Oxford University (Oxford University; Honorary title: Oxon or Oxf), referred to as "Oxford", located in Oxford, England. Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second oldest institution of higher education in the world. Since 1902, Oxford University has also established Rhodes Scholarship for undergraduates all over the world.
There are 39 colleges in Oxford, and their relationship with schools is in the form of federalism, just like the relationship between the central government and local governments in the United States. Each college is managed by the dean and researchers, who are experts in various academic fields, and most of them have positions in the school. In addition, six quasi-colleges-the so-called "permanent private halls" run by various religious factions-still retain their religious charters.
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By the end of July, 20 13, the school had staff 1 1804 and full-time staff 10766. Among the faculty of Oxford, there are 83 members of the Royal Society and 125 members of the British Academy of Sciences.
Oxford University is in a leading position in psychology, biology, law, engineering, social sciences, economics, philosophy, history, music, chemistry, biochemistry, literature, French, German, Danish, mathematics, physics and earth sciences.