University of Oxford

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UNIVERSITY OF

OXFORD

One of the

best

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„The Lord is my light”

It’s a university located in Oxford, England,
United Kingdom and it is the oldest university
in the English-speaking world. Although its
exact date of foundation is unclear,
University grew rapidly from 1167 when
Henry II banned English students from
attending the University of Paris. There are
over 21,000 students at Oxford, including
11,752 undergraduates and 9,621
postgraduates.

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Structure

There are thirty-eight colleges of the
University of Oxford and six Permanent
Private Halls, each controlling its
membership and with its own internal
structure and activities. Private Halls are
dormitory. Traditionally, colleges compete
with each other. Each year the colleges
ranking which based on rating of academic
students, called the Norrington Table, is
published.

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The university year

The academic year at Oxford University runs
from October to June. The year is divided into
three eight week terms, Michaelmas (October
to December), Hilary (January to March), and
Trinity (April to June) and include some of
events:

Varsity Football Match

Varsity Rugby Match

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Varsity Football Match

The Varsity Football match is one of the
oldest regular fixtures in world football,
having been played every year since 1873
(with a break for the First and Second World
Wars).

In 2011, Oxford won the 127th Varsity
match 3-1.

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The sole focus of Oxford and Cambridge
University rugby teams is to win The MMC
Trophy (originally known as the Bowring
Bowl) and the title of Varsity holders.

Last year (2011) Oxford beat Cambridge
28-10 ;)

Varsity Rugby

Match

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Museums and Collection

Oxford's museums and collections are world
renowned. They provide an important
resource for scholars around the world, and
welcome visits from members of the public.
More than a million people visit the
University’s museums and collections every
year. Some of museums:

Ashmolean Museum of Art and
Archaeology

University Museum of Natural History

Museum of the History of Science

Bate Collection of Musical Instruments

University of Oxford Botanic Garden

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University of Oxford Botanic

Garden

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Famous Oxonians

Rowan Atkinson, comedian

Bill Clinton, President of the United States,
1993-2001

Hugh Grant, actor 

Harald V, King of Norway since 1991

Professor Stephen Hawking, physicist

Kate Mosse, novelist

J R R Tolkien, author and academic

Oscar Wilde, playwright, poet and author

William Harvey, scientist who discovered the
circulation of the blood

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Traditions

Eights week- the most famous rowing
races between students across England
which takes place on Issis. 22 of May- 12 of
June

Artweek- artists open their houses for
people. You can watch their work. Middle of
May

Christmas Music- in shrines Christ Church,
Magdalen College and New College students
sing carols.

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Thanks for

watching ;)


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