There are two types of membership ‘Full member’ and ‘Associate member’. These have the following rights:
- Full member
- Have access to all facilities provided by the MCR
- Subject to availability, they are entitled to book a member’s ticket for each MCR Formal Hall and any other MCR event
- Associated member
- Have access to all facilities provided by the MCR. The exception to this are 4th year undergraduates who are not allowed to book the MCR punts.
- Subject to availability, they are entitled to book a member’s ticket for each MCR Formal Hall
- Tickets for other MCR events e.g. trips, swaps may be made available to associate members at the discretion of the Committee if tickets are available
- Associate members are not entitled to vote at General Meetings or in elections
- In general, associate members may not be candidates for election to any Committee position. The exception to this are 4th year undergraduate students who may stand for non-‐ executive roles
The following people are entitled to membership
- Full member
- Only members of Clare College who are registered for one of the following degrees shall be considered as “graduate members” and so have automatic membership in the MCR
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), including PhD by part-‐time study
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Vet MB)
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB BChir)
- Bachelor of Music (MusB)
- Master of Education (MEd)
- Master of Laws (LLM)
- Master of Letters (MLitt)
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
- Master of Research (MRes)
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Master of Studies (MSt)
- Diploma in Economics
- Diploma in International Law
- Diploma in Legal Studies
- Any other University Diploma
- Any Certificate of Postgraduate Study
- Any Other University Certificate, including Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics (aka Part III Maths)
- Only members of Clare College who are registered for one of the following degrees shall be considered as “graduate members” and so have automatic membership in the MCR
- Associate member
- Members of Clare College in their fourth year who are acquiring a graduate degree as a consequence of continuing their undergraduate study;
- Members of the Clare College Research Associate Scheme;
- Other students e.g. visiting students at the discretion of the committee
Those eligible for associate membership need to have their application for membership approved by the MCR committee at a committee meeting. Those eligible should send their application/ request to the MCR secretary and it will be discussed at the next committee meeting and the applicant will be informed of the outcome.