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University of Oxford. / 51.75500°N 1.25500°W / 51.75500; -1.25500. The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, [2] making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation.
The Wykeham Professorship of Physics is the only endowed chair in the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford. This professorship is associated with New College. List of holders of post. John Sealy Townsend, 1900–1941; Maurice Pryce, 1946–1955; Willis Lamb, 1957–1962
The coat of arms of the University of Oxford. This is a list of professorships at the University of Oxford. During the early history of the university, the title of professor meant a doctor who taught. From the 16th century, it was used for those holding a professorship, also known as a chair.
Irene Mary Carmel Tracey CBE FRS FMedSci MAE FRCA (born 30 October 1966) [1] is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and former Warden of Merton College, Oxford. [4] [5] She is also Professor of Anaesthetic Neuroscience in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and formerly Pro-Vice-Chancellor (without portfolio) at the ...
The Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford is a long-established professorial position. Holders of the title have often been medieval historians. The first appointment was made in 1724. The term "Regius" reflects the origins of the post as a royal appointment, itself a recognition of the important influence of history.
The University of Oxford Faculty of Law is the law school of the University of Oxford. It has a history of over 800 years in the teaching and learning of law. Along with its counterpart at Cambridge, it is unique in its use of personalised tutorials, in which students are taught by faculty fellows in groups of one to three on a weekly basis, [1 ...
All Souls College. / 51.753279; -1.253041. All Souls College [7] (official name: College of the Souls of All the Faithful Departed [8]) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows (i.e., full members of the college's governing body).
In 2007, the university refined its admissions procedure to take into account the academic performance of its applicants' schools. Hertford College's Bridge of Sighs. Hertford was one of the first colleges to encourage applicants from state schools through the Hertford Scheme.