Green Templeton College
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| University | University of Oxford |
| Coordinates | 51°45′40″N 1°15′46″W / 51.761223°N 1.262866°WCoordinates: 51°45′40″N 1°15′46″W / 51.761223°N 1.262866°W |
| Established | 2008 |
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Dr Cecil Howard Green and Sir John Templeton |
| Sister college | St Edmund's College, Cambridge |
| Principal | Denise Lievesley from October 2015 |
| Postgraduates | 300 |
| Website | www |
| Boat club | Green Templeton Boat Club |
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 Location in Oxford city centre
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Green Templeton College (GTC) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is the university's newest college, having come into existence on 1 October 2008 from the merger of Green College and Templeton College. The merger between Green College and Templeton College was the first in the University's modern history. After being approved by the University Council and the Governing Bodies of both colleges, it was formally announced in July 2007. Green Templeton College (GTC) was officially opened on 1 October 2008.
As an all-graduate college, Green Templeton has a single common room for its Students and Fellows, to encourage their interaction. The college focuses on a variety of subjects, especially those in the medical and life sciences, the management sciences, and a range of social sciences.
The college is located on the previous Green College site on Woodstock Road in North Oxford and is centred on the architecturally important Radcliffe Observatory, an 18th-century building, modelled on the ancient Tower of the Winds at Athens.
The college has formal ties with Green College, University of British Columbia, which similarly owes its inception to the generosity of Cecil H. Green.
Though by Oxford standards both Green College and Templeton College were relatively young colleges, they each had their own individual history and established culture. Neither was formed as a traditional Oxbridge college.
Established in 1979, Green College was one of the youngest colleges of the University and was named after its main benefactors: Dr Cecil H. Green, founder of Texas Instruments, and his wife Dr Ida Green. It was one of three colleges established due to his generosity (the others being Green College, University of British Columbia and The University of Texas at Dallas).
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