England - Oxford Spires from the North (University of Oxford)

Oxford Spires from the North
(University of Oxford)

Photo: Chris Donaghue 1996

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The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096 making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and the second-oldest surviving university in the world.