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The University of Oxford

University of Oxford
Oxford University Coat Of Arms.svg
Latin: Universitas Oxoniensis
Motto Dominus Illuminatio Mea (Latin)
Motto in English
"The Lord is my Light"
Established c. 1096
Endowment £4.775 billion (inc. colleges) 2014-15
Chancellor Chris Patten
Vice-Chancellor Louise Richardson
Academic staff
1,791
Students 22,602 (December 2015)
Undergraduates 11,603 (2015)
Postgraduates 10,499 (2015)
Other students
500
Location Oxford, England, UK
Colours      Oxford blue
Athletics The Sporting Blue
Affiliations IARU
Russell Group
Europaeum
EUA
Golden Triangle
G5
LERU
SES
Website ox.ac.uk
University of Oxford.svg
Rankings
ARWU
(2016, world)
7
QS
(2016/17, world)
6
THE
(2016/17, world)
1
Complete
(2017, national)
2
The Guardian
(2017, national)
2
Times/Sunday Times
(2017, national)
2

Coordinates: 51°45′40″N 1°15′12″W / 51.7611°N 1.2534°W / 51.7611; -1.2534

The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University or simply Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. It has no known date of foundation, but there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation. It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge. The two "ancient universities" are frequently jointly referred to as "Oxbridge".

The university is made up of a variety of institutions, including 38 constituent colleges and a full range of academic departments which are organised into four divisions. All the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university, each controlling its own membership and with its own internal structure and activities. Being a city university, it does not have a main campus; instead, its buildings and facilities are scattered throughout the city centre. Most undergraduate teaching at Oxford is organised around weekly tutorials at the colleges and halls, supported by classes, lectures and laboratory work provided by university faculties and departments.


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