51,670 And so h modern, it allows you to study those periods of ancient Rome, Greece and what not without actually reading in the originals. 29 00:02:51,670 --> 00:02:58,300 Which is which is always handy. So that's why I chose that subject. I too ended up at Queen's a little bit by accident, really. 30 00:02:58,300 --> 00:03:02,070 So I didn't think about uni to Oxford in general at all really. 31 00:03:02,070 --> 00:03:08,620 So I set my A-levels and then they went much better than expected. And so I thought I'd take a year out and reapply. 32 00:03:08,620 --> 00:03:12,590 And I already had a mate who was at Hartford and unforeseen. 33 00:03:12,590 --> 00:03:15,310 They didn't have a big rugby or drama scene. 34 00:03:15,310 --> 00:03:22,980 And so I literally looked on the map and Queens was literally the college round the corner so that they had rugby and music and drama, 35 00:03:22,980 --> 00:03:28,870 had a look at the college online. I thought it was absolutely gorgeous. So the neoclassical library and thought, hey ho! 36 00:03:28,870 --> 00:03:34,180 That's me. And then applied. And then I never saw the college or Oxford in person. 37 00:03:34,180 --> 00:03:39,130 So I came when we interview. But yeah, when I came for me in four years, I was kind of sold. 38 00:03:39,130 --> 00:03:40,970 I was just I really wanted to go here. 39 00:03:40,970 --> 00:03:45,850 If I think within these three things that when you get here, even though it sells, you will do the more you have got, 40 00:03:45,850 --> 00:03:52,420 keep your distance and think, you know, I might not be coming back kind of thing, but I was very fortunate and I got in and yeah. 41 00:03:52,420 --> 00:03:59,440 So I came off to Queens. But yeah, again, just by chance, really. But absolutely so glad the Queen's half is round the corner from Hafitz. 42 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:03,130 So yeah, it was one of those things, but now it's absolutely wonderful. 43 00:04:03,130 --> 00:04:06,850 So yeah, that's why I'm here. Oh, fantastic. And finally, Hannah, to. 44 00:04:06,850 --> 00:04:18,400 How about you? Hi, I'm Hannah and I do material science and I go into it sort of in year eleven is a bit of a subject. 45 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,170 So I got into it because a family friend did it. 46 00:04:22,170 --> 00:04:26,050 And then I read more about the subjects and then I was like, oh, wow. 47 00:04:26,050 --> 00:04:36,040 This like has physics and chemistry. And that's just as a combine subjects which like, I really liked. 48 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:40,950 I ended up coming to like cheese in Queens. I chose a bit more decisively. 49 00:04:40,950 --> 00:04:44,960 And the other two because there were only seven colleges that do material science. 50 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:54,740 It has been one of them. I must say, the thing that really won me over about Queens was, oh, beautiful thesea, it's done. 51 00:04:54,740 --> 00:05:02,520 I was a bit shocked that you guys understand the clarification that B.S. is our best seller. 52 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:08,370 Yeah, I would agree with Haddara is one of Queensland's highlight features, though. 53 00:05:08,370 --> 00:05:12,570 Hannah, correct me if I'm wrong. But you've got an open offer that was underwritten by Queen. 54 00:05:12,570 --> 00:05:21,450 So do you mind just explaining that? So that meant, though, on this when I was given my oath. 55 00:05:21,450 --> 00:05:29,550 It said it meant that if I got the grades, I was guaranteed a place at Oxford, but not necessarily at Queen's. 56 00:05:29,550 --> 00:05:36,300 So if that was if Queen's was so I could go to a different college. 57 00:05:36,300 --> 00:05:43,650 And it's no one else could take me than Queen's like had to take me if I got the grades. 58 00:05:43,650 --> 00:05:49,740 Yes. Yeah. They do this with smaller subjects. 59 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:54,910 So there's like a bit more leeway. Yeah, I think it's more common for the smaller departments. 60 00:05:54,910 --> 00:06:01,320 Yeah. So for each of you could you could be a little bit of an idea of what a week looks like in your life at Oxford. 61 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:05,970 So, Luke, do you mind starting that off there? Yeah. No, it's typical week. 62 00:06:05,970 --> 00:06:11,640 Well, as a history student, my timetable is rather flexible. So I usually if I'm either. 63 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:15,120 I rarely make breakfast, so I usually sleep in. I'm quite lazy. 64 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:20,040 I sleep in my first. There'll be lunch. Then I'll go to like my tutorials or lectures. 65 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:27,300 If I only for those days. Contact hours for a history student can vary between like three to like 10 or 12, 66 00:06:27,300 --> 00:06:32,250 depending on how many lectures you want to go to and how many contacts you choose to have. 67 00:06:32,250 --> 00:06:38,670 It's quite, quite varied. Yes. So do my lectures spend most more time in the library, essentially. 68 00:06:38,670 --> 00:06:45,150 So I'll do my reading that I can do. Generally, the amount of reading I do increases as the deadline nears. 69 00:06:45,150 --> 00:06:53,610 I'm not gonna lie. Then have dinner know, go to B.C., have a few beers, talk to everyone, catch up on how I've once been in the week. 70 00:06:53,610 --> 00:06:58,440 Either I go to bed early or someone talks me to going clubbing. Generally speaking. 71 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:04,930 And then on the weekend. I'll either go to formal dinner, which is really nice, or play a game of rugby. 72 00:07:04,930 --> 00:07:11,880 Involved in some societies and whatnot. And then occasionally they'll be like a special dinner on or something like that midweek as well. 73 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,900 I'll go to a free society. Addison Society, which is at Queen's. 74 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:23,790 It's really cool to probably talk more about that later. But yeah, mostly it's going to socialising at meals and leasing evenings. 75 00:07:23,790 --> 00:07:29,480 And of that I spend most of my time in the library doing when we're reading and whatnot or. 76 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,600 Yeah. Right. Writing the essays and going to stories. Yes. 77 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:40,020 It can be quite very prestigious or always depends how many contacts as you one other than maybe science students who spend times in labs. 78 00:07:40,020 --> 00:07:47,300 But yeah, I'd say it's really quite even split for me between, you know, being at dinners and meals and NBC social, 79 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:53,490 I think playing the odd game of pool or whatnot in ABC, which is always a good, good laugh and a nice bit stress relief. 80 00:07:53,490 --> 00:07:57,930 And then being in the lecture hall or the Taurel room or library doing a study. 81 00:07:57,930 --> 00:08:02,370 And yes, it's quite nice split for me. I'd say my average week. Yeah, definitely. 82 00:08:02,370 --> 00:08:10,830 That sounds like you've got a really good balance. How about you? For me, there's not really a typical week for me. 83 00:08:10,830 --> 00:08:24,360 I'm a science student. So these days 9am am walking to department normally on a full day or have three hours of lectures with a break in the middle. 84 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:31,530 Then either in the afternoon I'll do some work in the library or my room and have a tutorial. 85 00:08:31,530 --> 00:08:41,630 Or I will have labs which are like three hours, twice a fortnight, then sort of after that stuff. 86 00:08:41,630 --> 00:08:47,920 And then like I do sort of society that is in the evening. 87 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:52,710 Like running or Christian union or all these different things like that can be done in the evening. 88 00:08:52,710 --> 00:08:59,630 Then quite often finish off the night itself. NBC talking to a few people as well. 89 00:08:59,630 --> 00:09:02,350 Oh, lovely. And Pandora. How about you? 90 00:09:02,350 --> 00:09:17,030 And so kind of in between, the two peepee has a semi structured week in the sense that you have left is like lecture's all morning. 91 00:09:17,030 --> 00:09:28,810 So it like from 10:00. Luckily, we don't have any nine ends, but from 10:00 a.m., two or three Back-To-Back lectures, and that's every day. 92 00:09:28,810 --> 00:09:38,470 And then I come back to college for lunch because all lectures are in the exam schools, which is which is right opposite Queens across route. 93 00:09:38,470 --> 00:09:50,290 And so then I come back for lunch and then my afternoons are either spent in the library or in my room doing readings for my essay. 94 00:09:50,290 --> 00:09:55,270 And then in the evenings, yes, just dinner in Hool. 95 00:09:55,270 --> 00:10:03,160 And then, yes, NBC socialising or going out or going to see some friends. 96 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:12,490 I'd say it's a pretty like structured kind of schedule because there tend to be quite a few deadlines piled on top of each other. 97 00:10:12,490 --> 00:10:16,870 So you tend to have to work pretty much all day. 98 00:10:16,870 --> 00:10:21,760 And especially the weekends, that's when you big essay crunches. 99 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:27,230 But I wouldn't say it's all manageable as long as you kind of organise and and plan in advance. 100 00:10:27,230 --> 00:10:31,690 And the evenings for me is kind of my downtime after dinner. 101 00:10:31,690 --> 00:10:35,560 I can't I. That's when I switch off the for the day. 102 00:10:35,560 --> 00:10:40,450 And. Yeah. Just socialising the evening basically. 103 00:10:40,450 --> 00:10:46,090 That's good. Right. Thank you, guys. So let's start by talking about social life in college. 104 00:10:46,090 --> 00:10:54,270 This episode. So Pandora, can you take us through what kind of social like the faces are available within the college site? 105 00:10:54,270 --> 00:11:02,580 Yeah, of course. So, as you probably had, Iowa does all famous B.S., which is the Bucella, which is the college ball. 106 00:11:02,580 --> 00:11:06,510 So every college has a college ball and then Oz is just cool. 107 00:11:06,510 --> 00:11:08,550 The best seller. That's great. 108 00:11:08,550 --> 00:11:19,680 That's where basically everyone congregates in the off in the evenings to chat, to play pool, to play darts, to listen to music. 109 00:11:19,680 --> 00:11:26,050 And the drinks are really, really cheap, alcoholic and non alcohol it of course. 110 00:11:26,050 --> 00:11:33,380 And so that's really fun, just kind of being there. And then all the spaces we have in the JCR and the NCL. 111 00:11:33,380 --> 00:11:39,660 So the JCR is Genea Common Room. And then the MCO is the mode to corner. 112 00:11:39,660 --> 00:11:43,140 Middle, I think middle. Sorry. My God. 113 00:11:43,140 --> 00:11:52,020 And there is a base, there is a although they used the meetings that also just places where you can hang out as undergrads, 114 00:11:52,020 --> 00:11:54,570 you can only go to the Gisèle. 115 00:11:54,570 --> 00:12:05,100 But yeah, there really is really nice just to hang out that, you know, sit in the sofas, play pfieffer if you're into that. 116 00:12:05,100 --> 00:12:15,120 And then and there are other common rooms in other buildings I think call do, which is a second accommodation also has a common room in it. 117 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:24,360 And then there's the kind of smaller social rooms in college, like the oatmeal, which is just off the JCR, 118 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:33,600 which is the old Tabernas Room, and it's like a really nice wood panelled room with big armchairs and a fireplace. 119 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:42,490 And that's really cosy in the winter to just sit and chat. And then places like the Magrath room, which is used mainly for events. 120 00:12:42,490 --> 00:12:49,790 So like drinks, receptions. But yeah, those are pretty much the kind of social spaces in college. 121 00:12:49,790 --> 00:12:56,100 And there's also none's garden, which you can go to all the codes that you can go to if you want an outdoor space. 122 00:12:56,100 --> 00:13:01,200 So, yeah, a mixture of outdoor and indoor spaces during a nice. 123 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:05,850 Perfect. Thank you. And then sticking with the vein of college life. 124 00:13:05,850 --> 00:13:11,370 Do you mind telling us a little bit about what kind of events are putting on a fan put on by college? 125 00:13:11,370 --> 00:13:20,190 Yeah, cause I'm so that the main ones are books which are kind of like college parties that are free for everyone. 126 00:13:20,190 --> 00:13:27,960 And they happen, I think, every two weeks and they usually themes. So they might have like sports themes or. 127 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:32,070 Yeah. Really any under the sea like any. Anything really. 128 00:13:32,070 --> 00:13:38,030 And there is a lot of fun. That's where kind of everyone just gets together and like has little boogie. 129 00:13:38,030 --> 00:13:48,900 And then there are kind of more college organised events like Bundes Night, which is a kind of Scottish celebration or Christmas dinner. 130 00:13:48,900 --> 00:13:56,040 And those are usually a relief kind of fancy black tie dinner with a drinks reception before Magrath room. 131 00:13:56,040 --> 00:14:05,240 And those aren't free. You have to pay. But there's a different pricing for drinking or nondrinking ticket. 132 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:16,860 And there is also really fun because, you know, you get to dress up and you get to celebrate an event or an evening and eat really nice food. 133 00:14:16,860 --> 00:14:22,980 And then kind of the day, the last kind of type of event, I'd say, is like sports events. 134 00:14:22,980 --> 00:14:27,390 So I think the main one in Queens is some to dinner in the winter where everyone 135 00:14:27,390 --> 00:14:36,000 dresses up in some costumes and we go out for dinner and then go to a club on, 136 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:44,050 even though it's not college organised as such. It's a very community queens community thing and something that's really special to Queens, I think. 137 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:48,720 And a lot of fun. Great. Thank you. That was a really good explanation. 138 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:55,080 So moving outside of the college grounds flute, can you give us a run-Through of what's on offer in Oxford as a city? 139 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:59,850 So in terms of clubs, bars, other social spaces. Yes. 140 00:14:59,850 --> 00:15:06,390 OK. So as a typical city, it's pretty much got every fast food chain or restaurant train you could think of from, 141 00:15:06,390 --> 00:15:11,590 you know, high end, like the Ivy to it, to KFC, subways, everything even got a Gregs. 142 00:15:11,590 --> 00:15:20,350 Now, which one's very fond of. So says, you know, you've got interns, a high street shopping, typical venues and some nice designer places as well. 143 00:15:20,350 --> 00:15:25,000 Westgate, which is obviously very, very nice in terms of going out and socialising. 144 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:29,050 We have not one but two where the spoons, the four candles, which is very, very nice. 145 00:15:29,050 --> 00:15:33,410 And the Swan and Castle both get very nice atmospheres. Clubs wise. 146 00:15:33,410 --> 00:15:37,650 There's a big range from Plush, which three nice for the LGBT community. 147 00:15:37,650 --> 00:15:42,610 And we've got nice Hank Spa, which is lovely, but dance floor and a really nice bar. 148 00:15:42,610 --> 00:15:49,750 Then you've got, you know, usual clubs. So we've got, ah, you know, the Oxford ATEC, which is now, which is a park and that's really nice. 149 00:15:49,750 --> 00:15:54,600 That's quite a big club with multiple rooms. You've got fever, circus, bully. 150 00:15:54,600 --> 00:16:00,490 So. So I think one of the big taboos about oxygen. I was certainly applying is everyone said it was dead. 151 00:16:00,490 --> 00:16:05,050 No one goes out. We all live in the library and there's not much of a nightlife. So wrong. 152 00:16:05,050 --> 00:16:09,100 It's like a typical city. It's bustling. The nightlife is brilliant. 153 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:14,410 There are, you know, the amount of pub crews that so, for instance, matriculation, which is when you become a student at Oxford. 154 00:16:14,410 --> 00:16:20,260 And the nice ceremony, we went on a pub crawl. And, you know, there is we just had too many to choose from. 155 00:16:20,260 --> 00:16:25,240 I think this when I counted in just the immediate vicinity of some like 20 pubs. 156 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:29,080 So there's low to places. Very nice to go into and have a drink. 157 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:35,980 There's loads, restaurants. As I go to bars where we want cocktails, we want more pub environment or you want to go to a nice restaurant or just, 158 00:16:35,980 --> 00:16:43,660 you know, pop in to have a nice sushi or wherever. We've got loads of places like that and it's you bus in terms of shopping. 159 00:16:43,660 --> 00:16:47,620 And, you know, there's less tourists as well that come along as well. 160 00:16:47,620 --> 00:16:53,190 In terms of like not going out and drinking, you've got like Botanic Gardens, university parks. 161 00:16:53,190 --> 00:16:57,940 And so there's loads of restaurants, places to go shopping. Just really nice green spaces around town, if you like. 162 00:16:57,940 --> 00:17:02,770 You're running as well. There are so many scenic routes to go out and have, you know, have a run or cycle. 163 00:17:02,770 --> 00:17:08,110 Lots of people cycle around Oxford. You got the Iffley Sports Centre as well, and you've got quite a few gyms. 164 00:17:08,110 --> 00:17:14,260 I think it's a pure gym as well, which lots of people use as the gym inside Carrodus as well, 165 00:17:14,260 --> 00:17:19,390 which people are quite fond of news, but Iffley Sport Centre as well, which is some really good rates. 166 00:17:19,390 --> 00:17:25,270 If you want to start up a three year membership and use the gym facilities there, the track, the swimming pool is really nice. 167 00:17:25,270 --> 00:17:32,230 I use that myself. Yeah, there's quite a lot to do. So I think, yeah, definitely a misconception that Oxford hasn't got lots of places to go out to. 168 00:17:32,230 --> 00:17:37,530 It's got everything you could want. Yeah, it's absolutely, absolutely brilliant. 169 00:17:37,530 --> 00:17:48,460 Right. Thank you, Luke. So moving away from kind of the kind of more cars like the more casual side of social life and into the more structured side. 170 00:17:48,460 --> 00:17:52,300 What kinds of activities and societies are each of you involved with? 171 00:17:52,300 --> 00:18:02,170 So, Hannah, can we start with you? So I'm involved with material society as the social sector the next year. 172 00:18:02,170 --> 00:18:10,720 I'm also involved in Christian Union, which is and I'm gonna be a trap, Queens and Hartford. 173 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:22,210 And I doubled in rowing. I've also done a few other self things very casually, but those are the two main ones. 174 00:18:22,210 --> 00:18:29,830 Okay, Luke, what about you? Okay, so I'm involved in two societies at Queen's I'm involved in the Addison Society, 175 00:18:29,830 --> 00:18:37,150 which I mentioned earlier, which is a really nice informal debate society where we have a very nice dinner. 176 00:18:37,150 --> 00:18:40,270 And again, this nondrinking and drinking ticket is paid event, 177 00:18:40,270 --> 00:18:45,730 but you can apply for subsidised ticket, which is obviously very inclusive and very nice to them. 178 00:18:45,730 --> 00:18:47,790 And we get a special guest ends the way. 179 00:18:47,790 --> 00:18:54,910 Always attended one with Gavin Williamson, who's the secretary for education, and he came in and we had a nice dinner. 180 00:18:54,910 --> 00:19:00,940 And then it's just, you know, he gives a speech and then you can just ask him questions. And is about 20 to 30 people in the room. 181 00:19:00,940 --> 00:19:03,490 It's just really relaxed and it's a really nice occasion. 182 00:19:03,490 --> 00:19:09,040 And that's quite special and a good opportunity to, you know, have a face to face conversation with somebody neverthought. 183 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:14,020 So that's a really exciting thing I take part in. And I think there's I think it's a dinner term. 184 00:19:14,020 --> 00:19:18,100 I think I'm also involved in Queens College Rugby. 185 00:19:18,100 --> 00:19:25,090 So we have a game every every weekend. No training, which I'm sure some people be very glad to hear about. 186 00:19:25,090 --> 00:19:29,770 And we see me up for social events. And it's a rugby dinner, which is very nice. 187 00:19:29,770 --> 00:19:32,950 Like most sports teams will have that. So, yeah, that's nice to be involved in. 188 00:19:32,950 --> 00:19:36,280 And it's also really nice because there's no first or fourth years and whatnot. 189 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:40,020 And it's nice to mix in with, you know, all the years a college rather than just your own. 190 00:19:40,020 --> 00:19:44,000 Yes. That's nice to do. Also, there's Oxford. 191 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:50,110 It's it's Oxford Society is not just at Queen's. There's Oxford Poker Society dabbling cards. 192 00:19:50,110 --> 00:19:54,740 I'm quite fond of it. And even though I'm not very good, it is still quite rush and quite a good bit of fun. 193 00:19:54,740 --> 00:19:58,940 So there's that as well. And this of more relaxed things as well, such as Paul. 194 00:19:58,940 --> 00:20:08,330 Society as well. So go attend a couple of those events as well, if I fancy a bit of a chill night instead of something a bit more raucous at the time. 195 00:20:08,330 --> 00:20:17,060 Thank you. And Pandora, how about you? So I'm not actually as extracurricular as material, but I am. 196 00:20:17,060 --> 00:20:26,090 I do. And I do play college, netball and so Queen's Netball, which I'm going to be captain for next year. 197 00:20:26,090 --> 00:20:34,580 And that's really fun. That's just really chill. On every Thursday, we have a match where we play all the colleges and nothing life. 198 00:20:34,580 --> 00:20:43,510 We tend to win. We're pretty good. No, it's just really fun and really tell anyone that even if you haven't paid netball ever before, 199 00:20:43,510 --> 00:20:53,330 like like two people just come together and it's mixed in. By the way, not just girls, but yeah, it's really fun for anyone to come along, too. 200 00:20:53,330 --> 00:21:08,190 And more widely in Oxford. Iron, I attend a Free Law Society events mainly for much, but also just it's a great way to learn about. 201 00:21:08,190 --> 00:21:14,380 Like, there are tons of societies that help you with your career and help you kind of further. 202 00:21:14,380 --> 00:21:22,880 I'm good in your interest. Say, that's another kind of good thing about sports, and that's something that I really enjoy as well. 203 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:28,290 Yes. Thank you. Great. So, Hannah, you mentioned that you're the social sex material society. 204 00:21:28,290 --> 00:21:32,640 So can you mind taking us through what that entails? 205 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:42,300 So every society will have an sec which has different people that help run the activities of the society. 206 00:21:42,300 --> 00:21:47,070 And quite often those societies have a social secretary. 207 00:21:47,070 --> 00:21:55,920 So this is all things that that involves is welcome drinks for like New Fresh is coming in and welcoming them to society. 208 00:21:55,920 --> 00:22:08,730 It can involve doing quizzes for everyone to get involved in, and it can also involve drinking events such as crude dates. 209 00:22:08,730 --> 00:22:14,640 And it can also involve like nondrinking events such as brunches and all sorts of things like that. 210 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:22,290 It's just making sure that there's a place that people that do materials can hang out 211 00:22:22,290 --> 00:22:26,880 outside of the course and get to know people in different years and have fun together. 212 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:35,310 Really pretty. Yeah. So crew dates are where usually I think it's two societies tend to be. 213 00:22:35,310 --> 00:22:38,910 But I think it can be one maybe if it's like a big society. 214 00:22:38,910 --> 00:22:45,690 But yeah. And it's they go to the restaurant and they're usually quite a degree of drinking involved. 215 00:22:45,690 --> 00:22:49,590 But yes, there are many beckler. Okay, great. 216 00:22:49,590 --> 00:22:55,310 Thank you, guys. That's been super helpful. And I'm sure you've cleared up any questions people have about socializr queens. 217 00:22:55,310 --> 00:23:01,770 So to close. I just like to ask each of you, what is your favourite thing about college and why? 218 00:23:01,770 --> 00:23:08,400 So, Pandora, can you start over? Oh, that is a very hard question. 219 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:16,980 I have to say the thing. Yeah, the thing that I love most coming here is how friendly a forum was. 220 00:23:16,980 --> 00:23:26,730 I was really nervous coming to Yati, not knowing, like, whether I'd fit in or whether, like, I'd find my friends. 221 00:23:26,730 --> 00:23:37,020 And like it. Everyone's just been so welcoming and not everyone's got a smile on their face, not just in my year, but in every year. 222 00:23:37,020 --> 00:23:38,550 And everyone's so eager to help. 223 00:23:38,550 --> 00:23:46,860 And that's something that I found really comforting and like welcoming because it is a really overwhelming thing moving to uni. 224 00:23:46,860 --> 00:23:54,690 And if everyone makes it as smooth the transition as possible, then then it just makes everything a little bit easier. 225 00:23:54,690 --> 00:23:58,470 And I think that's something that's really special about Queens. Yeah, definitely. 226 00:23:58,470 --> 00:24:02,830 And I think sometimes from the outside, it can seem like Oxford would be quite a competitive environment. 227 00:24:02,830 --> 00:24:08,970 But my third one moved to Queens and found that it's significantly more kind of collaborative and supportive than it is competitive. 228 00:24:08,970 --> 00:24:12,410 And I think that's a really, really nice thing. How about you, Luke? 229 00:24:12,410 --> 00:24:16,890 What's your favourite thing about college? Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm going to have to say pretty much the same. 230 00:24:16,890 --> 00:24:20,250 So building a fan is probably the community at Queens. 231 00:24:20,250 --> 00:24:29,610 And I'll give an example is the fact that okay, so I think I give a shout out to animals, which is the second is men's football team at college. 232 00:24:29,610 --> 00:24:35,430 And I am the worst football player you have ever seen. Definitely at Queens, possibly at Oxford. 233 00:24:35,430 --> 00:24:42,450 I am shocking. And yet, you know the environment, you know, the jets at Queen's to just everyone is so supportive, 234 00:24:42,450 --> 00:24:46,170 encouraging that even I had the confidence, put my boots on, go out and play a game or two. 235 00:24:46,170 --> 00:24:51,360 Football is a football dinner. Yeah. No, it's really encouraging and I had a great time. 236 00:24:51,360 --> 00:24:56,940 So I definitely think that the community translates as really embodied in the sports as well at Queen's, 237 00:24:56,940 --> 00:25:04,740 which maybe not the most competitive, but certainly the most supportive and probably best, you know, sort of sense of community you can get. 238 00:25:04,740 --> 00:25:10,140 That's where it really shines for me, is the fact that you can take points for and you know, it's not high pressure. 239 00:25:10,140 --> 00:25:15,210 You can just relax and enjoy the sport sake, which is always think a really positive thing. 240 00:25:15,210 --> 00:25:17,580 And that's definitely why I really clicked. 241 00:25:17,580 --> 00:25:21,720 That's probably the moment I really clicked with Queens when I felt, you know, comfortable playing a sport. 242 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:25,140 I know I'm Croppa and I still manage to have fun and everyone else did as well. 243 00:25:25,140 --> 00:25:32,530 So that's that's always a good sign. So, yeah, I'd definitely say the community say queens just the way people support and build other people up. 244 00:25:32,530 --> 00:25:36,360 This is really good thing in my eyes. Fantastic. On how to. 245 00:25:36,360 --> 00:25:42,650 How about you. I'm going to say along a very similar line to the of the two. 246 00:25:42,650 --> 00:25:48,930 I think, like, the really good thing is allows you to the freshest bubble as well. 247 00:25:48,930 --> 00:25:51,690 So you have lots of people around. You got a fresher's. 248 00:25:51,690 --> 00:25:59,880 But it's so great to have the older students in college to, like, guide you and maybe like help you out if you're bit stressed about something. 249 00:25:59,880 --> 00:26:04,940 I really enjoyed having a supportive network of older students as well. 250 00:26:04,940 --> 00:26:10,490 And I think the OCA that's been great is it allows you to go outside of just your course, 251 00:26:10,490 --> 00:26:15,990 unlike you can know people that do so many courses like like Queens. 252 00:26:15,990 --> 00:26:19,410 You'll probably meet people that you're like, I don't even know. 253 00:26:19,410 --> 00:26:24,990 There was a course like the amount people like. Oh, is materials, even occlusal? 254 00:26:24,990 --> 00:26:30,830 Like, it's just so many different causes and so many different perspectives in every sense of that. 255 00:26:30,830 --> 00:26:34,330 And it's not true. Right. Well, thank you all so much. 256 00:26:34,330 --> 00:26:39,310 This is super interesting. And I'm sure it would be really, really helpful for anybody who listened. 257 00:26:39,310 --> 00:26:42,840 So I really appreciate you all agreeing to be on. 258 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:53,440 I'll speak tuell Thane. 259 00:26:53,440 --> 00:27:00,040 Thank you so much to Luke, Hannah and Pandora for that interesting conversation and a massive thank you to all of you who listened. 260 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:09,640 There are loads more access resources on the Queen's College website. W w w dot queen's dot ox dot ac dot UK forward slash access dash outreach. 261 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:20,704 And you can find out more about the college in general through its website, Twitter and Instagram, including on the Access Twitter at Queen's Outrage.