Author : L. W. B. Brockliss
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 50,41 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 0199243565
This fresh and readable account gives a complete history of the University of Oxford, from its beginnings in the 11th century to the present day - charting Oxford's improbable rise from provincial backwater to modern meritocratic and secular university with an ever-growing commitment to new research.
Author : G.R. Evans
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 2010-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0857717685
The University of Oxford was a medieval wonder. After its foundation in the late 12th century it made a crucial contribution to the core syllabus of all medieval universities - the study of the liberal arts law, medicine and theology - and attracted teachers of international calibre and fame. The ideas of brilliant thinkers like innovative translator of Greek Robert Grosseteste, pioneering philosopher Roger Bacon and reforming Christian humanist John Colet redirected traditional scholasticism and helped usher in the Renaissance. In her concise and much-praised new history, G R Evans reveals a powerhouse of learning and culture. Over a span of more than 800 years Oxford has nurtured some of the greatest minds, while right across the globe its name is synonymous with educational excellence. From dangerous political upheavals caused by the radical and inflammatory ideas of John Wyclif to the bloody 1555 martyrdoms of Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley; and from John Ruskin's innovative lectures on art and explosive public debate between Charles Darwin and his opponents to gentler meetings of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R.Tolkien and the Inklings in the 'Bird and Baby', Evans brings Oxford's revolutionary events, as well as its remarkable intellectual journey, to vivid and sparkling life.
Author : Laurence Brockliss
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,14 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Universities and colleges
ISBN : 9781851245000
The University of Oxford is the third oldest university in Europe and remains one of the greatest universities in the world. How did such an ancient institution flourish through the ages?This book offers a succinct illustrated account of its colourful and controversial 800-year history, from medieval times through the Reformation and on to the nineteenth century, in which the foundations of the modern tutorial system were laid. It describes the extraordinary and influential people who shaped the development of the institution and helped to create today's world-class research university.Institutions have waxed and waned over the centuries but Oxford has always succeeded in reinventing itself to meet the demands of a new age. Richly illustrated with archival material, prints and portraits, this book explores how a university in a small provincial town rose to become one of the top universities in the world at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Author : Robin Darwall-Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 2008-06-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This is the first history in over a century of what is arguably Oxford's oldest College. As one of the few organizations in the UK whose history goes back so far, this is an account of the College from its origins over seven and a half centuries ago to the present day.
Author : John M. Prest
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 1993
Category :
ISBN : 9781383009958
Author : David Willetts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0191080047
Universities have a crucial role in the modern world. In England entrance to universities is by nation-wide competition which means English universities have an exceptional influence on schools - a striking theme of the book. This important book first investigates the university as an institution and then tracks the individual on their journey to and through university. In A University Education, David Willetts presents a compelling case for the ongoing importance of the university, both as one of the great institutions of modern society and as a transformational experience for the individual. The book also makes illuminating comparisons with higher education in other countries, especially the US and Germany. Drawing on his experience as UK Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, the author offers a powerful account of the value of higher education and the case for more expansion. He covers controversial issues in which he was involved from access for disadvantaged students to the introduction of £9,000 fees. The final section addresses some of the big questions for the future, such as the the relationship between universities and business, especially in promoting innovation.. He argues that the two great contemporary trends of globalisation and technological innovation will both change the university significantly. This is an authoritative account of English universities setting them for the first time in their new legal and regulatory framework.
Author : Nicholas Tyacke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1456 pages
File Size : 21,59 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780199510146
Volume IV of the magisterial History of the University of Oxford covers the seventeenth century, a period when both institutionally and intellectually the University was expanding. Oxford and its University, moreover, had a major role to play in the tumultuous religious and political eventsof the century: the Civil War, the Commonwealth, the Restoration. In this volume, leading experts in several fields combine to present a comprehensive and authoritative analysis and overview of the rich pattern of intellectual, political, and cultural life in seventeenth-century Oxford.
Author : James Raven
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 17,57 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198702981
In 14 original essays, this book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present
Author : Ian Anders Gadd
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 37,11 MB
Release : 2013-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199557314
The story of Oxford University Press spans five centuries of printing and publishing. This first volume traces the beginnings of the University Press, its relationship with the University, and developments in printing and the book trade, as well as the growing influence of the Press on the city of Oxford.
Author : Robert Joseph Paton Williams
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 22,21 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 0854041397
Chemistry, in various ways, has been pursued in Oxford, by Oxford figures and within the wider remit of the University for centuries. This fascinating book provides a history of the development of the Oxford Chemistry School from 1600 to 2008 and shows how the nature of the University and individuals have shaped the school and advanced the subject of chemistry. It is the only complete history of Oxford chemistry in print and chronologically follows the progress of the researchers Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke and the Royal Society groups of the 1650's as well as 18th, 19th and 20th century developments.
