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OXFORD
BASIC INFORMATION:
BRIEF HISTORY:
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Located in Oxford, London
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Oxford's motto is Dominus Illuminatio mea, meaning ''The Lord is my light''
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The number of students attending is approximately 26,00
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The student-faculty ratio is 10,5:1
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About 30 prime ministers have attended this university
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According to legend, the university was founded when Alfred the Great happened to meet some monks in the year 872, Oxford, and had a scholarly debate which lasted several days
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In reality, there is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest English-speaking university in the world
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In 1167, the school grew immensely when Henry II. banned students from England to attend the University of Paris.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:
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Oxford houses around 50 undergraduate courses such as Biochemistry (Molecular and Cellular), Computer Science and Philosophy, Material Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Medicine...
ALUMNI:
SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:
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70 Nobel Prize laureates, including:
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11 from Chemistry
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16 from Medicine
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6 from Physics
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9 Balzan Prize Winners
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4 Field Medal Winners
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Erwin Schrödinger (Schrödinger's Cat)
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Theresa May (former prime minister)
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Howard Florey (discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases)
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Stephen Hawking
CAMPUS INFO:
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Oxford is not a campus university , it consists of many buildings, libraries, gardens, colleges , halls and and other amazing facilities scattered around the centre of Oxford
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Some of these buildings are open for visitors during the day
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You can choose from over 400 different clubs and societies
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During their studies, students belong to Oxfords'colleges.
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There are over 30 colleges located around Oxford’s city centre. These are safe and welcoming communities where students spend much of their time.
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