The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and lays claim to nine centuries of continuous existence. As an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research, Oxford attracts students and scholars from across the globe, with almost a quarter of our students from outside of Great Britain. More than 130 nationalities are represented among a student population of over 18,000. Oxford is a collegiate university, with 39 self-governing colleges related to the University in a type of federal system. There are also seven Permanent Private Halls, founded by different Christian denominations. Thirty colleges and all halls admit students for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Seven other colleges are for graduate students only; one has Fellows only, and one specializes in part-time and continuing education. For information about Oxford's North American Office, click here.
23 October 2020 | Noon ET
The Duke of Devonshire (Exeter '64) and Jay Robert Stiefel (ChCh '68) will discuss the Chatsworth art collections, among the most extensive in Europe, with pieces spanning more than 4,000 years.
26 October 2020 | 1:00pm ET
Calls for racial justice have reverberated across the United States across 2020. They have permeated mainstream discourse and will have a significant impact on the 2020 Presidential election. Join our panel as we discuss the current state of racial politics in the United States, with a particular focus on African Americans, Muslim Americans, and Native Americans.
30 October 2020 | 12:45pm ET
Sign up for a speaking role, or just attend, a live performance of the famous Shakespeare comedy, performed by the Oxford alumni of San Diego.
4 November 2020 | Noon ET
After all of the votes have been cast, join our panel of experts from the Rothermere American Institute to discuss what happened on election night 2020. Leading this discussion will be RAI Director Adam Smith and Oxford D.Phil. student and former Hillary for America campaign worker Kate Guy.
Highlight
Sir Roger Penrose Awarded
2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their work on black holes. Roger Penrose is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, and emeritus fellow of Wadham College, Oxford. He received the award today “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity.”
Read more about Sir Roger's Nobel Prize win here.
Giving
For almost 1,000 years, Oxford University has been recognized and celebrated across the world as a jewel in the crown of world learning. Just as our past inspires us, it also demands that we achieve greater heights in the centuries to come. Inspired philanthropy has always played an important role in this University by providing resources for great scholarship, architectural jewels such the Bodleian Library and the Radcliffe Camera, or the great engineering, medical and scientific laboratories of the 20th century. By giving to Americans for Oxford, you are continuing this tradition of excellence. Thank you.
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Your University of Oxford North American Office Team