Blackfriars
BlackfriarsBLACKFRIARS, 64 ST GILES, OXFORD OX1 3LYwww.bfriars.ox.ac.uk+44 (0) 1865 278441 | secretary@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
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Run by the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, a Roman Catholic religious order, Blackfriars Hall is heir to one of Oxford's oldest academic traditions. The first Dominicans arrived in Oxford in 1221, shortly after the foundation of the Order, at the direct instructions of St Dominic. Suppressed at the Reformation, the Hall was refounded in 1921, and became a Permanent Private Hall in 1994.
Located in the city centre, Blackfriars is home to a community of Dominican friars, as well as the Aquinas Institute and the Las Casas Institute for Faith in Public Life. True to the Dominican tradition of impartial scholarship, the Hall welcomes applications from men and women, clerical and lay, Christian or otherwise, who wish to undertake studies in philosophy, theology, or other complementary areas of the social sciences.
The Hall's graduate intake is among the smallest in the University, which enables students to have a closer and more supportive engagement with Friars, tutors and the rest of the community than is normal in larger colleges.
Founded1221
Head of HouseThe Revd Dr Simon Gaine OP |
Student numbersGraduates30 Undergraduates25 Places for research students10
Places for taught graduate students25 |
College fees2013/14College fee for graduates£2,659
Exceptional arrangements apply in a small number of cases
University fees also apply
Continuation fee£110 for each term is payable after fee liability has ceased |
AccommodationMost graduate students are offered accommodation in their first year, thereafter rooms are assigned by ballot Accommodation charges2013/14c. £148 per week |




