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Lincoln College JCR

Prospective Student?

Visit lincoln.ox.ac.uk for info on courses, accommodation and admissions.

Other end? Find here to find out about our JCR Alumni Connections.

Welcome to the new JCR Website! The JCR serves as a college-level student union responsible for events, Welfare, and making student ideas come to life. Got an idea that you want to make happen? Get in touch with our Executive Committee below or come along to a JCR meeting!

At Lincoln

Hall Menus

The croissant is said to have originated in Austria, not France. Its ancestor is the kipferl, a crescent-shaped pastry, which wasn’t made with puff pastry, but its distinctive shape is where the croissant gets its name. A popular legend ties the origin of the croissant to the Siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Turks in 1683. According to it, Viennese bakers working late at night heard the Ottomans tunneling into the city and alerted the authorities, allowing the city to defend itself. To celebrate, bakers supposedly created a pastry with its curved shape made to resemble the crescent moon of the Ottoman flag. This, however, is widely disregarded, with experts claiming the kipferl (or its relatives) can be dated as far back as the 13th Century. The croissant arrived in France in the late 18th century, thanks to Austrian entrepreneur August Zang, whose Viennese bakery in Paris introduced the French to the kipferl. It was later adapted into the flakier croissant we know today.

JCR Democracy

The JCR holds regular meetings where all JCR members are able to raise issues and vote on various topics. 

Download the Updated Really-Useful-Info-Page

Download the Really-Useful-Info-Page full of important contacts, timings and more! Also includes opening hours for our favourite Oxford libraries… Perfect to print out for your pinboard!

Alternatively, fill out this form for a free printed copy to appear in your pidge within 7 term days. 

Feedback on the JCR?

For current students: let us know your suggestions, ideas, feedback and comments on the JCR. Either speak to your favourite committee member or fill out the anonymous form here!

What's On at Lincoln?

Event not on the calendar? Email the JCR Secretary to add it in. Click ‘+ Google Calendar’ in the bottom right corner to add this calendar to your personal calendar so you don’t miss upcoming events!

Our JCR Officers

The ten JCR Officers keep the JCR afloat, with a variety of roles from President and Treasurer all the way to Welfare Officers and Entertainment Chair. The team is also supported by an ever-growing wider committee covering all aspects of Lincoln life. The positions are filled through JCR-wide elections with some roles elected in Michaelmas term and some in Trinity.

Catrina McNamara
President

Patrick Quaife
Vice President

Nick Kandratsenka
Treasurer

Defne Pamucku
Secretary

Will Longtin
Academic Affairs

Isabelle Gregory
Environment and Ethics Rep

Nathan Patel
Access and Outreach

Izabela Labedzka
Welfare

Victor De Oliveira
Welfare

Emanuel Radici
Entz Chair

Entz

The Entertainment Committee (known as ‘Entz’), organises many of the Lincoln College JCR events. From BOPs to Black Tie Drinks, from Crewdates to Carving Pumpkins – we will organise whatever the Undergraduates want to do. 

Current Entz Team:
Emanuel Radici (Chair)
Alasdair Shaw (Treasurer)
Zara Lawrence
Em Bate
Ellie Bendahan
Luca Moretto

Our JCR Teams!

Our JCR is run by a team of almost 50 people! There’s a role for everyone and everyone’s encouraged to get involved. Alongside our Officers Team and Entz Team, we have 4 other Teams responsible for different aspects of Lincoln life.

Welfare Working Group

Welfare Officer: Izabela Labedzka
Welfare Officer: Victor de Oliveira

LGBTQIA+ Rep: Toby Weston
Gender Rep:  Alice Bradshaw
CRED Rep: Mariyah Saddique
Disabilities Rep: Felix Cripps
International Students’ Rep: Marvin Lee
Social Backgrounds Rep: Ashley Wang

Operations Team

VP (Chair): Patrick Quaife

Arts Rep: Rosie Howroyd
Sports Rep: Rabbi Sharif
Revue Rep: [Vacant!]
Stash Rep: [Vacant!]
War Minister: Georgi Filipov
Cookie Fairy:Alasdair Shaw
Steak Fairies: Jess Holmes
Marmite Fairies: Paul Cooley
Djungleskog Fairy: James Morgan
Honorary Archivist: Alice Bradshaw
Yearbook Rep: Steph Stankard and Hannah Newman
Keeper of the College Tortoise: Jess Hind

Sustainability Team

Environment and Ethics Officer: Isabelle Gregory

Charities Rep: Callum Stove
Food Rep: Natalie Bate
Bicycle Rep: Luke Barron

Inreach and Outreach Relations Team

Access and Outreach Officer: Nathan Patel
Academic Affairs Officer: Will Longtin
1427 President (Alumni Rep): Joseph Mayhew-Millard
Website Manager: Jake Palmer
The Imp Editor: Emanuel Radici

Ball President: Manali Patel
Independent Chair and Returning Officer: Jay Austen