About Us
Nestled in the heart of Oxford, the Middle Common Room provides a home for all of those who study for advanced degrees at Hertford. As an association of graduate students, we believe that the Hertford MCR is one of the friendliest graduate communities in Oxford.
Every year, the MCR elects a new committee which works to ensure the smooth running of all MCR activities. You can learn more about this year's committee below. You can also join the committee in Michaelmas term by running for a vacant position!
Hertford MCR Committee 2026-2027
President
Nick Mikelsaar (she/her)
Fun fact: I love being at the seaside watching boats go by.
Treasurer
Chloe Kinderman (she/her)
Fun fact: I can recite the first stanza of the general prologue of the Canterbury Tales in Middle English.
Steward
Felix Teng (he/him)
Fun fact: I used to play both the Chinese violin - the “erhu”, and the violin (although I’m not good at either).
Equalities Representative
Vacant position
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Interim Academic Affairs Officer
Akari Goda-Maurezzutt (she/ )
Fun fact: I lived in Italy for almost 3 years and still can't really drink coffee.
Stash and Tickets Officer
Trent Hugler (he/him)
Fun fact: Asthmatic otters can be taught to use inhalers!
Interim Arts Representative
Akari Goda-Maurezzutt (she/ )
Fun fact: I lived in Italy for almost 3 years and still can't really drink coffee.
Charities & Environment Rep
Vacant position
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Sports Representative
Vacant Position
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Sommelier
Joe Wilcock (he/him)
Fun fact: I've been part of a weekly bad film club for six years. It's awful. I can't recommend it enough.
Secretary / VP
Bikem Pastine (she/her)
Fun fact: I'm the world’s number one soup fan! I could eat soup for breakfast, lunch, and dinner - any time of year.
Social Secretary
Findlay Milne (he/him)
Fun fact: I was in the newspapers for coming third in a welly boot race
IT Officer
Khadijah Mohammed (she/her)
Fun fact: I'm luckier with the 'h' at the end of my first name.
Welfare Officer
Ruskin Harding (they/them)
Fun fact: I'm attempting to try out as many different flavours of toothpaste as possible.
Queer and Women's Officer
Vacant position
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Food and Housing Officer
Vacant position
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Jellyfish Officer
Vacant position
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Outreach Officer
Inka Snellman (she/her)
Fun fact: When not in the MCR, you might catch me pipetting in the lab or playing a very niche sport called floorball for the uni.
Bar Manager
Laila Latifi (she/her)
Fun fact: My great-grandparents owned a tavern with the same symbol as Hertford's coat of arms.
Interim Sommelier
Manuel Gannon (he/him)
Fun fact: I used to have a marine aquarium with real propagated corals!
Contact Us
Each Committee Officer has an inbox. Please direct all MCR related queries and requests to the Officer's inbox and not to their personal/work email addresses.
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President — mcr-president@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Secretary — mcr-secretary@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Treasurer — mcr-treasurer@hertford.ox.ac.uk
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Social Secretary — mcr-social@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Academic Affairs Representative — mcr-academic-affairs@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Welfare Officer — mcr-welfare@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Queer and Women's Officer — mcr-queerandwomen@hertford.ox.ac.uk (currently vacant position)
Bar Manager — mcr-bar@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Steward — mcr-steward@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Food and Housing Officer — mcr-foodandhousing@hertford.ox.ac.uk (currently vacant position)
IT Officer — mcr-it@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Stash and Tickets Officer — mcr-stashandtickets@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Arts Representative — mcr-arts@hertford.ox.ac.uk (currently vacant position)
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Equalities Representative — mcr-equalities@hertford.ox.ac.uk (currently vacant position)
Sports Representative — mcr-sport@hertford.ox.ac.uk (currently vacant position)
Sommelier(s) — mcr-sommelier@hertford.ox.ac.uk
Charities, Communities & the Environment Representative — mcr-cce@hertford.ox.ac.uk (currently vacant position)
Outreach Officer — mcr-outreach@hertford.ox.ac.uk