OXFORD by GARAGELAND

Photography • Architecture • posted on Aug 07, 2012

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The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and the second-oldest surviving university in the world Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096 The University grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. In post-nominals the University of Oxford was historically abbreviated as Oxon., from the Latin Universitas Oxoniensis, although Oxf is now used in official university publications. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge, where they established what became the University of Cambridge. The two ancient English universities have many common features and are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge. In addition to their cultural and practical associations, as an historic part of British society, they have a long history of rivalry with each other. ZOOOM TO THE MAX!! Have a nice day.