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The surprising 'balloon mania' of Romantic literature
A national obsession with balloon flight has left a surprising mark on English literature from the late eighteenth century

150 new Oxford Graduate Bursaries of £10,000
Available to new master’s students from the UK and the rest of the EU

UNIQ summer school applications open on 6 January
UNIQ is a programme of free summer schools for year 12 students at state schools/colleges in the UK

William Blake: Apprentice and Master
A major exhibition at the Ashmolean: 4 Dec - 1 Mar

Degree Ceremonies 2015/16
Undergraduate and graduate taught students due to complete their course in the current academic year are now invited to book their degree ceremony

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Science Blog
Ancient waters expand search for 'deep life'

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10Jan

Gods In Colour

Ashmolean Museum
10Jan

Sir David Piper Lecture: Time at the Museum

Taylor Institution

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Christmas Through the Microscope (Season's Greetings from Oxford University)

Season's Greetings

From the University of Oxford

Job of the week
Designer, Design and Publications Office, Public Affairs Directorate: £27,057 - £32,277 p.a.
The Laboratory With Leaves (Part 6): Bats

The Laboratory With Leaves: Bats

When everyone else is sleeping the bats in Britain's countryside come to life

Free Christmas Stories
Download ePub editions of popular Christmas tales, with seasonal greetings and best wishes from Oxford University
Oxford in Voice (6/6): Christmas

Oxford in Voice: Christmas

Christmas is the busiest time of year for Oxford choirs, and a chance to reflect on their past and future

Featured podcast
Christmas Science Lectures from recent years

The time traveller
Explorer and historian Tim Severin recalls crossing the Atlantic in a leather boat and travelling to China by motorbike with Boris Johnson’s dad

Family friendly events
Need some activities to fill the holiday? Our collections have some great events for families planned; get the list here
Classics at Oxford University

Focus on undergraduate courses

Classics
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Christmas Charity Single - Mariah Carey - Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue's Christmas single

Proceeds will go to Helen and Douglas House
Student Insights: Education

Focus on graduate courses

Student Insights: Education

Bodleian Exhibition
Remembering Radcliffe: 300 years of science and philanthropy

We're now on Instagram
If you like delightful images of Oxford you might like to 'follow' us

Oxford in World War 1
Find collected stories of how Oxford's iconic buildings and spaces adapted to wartime Britain

Oxford University Images
Looking for the perfect image of Oxford? We've got them in our image library

Partnerships with Oxford
A ‘Knowledge Exchange’ community exists at Oxford University, united by a common purpose: to accelerate the impact of research on the world

History of the University
Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world: find out more

Student wall of faces
Meet more than 150 undergraduate and graduate students on our video wall

Studying at Oxford