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Welcome to the University of Oxford.

Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and lays claim to nine centuries of continuous existence. As an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research, Oxford attracts students and scholars from across the globe, with almost a quarter of our students from overseas. More than 130 nationalities are represented among a student population of over 16,000. Oxford is a collegiate university, with 39 self-governing colleges related to the University in a type of federal system. There are also seven Permanent Private Halls, founded by different Christian denominations. Thirty colleges and all halls admit students for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Seven other colleges are for graduates only; one has Fellows only, and one specializes in part-time and continuing education. Oxford University is a member of the Russell Group of 19 research-intensive universities.

The University of Cambridge is world-famous for the quality of its research. Its scores in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (the major scrutiny procedure for objective evaluation of university research in the UK) confirmed its leading position. Research income in the University, totalling more than £246m in 2004 was derived from Research Councils, Charities, Industry, European Commission, the Funding Council (HEFCE), other Government Departments and other sources abroad. For an overview of research activities, see the Annual Report.Individual centres, groups and departments have information on the web. To locate information easily, use the University-wide search engine (with which you can search the whole site or by department or college) or select the group or department you want from the Department directory.Policy on the use of animals in research and teaching.