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Collegiate university in England

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The University of Oxford is a collegiateresearch university in Oxford, England.

There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096,^[5] making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation.^[5][14][15] It grew rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.^[5] After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk, some Oxford academics fled northeast to Cambridge, where they established the University of Cambridge in 1209.^[16] The two English ancient universities share many common features and are jointly referred to as Oxbridge.^[17]

The University of Oxford is made up of 43 constituent colleges, consisting of 36 semi-autonomous colleges, four per