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Learn more about the courses we offer, and find out how to make an application to join us


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The University's Admissions Information Centre (admissions i) is here to help answer questions about applying to undergraduate or graduate degrees offered by Oxford.


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What is it that makes Oxford one of the best places to study in the world? Students, tutors and alumni share their thoughts here.

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Undergraduate courses  

Oxford University offers a wide range of degree courses to suit your areas of interest.

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Graduate courses  

Learn more about Oxford's wide range of taught graduate courses and research degrees.

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International students  

Oxford attracts scholars from all parts of the world and values the important role of overseas students. 

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Lifelong Learning  

Find out more about the wide range of courses offered by our Department for Continuing Education.

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Online and distance courses  

Oxford's online courses offer a new way of combining innovative learning and teaching techniques.

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20 june 2008

On this day in 1861, William Crookes published the work in which he had used spectroscopy to discover the element, Thallium. In 1854, Crookes moved to Oxford to become Superintendent of the Meteorological Department of the Radcliffe Astronomical Observatory, where his scientific photography skills were in great demand. Credit: ODNB