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.
9 March 2021 | 12:00pm ET
Join members of the Oxford & Cambridge Society of Nova Scotia for their monthly lunch, held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The 'Second Tuesday' lunches will be held virtually until further notice. For info on how to join, see our web calendar.
11 March 2021 | 6:30pm ET
Join OxCam New England for a lecture presented by member David Sorenson (Queens' College, Cambridge). He will examine three ancient Islamic coins and discuss the stories they reveal of politics and society at the time. Register here.
12 March 2021 | 7:00pm PT
Explore the artwork of Canadian sculptor Jeffrey Rubinoff with this presentation by Oxford alumnus Karun Koernig (Wolfson, 2015), who is manager and curator of the Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park. For information on how to join this lecture, please visit our events calendar.
17 March 2021 | 7:00pm ET
Join a fireside chat with Sir Dieter Helm on the topic of Carbon Neutrality: Why the Paris Accord is not sufficient to achieve Net Zero and what we need to save our industrial base and the world. Sir Dieter will address the action we all need to take to tackle the climate emergency: personal, local, national and global. Register here.
Highlight
£100 million donation from Ineos
to create new AMR Institute
Ineos, one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies, and the University of Oxford are launching a new world-leading institute to combat the growing global issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which currently causes an estimated 1.5 million excess deaths each year- and could cause over 10m deaths per year by 2050. Predicted to also create a global economic toll of $100 trillion by mid-century, it is arguably the greatest economic and healthcare challenge facing the world post-Covid.
Read more about the new anti-microbial research institute 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.
If you prefer to mail or fax a giving form, please download the form here.
Your University of Oxford North American Office Team