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[[File:Oxford University Coat Of Arms.svg|thumb|University coat of arms]]The '''University of Oxford''' is the oldest university in the United Kingdom, comprising a number of self-governing colleges and other institutions, most of which are located in and around the centre of [[Oxford]].
 
[[File:Oxford University Coat Of Arms.svg|thumb|University coat of arms]]The '''University of Oxford''' is the oldest university in the United Kingdom, comprising a number of self-governing colleges and other institutions, most of which are located in and around the centre of [[Oxford]].
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The date of the foundation of the University is not known, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. In 1188, the historian, [[Gerald of Wales]], gave a public reading to the assembled Oxford dons.<ref>https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history?wssl=1 "University of Oxford: Introduction and History".</ref>
  
 
==LGBT history==
 
==LGBT history==
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In 2003, [[Sandi Toksvig]] stood for election as Chancellor of the University.
  
 
The [[Oxford University LGBT Lecture]]s have been held annually since 2010.
 
The [[Oxford University LGBT Lecture]]s have been held annually since 2010.
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==Notable alumni and academics==
 
==Notable alumni and academics==
  
===Balliol College===
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*[[Balliol College, Oxford]]
*[[Anthony Asquith]]
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*[[Brasenose College, Oxford]]
*[[John Addington Symonds]]
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*[[Christ Church, Oxford]].
*[[Boris Johnson]]
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*[[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]]
*[[Lionel Blue]]
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*[[Exeter College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[Hertford College, Oxford]]
===Christ Church===
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*[[Jesus College, Oxford]]
* see [[Christ Church, Oxford]].
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*[[Keble College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford]]
===Corpus Christi College===
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*[[Magdalen College, Oxford]]
*[[Alan Hollinghurst]] (lecturer)
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*[[Merton College, Oxford]]
*[[Kenneth Kendall]]
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*[[New College, Oxford]].
 
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*[[Nuffield College, Oxford]]
===Exeter College===
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*[[Oriel College, Oxford]]
*[[Alan Bennett]]
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*[[Pembroke College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[The Queen's College, Oxford]]
===Jesus College===
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*[[Somerville College, Oxford]]
*[[T E Lawrence]]
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*[[St Anne's College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[St Catherine's College, Oxford]]
===Magdalen College===
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*[[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]]
*[[Alan Hollinghurst]]
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*[[St Hilda's College, Oxford]]
*[[H Montgomery Hyde]]
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*[[St Hugh's College, Oxford]]
*[[John Mark Ainsley]]
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*[[St John's College, Oxford]]
*[[Lord Alfred Douglas]]
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*[[Trinity College, Oxford]]
*[[John Wolfenden]] (fellow)
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*[[University College, Oxford]]
*[[Matt Houlbrook]]
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*[[Wadham College, Oxford]].
*[[Oscar Wilde]]
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*[[Wolfson College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[Worcester College, Oxford]].
===New College===
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*[[Edward Perry Warren]]
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*[[Ian Buist]]
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*[[Lord Montagu of Beaulieu]]
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*[[Neil MacGregor]]
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===Oriel College===
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*[[John Henry Newman]] (Fellow)
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===Pembroke College===
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*[[Hugh Lygon]]
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===Somerville College===
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*[[Alan Hollinghurst]] (lecturer)
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===St Anne's College===
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*[[Michael Dillon]] (as Laura Dillon)
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===St Catherine's College===
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*[[Jeanette Winterson]]
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===St Edmund Hall===
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*[[Peter Scott-Presland]]
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===St John's College===
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*[[A E Housman]]
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===Trinity College===
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*[[Terence Rattigan]]
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===University College===
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*[[Owen Jones]]
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*[[William Whitehead]]
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===Wadham College===
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Oxford alumni (college unspecified) include [[John Wolfenden]], [[Lynette Nusbacher]], ‎ [[Michael Attwell]], [[Rob Berkeley]], [[Vicky Beeching]], ‎ [[John Atherton]], [[Rod Shelton]], and [[Graham Robertson]].
*[[Andrew Hodges]] (Fellow)
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*[[John Wilkins]] (Warden)
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*[[Rowan Williams]]
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*[[Robert Thistlethwayte]] (Warden)
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==References==
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<references>
 
[[Category:Oxford]]
 
[[Category:Oxford]]
 
[[Category:Universities]]
 
[[Category:Universities]]

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The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the United Kingdom, comprising a number of self-governing colleges and other institutions, most of which are located in and around the centre of Oxford.

The date of the foundation of the University is not known, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. In 1188, the historian, Gerald of Wales, gave a public reading to the assembled Oxford dons.[1]

LGBT history

In 2003, Sandi Toksvig stood for election as Chancellor of the University.

The Oxford University LGBT Lectures have been held annually since 2010.

Notable alumni and academics

Oxford alumni (college unspecified) include John Wolfenden, Lynette Nusbacher, ‎ Michael Attwell, Rob Berkeley, Vicky Beeching, ‎ John Atherton, Rod Shelton, and Graham Robertson.

References

  1. https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history?wssl=1 "University of Oxford: Introduction and History".