The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest university of all those in countries where English is the peoples first language.
The university consists of 38 colleges and another 6 private halls. All of these colleges have their own buildings and their own staff, making Oxford quite different from most modern universities where all the students live on a campus. Oxford does not have a campus, although it does have some central places where students from different colleges can come together either to study (for example, libraries) or to enjoy themselves (for example, the Oxford Union).
History(历史):
Many people who study history think that there was a university in Oxford in the 11th century, and the University of Oxford grew bigger in 1167, after English students studying in Paris, France were not allowed to continue studying after the murder of St Thomas Becket by King Henry II of England. There were fights between the stud…