University of Oxford

Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world with nine centuries of continuous existence and is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research. Oxford attracts students and scholars from across the globe. Over a third of the 20,000 students are from overseas with more than 130 nationalities represented.

Oxford is a collegiate university with 44 self-governing colleges and halls. Of these, 36 admit students for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Seven colleges are for graduates only; one has Fellows only, and one specialises in part-time and continuing education.

Oxford's current academic community includes over 70 Fellows of the Royal Society and about 90 Fellows of the British Academy. Oxford has more world-leading academics (rated 4* in the 2008 national Research Assessment Exercise) than any other UK university. In 2007-2008 Oxford secured more research grants from the UK’s Research Councils than any other institution.

Oxford actively encourages researchers to innovate and exploit their creativity for the benefit of the University, researcher and society in general. It founded Isis Innovation as a wholly owned company to facilitate this technology transfer. Isis has created more than 60 companies since it was established in 1988, and files, on average, one patent application each week. The combined value of Oxford’s spin-out companies has reached £2 billion, using quoted market capitalisations and investor valuations for unquoted companies.

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