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Damit hatte die Universität Oxford nach dem University College London die zweithöchste Zahl an forschenden Studenten (zumeist Doktoranden) unter den Universitäten des Vereinigten Königreichs. 2014 waren 26.005 Studenten an der Universität Oxford eingeschrieben gewesen (16.580 undergraduates, 9420 postgraduates, davon 4690 forschende).
- ca. 1096
- Oxford
- staatlich
- Evidence of Teaching
- A Paris Ban
- A Notable Visitor
- First Overseas Student
- The Title of Chancellor
- First Colleges
- Tributes from Kings
- Religious and Political Controversy
- Scientific Discovery and Religious Revival
- The Oxford Movement
There is no clear date of foundation but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096. (Image credit: Shutterstock)
Oxford developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris following a quarrel with Thomas Becket. (Image: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury stained glass window in the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey. Credit: Shutterstock.)
In 1188, the historian Gerald of Wales gave a public reading to the assembled Oxford dons (university lecturers, especially at Oxford or Cambridge). As a royal clerk to the king and two archbishops, Gerald of Wales travelled widely and wrote extensively. (Image credit:Shutterstock)
In around 1190 the arrival of Emo of Friesland, the first known overseas student, set in motion the University’s tradition of developing international scholarly links. (Image credit:Shutterstock)
By 1201 the University was headed by a ‘magister scholarum (head of an ecclesiastical school) Oxonie’, on whom the title of Chancellor was later conferred in 1214, and in 1231 the Masters were recognised as a universitas or corporation. (Image: The current Chancellor, Lord Patten of Barnes.)
During the 13th century, rioting between town and gown (townspeople and students) hastened the establishment of primitive halls of residence. These were succeeded by the first of Oxford’s colleges, which began as endowed houses or medieval halls of residence, under the supervision of a Master. Established between 1249 and 1264, University, Balliol ...
Less than a century later, Oxford had achieved eminence above every other seat of learning, and won the praises of popes, kings and sages by virtue of its antiquity, curriculum, doctrine and privileges. In 1355, Edward III paid tribute to the University for its invaluable contribution to learning. He also commented on the services rendered to the s...
John Wyclif, a 14th-century Master of Balliol, campaigned for a Bible in English, against the wishes of the papacy. In the 16th century, Henry VIII forced the University to accept his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and the Anglican churchmen Cranmer, Latimer and Ridley were later tried for heresy and burnt at the stake in the city. The Universit...
Edmond Halley, Professor of Geometry, predicted the return of the comet that bears his name. John and Charles Wesley’s prayer meetings laid the foundations for the Methodist Society. Find out more: Oxford people Famous Oxonians British Prime Ministers | University of Oxford Award winners | University of Oxford
From 1833 onwards, the Oxford Movement sought to revitalise the Catholic aspects of the Anglican Church. One of its leaders, John Henry Newman, became a Roman Catholic in 1845 and was later made a Cardinal. In 2019 he was canonised as a saint. (Image: Close-up of Cardinal Newman bust from Trinity College Garden Quad, Oxford University. Credit: Shut...
4. Okt. 2023 · Jahrhundert gegründete University of Oxford unterstand juristisch, wie damals üblich, der Kirche, während in der Stadt säkulares Recht gesprochen wurde. Was also auch immer die jungen Studenten in Oxford anstellten, vor der Gerichtsbarkeit der Stadt hatten sie sich nicht zu verantworten. Die Privilegien, die der Papst 1214 der Universität zugesprochen hatte, machte die Hochschule zu einer ...
1. März 2016 · Part IV, ‘The World University’, takes the story from 1945 to the present, and charts Oxford’s development as a modern meritocratic and secular university with a commitment to high-quality academic research. Throughout the book, Oxford’s history is placed in the wider context of the history of higher education in Britain, Europe, and the world. This shows how singular the University ...
Vor 3 Tagen · University of Oxford, English autonomous institution of higher learning at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, one of the world’s great universities. It lies along the upper course of the River Thames (called by Oxonians the Isis), 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of London .
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18. Apr. 2024 · THE DACRE LECTURE 2024 - ‘The origins of modern Eurocentrism: erudition, theology, philosophy, and race, 1700-1800’
Die University of Oxford, deutsch Universität Oxford, in Oxford (England) ist eine der ältesten und renommiertesten Universitäten der Welt. Die Universität ist gesetzlich als Körperschaft verfasst.
