XIX. International Conference on Patristic Studies
Oxford
5.-9. August 2024
The International Conference on Patristics Studies meets under the auspices of the Faculty of Theology and Religion, and the Faculty of Classics, of the University of Oxford
Important Note: New Booking Arrangement for Accomodation
In previous years, accommodation has been booked by Mrs Frost on behalf of Oxford Conference Management. At the last conference, however, many delegates found it cheaper to book their rooms through websites.
There are 30 other colleges to be considered – many of which can be found via Alternative accommodation, such as hotels or guest houses, and can be booked either direct with the venue, or via the Oxford Tourist Board; Booking.com;Trivago; and Expedia.
The colleges themselves to not accept individual bookings from delegates.
This measure will help to keep the costs for delegates as low as possible. Anyone wishing to stay in one of the Patristics’ listed colleges you need to
1. Go to the individual colleges website and book your accomodation (some of the colleges have not yet started with the booking facility, but rest assured, there will be accomodation available):
a. Brasenose : https://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/conferences/bed-and-breakfast
b. Keble College: http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/conferences/book-your-accommodation
c. St Catherines: http://www.catzconferences.com/bed-breakfast
In all cases the Promotional code is: PATRISTICS2024 (capitals and no space)
2. a. Go to the University Rooms Oxford website (University Rooms), and then
b. Insert the dates you require – remembering it is 2024
c. Click the Promotion Code button
d. Insert our promotion code which is: PATRISTICS2024 (with no spaces)
e. The list of colleges and the prices will then be shown
f. Select which college and type of accommodation required
g. Then payment details will appear – for you to complete personally
Cancellations should be made via University Rooms (not through the Conference Secretariat)
St Catherine's College
St Catherine's College was founded by the distinguished historian Alan Bullock, who went on to become the first Master of the College, and later Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.
The College traces its descent from the Delegacy of Non-Collegiate Students, founded in 1868 to offer university education at Oxford without the costs of college membership. Nonetheless, the social role of a college was re-established by the Delegacy's students, meeting as St Catherine's Club, which was named after its meeting place in a hall on Catte Street.
The college opened in 1962 to male students. St Catherine's admitted women from 1974, becoming one of the first five co-educational non-graduate colleges in the university (Nuffield College, a graduate college, was the first in 1937).
The College is situated towards the east of Oxford, on the banks of the Cherwell river. Its striking buildings in glass and concrete by the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen marry modern materials with a traditional layout around a quadrangle.
Keble College
Keble College is one of the largest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford with 425 undergraduate and 246 graduate students. It was the wish of our founders in 1870 to extend access to the University more widely, and the College has a continuing commitment to inclusiveness.
The College prides itself on the academic achievements of its students, and aims to offer a supportive environment in which learning can flourish.
Keble is a vibrant community whose students excel not only academically, but also in music, drama, and sport. We pride ourselves on our traditions, but we are forward looking, as shown by our exciting plans for enhancing graduate provision at the College’s H B Allen Centre within a few minutes walk from the main College site.
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Brasenose College
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College (in full: The King's Hall and College of Brasenose, often referred to by the abbreviation BNC), is another of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1509, with the College library and current chapel added in in the mid-seventeenth century. The College's New Quadrangle was completed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with additional residence areas completed in the 1960s and 1970s.
Brasenose is home to one of the oldest boat clubs in the world, Brasenose College Boat Club.
Brasenose faces the west side of Radcliffe Square opposite the Radcliffe Camera in the centre of Oxford. The north side is defined by Brasenose Lane, while the south side reaches the High Street. To the west is Lincoln College. At its south-east end, the college is separated from the University Church by St Mary's Passage. The main entrance of the College can be found on Radcliffe Square.
