Maison française d'Oxford
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| Type | French Research Centre in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
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| Established | 1946 |
| Director | Anne Simonin |
| Location | Oxford, England, UK |
| Affiliations | , University of Oxford, , French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, CNRS |
| Website | www.mfo.ac.uk |
The Maison Française d'Oxford (MFO, or just Maison Française locally) is a French research centre in the humanities and social sciences and a member of the by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).
With the support of the and the University of Oxford, the Maison Française works towards a better integration of French research in the humanities and social sciences in international networks, especially in the English-speaking world.
In 1999, it became a research centre of the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (INSHS) of the CNRS, and, as such, it develops research programmes with academic institutions of the University of Oxford and other British universities.
The idea of establishing a French presence at the heart of the British academic world dates back to at least the beginning of the 20th century. It was defended in particular by the members of the French Club, which existed at the University of Oxford at the time and which brought together a community of francophile students.
However, it was not until after the Second World War, in more favourable circumstances, that this project was fully realised. The support that the United Kingdom had provided to the Free French had provoked a desire to consolidate the links between the two sides of the Channel, in cultural as much as academic terms.
The Maison Française was brought to life at the beginning of the academic year in 1946, thanks to the initiatives of the archaeologist Claude Schaeffer and under the guidance of Henri Fluchère, renowned academic, and a specialist of Shakespeare.
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