FORMAL DINNER

SATURDAY EVENING

We will be heading over to one of the University of Oxford’s grandest dining halls for a halal formal dinner on Saturday evening. QI 2024 formal dinner will be held at St John’s College.

Scroll down for further details and a sample menu from a previous year.

DINNER

Formal dinners, typically held weekly (or daily in some colleges), involve students dressing in formal attire and being served a 3-course meal in the college hall. QI students will have the option to select either a meat or vegetarian menu option at registration.

CONTEMPLATE

Formal dinners are not only about the food. They provide an opportunity to socialise and discuss ideas with fellow students from differing backgrounds of study.

Students take the time to contemplate and converse with peers, a process many Oxford academics say is vital to the development of a student during their time at university.

SAMPLE MENU 2024

PAST FORMAL DINNERS

Past formal dinners have been held at Sommerville College, St John’s College and Keble College.

Scroll down for an example menu and pictures from a previous dinner held in Somerville College. Click on ‘Past’ for details of previous dinners.

PAST MENU EXAMPLE

Seared maple salmon, spring vegetable salad and toasted sesame

Smokey veg bruschetta with chilli, dressed rocket on toasted

ciabatta (vegan)

Rump of lamb with herb crushed new potatoes, tender stem

and broad bean pesto

Sweetcorn fritter with slow roasted tomato and watercress salad

with aioli (vegan)

Summer fruit mille feuille with strawberry ice cream

Tea, Coffee & Somerville Chocolates

Q-CONNECT: TASTER

Register for the free tafsir of Sura Al-Fatiha in- person and online taster session on 28th November 2024, 7 pm and Q-Connect. Click on Q-Connect for more details.

KIDS ACADEMY:

Registration for term 1 beginning on 5th October 2024 in Hazelwick School is SOLD OUT. Click on Kids’ Academy for full details and terms dates.

Q-CLUB

We are excited to announce that we will cover a new Sura Joseph (Q. 12) at our new venue Waterstones in Central London this academic year 2024/25. The next Q-Club of term 1 will be on 12 November 2024. Click on Q-Club for details.

LONDON SHORT COURSE:

LONDON SHORT COURSE: Starts 28.10.24: Registration for the new 'Understand your' Prayer short course is now open, click on London Short Course for full course details and to register.

LONDON ACADEMY:

Registration for the new academic year starting 4.10.24 is now open click on London Academy for full course details. Click on register to view the ticketing options and join, including an option to pay in two instalments.

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