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Oxford and India

The University of Oxford’s relationship with India dates back to 1579, when Father Thomas Stephens, from New College, Oxford, became the first recorded Englishman ever to visit India. In 1871, the first Indian student came to Oxford and began a tradition of Oxford educating some of the most influential figures in Indian society. See the Careers and Alumni section for more information on some of the prestigious Indian alumni of the University.

The longstanding connection between Oxford and India continues to flourish through research links, visits and events such as the inaugural Oxford-India Day held in June 2011.

Oxford and India research links

The study of India is thriving at the University. There is a postgraduate degree in Modern South Asian Studies, including language studies, and the MSc in Contemporary India which welcomed its first intake of students in 2008.

The research links between Oxford and India comprise not only research about the country, but collaborations between Oxford and India on international research questions across academic disciplines. Researchers in Oxford collaborate with their counterparts at Indian institutions, generating new insights in fields such as physics, earth sciences and women's health, and running India's leading academic oncology network. Such research projects include:

Cancer research

India-Oxford Cancer Network

The India-Oxford Cancer Network, established in 2005, includes a number of India’s leading senior oncologists at six Indian cancer centres and is the first collaboration of its kind. The research evaluates new cancer treatments for a range of cancer types, including gall bladder, liver and cervical cancers, which are more prevalent in India than in Europe or North America.

Childhood poverty

Young Lives Project

The Young Lives Project explores the relationship between alternative indicators of poverty and childhood under-nutrition in developing countries within the context of a multi-national cohort study.

Theoretical Physics

Oxford-India Network in Theoretical Physics

The network has been recognised by an award from the UK-India Education and Research Initiative and includes, among others, the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai.

Business

Oxford India Business Forum

The University's annual Oxford India Business Forum brings together business leaders and academics to discuss important business challenges.

Archaeology

Researching India

Two academics in the School of Archaeology, Dr Boivin and Professor Petraglia, have projects focused on Indian archaeology - the SeaLinks project and the Toba Super-eruption project. Oxford also has a Centre for Asian Archaeology, Art and Culture which brings together interests in India, China and Japan, and several doctoral students in Archaeology working on topics related to or involving India, many of whom have progressed to research in this area via the Asia stream in Oxford's own Master's programmes in Archaeology.

Take a look at the India Connection for more details on these and other research programmes

Oxford University Press India Celebrates its 100th Birthday

Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, established its Indian operation in Bombay (now Mumbai) 100 years ago in 1912. Among its earliest publications were books for Indian schools and universities. Many of these titles became cannons in their subjects and remain in print even today. The current India operations include a head office in Delhi, four regional offices, and fifteen showrooms across the country.

OUP’s scholarly list is considered an authoritative resource for the study of South Asia. In recent years, its academic books programme has expanded to include companions and encyclopaedias on the Indian economy, politics, music, and South Asian Christianity, among others.

In the growing Indian education market, OUP India is considered the foremost publisher of school textbooks and is a market leader in ELT. It has developed suitable course-linked digital resources for students and teachers that have become an important part of the publishing programme. Over the last decade, it has set up a successful higher education programme focusing on the areas of engineering, computer science, and management.

OUP India celebrates its centenary in 2012.