University of Oxford

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.

LGBT history

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

Notable alumni and academics

Balliol College

• John Addington Symonds

Christ Church

• see Christ Church, Oxford.

Exeter College

• Alan Bennett

Magdalen College

• John Wolfenden (fellow)
• Oscar Wilde

New College

• Lord Montagu of Beaulieu

St Anne's College

• Michael Dillon (as Laura Dillon)

St Catherine's College

• Jeanette Winterson

St Edmund Hall

• Peter Scott-Presland

St John's College

• A E Housman

Wadham College

• Robert Thistlethwayte (Warden)