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2. Oxford | Wikipedia

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   oxford.gov.uk. Oxford (/ ˈɒksfərd /) [ 5 ][ 6 ] is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames (locally known as the Isis) and Cherwell.

3. University of Oxford | Wikipedia

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   The University of Oxford is the setting for numerous works of fiction. Oxford was mentioned in fiction as early as 1400 when Chaucer, in Canterbury Tales, referred to a "Clerk [student] of Oxenford". [312] Mortimer Proctor argues the first campus novel was The Adventures of Oxymel Classic, Esq; Once an Oxford Scholar (1768). [313]

4. Academic ranks in the United Kingdom | Wikipedia

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   10. University Lecturer (post‑probation) Associate Professor. 9. University Lecturer (pre‑probation) Assistant Professor. 9. In the UK the title 'Professor' has historically been reserved for full professors, with lecturers, senior lecturers, and readers generally addressed by their academic qualification (Dr for the holder of a doctorate ...

5. Golden triangle (universities) | Wikipedia

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   The so-called 'golden triangle' of UK universities – Oxford, Cambridge and leading London institutions – is seen as a breakaway elite group, with these universities consolidating their international reputations. Imperial College, University College London, LSE and King's College London are all in the top 40.

6. St John's College, Oxford | Wikipedia

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   St John's College, Oxford. St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. [2] Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979. [3] Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to provide a source of educated Roman Catholic clerics to support the Counter-Reformation under Queen Mary.

7. Colleges of the University of Oxford | Wikipedia

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   The University of Oxford has 36 colleges, three societies, and four permanent private halls (PPHs) of religious foundation. [ 1 ] The colleges and PPHs are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university. These colleges are not only houses of residence, but have substantial responsibility for teaching undergraduate students.