University of Oxford

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Established: Unknown, teaching existed since 1096[2]
Type: Public
Endowment: £3.6 billion (inc. colleges)[3]
Chancellor: The Rt Hon. Lord Patten of Barnes
Vice-Chancellor: Dr John Hood
Students: 19,486[4]
Undergraduates: 11,300[4]
Postgraduates: 7,380[4]
Location: Oxford, England, UK
Colours: Oxford Blue[5]
Affiliations: IARU
Russell Group
Coimbra Group
Europaeum
EUA
LERU
'Golden Triangle'
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1167 caused many English scholars to return from France and settle in Oxford. The historian Gerald of Wales lectured to the scholars in 1188, and the first known foreign scholar, Emo of Friesland arrived in 1190. The head of the University was named a chancellor from 1201, and the masters were recognised as a universitas or corporation in 1231. The students associated together, on the basis of geographical origins, into two “nations”, representing the North (including the Scots) and the South (including the Irish and the Welsh). In later centuries, geographical origins continued to influence many students' affiliations when membership of a college or hall became customary in Oxford. Members of many religious orders, including Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites, and Augustinians, settled in Oxford in the mid-13th century, gained influence, and maintained houses for students.

an hour with an academic discussing their week’s work,
usually an essay (arts) or
problem sheet (sciences).
Students usually have around two tutorials a week, and can be taught by
academics at any other college - not just their own - as expertise and p
ersonnel requires. These tutorials are complemented by lectures, classes
and seminars, which are organised on a departmental basis. Graduate
students undertaking taught degrees are usually instructed through
classes and seminars, though naturally there is more focus upon individual
research.

Teaching and degrees

is rated 4th in the world, behind Harvard, Yale and Cambridge, making it the 2nd best university in Europe

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Harald V of Norway
Abdullah II of Jordan
John Gorton
Malcolm Fraser
Bob Hawke
Manmohan Singh
Indira Gandhi
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan
Norman Washington Manley
Theodore Geisel,
Evelyn Waugh,
Lewis Carroll
Aldous Huxley
Oscar Wilde
C. S. Lewis
J. R. R. Tolkien
Graham Greene
Phillip Pullman
Vikram Seth
Plum Sykes