University of Oxford
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The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the w
Balliol, one of Oxford's oldest colleges
An engraving of Christ Church, Oxford, 1742
Lady Margaret Hall, founded in 1878
Somerville College, founded in 1879
University of Cambridge
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The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world
University of Oxford
…After escalating conflict between students and the Oxford townspeople, some Oxford academics fled northeast to Cambridge, where they established the University of Cambridge in 1209. The two universities share many common features and are jointly referred to as Oxbridge. The University of Oxford is made up of 43 colleges…
Peterhouse, Cambridge's first college, founded in 1284
Emmanuel College Chapel
Selwyn College, founded in 1882
Newnham College, one of two colleges at the university which only admit female students