{"id":3567,"date":"2021-09-27T11:17:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T11:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unischolarz.com\/blog\/?p=3567"},"modified":"2024-12-17T11:33:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T11:33:44","slug":"interesting-facts-about-oxford-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unischolars.com\/blog\/interesting-facts-about-oxford-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Facts About Oxford University You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/unischolars.com\/blog\/interesting-facts-about-oxford-university\/#Interesting_Facts_About_Oxford_University\" >Interesting Facts About Oxford University<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Oxford is a city that\u2019s been written about endlessly, and the University of Oxford even more so, in articles, in fiction, in poetry and in history. Yet there are still some interesting facts about Oxford University that are relatively little-known. You might have heard about Oxford\u2019s traditions, about its famous writers, about wartime Oxford, about life as an Oxford student, and more generally about what makes it extraordinary. In this blog, you\u2019ll learn about some <a href=\"https:\/\/unischolars.com\/blog\/most-interesting-facts-about-the-university-of-cambridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fascinating facts<\/a> about Oxford that you need to know about. Some you might not previously have known about the amazing city of Oxford and its university!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Interesting Facts About Oxford University\" class=\"wp-image-3559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-2048x1462.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-1080x771.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-1280x914.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-980x700.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cdn.unischolarz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/24162557\/pexels-pixabay-207691-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interesting_Facts_About_Oxford_University\"><\/span><strong>Interesting Facts About Oxford University<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fun Facts About Oxford<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Students At Oxford Used To Be Much Younger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lots of interesting facts about Oxford University, like, why town and gown violence is less of a problem?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We live in a less violent society in general.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There\u2019s better policing.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University students enjoy fewer privileges than they once did.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students are literally more grown up than they used to be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 14th century, when town and gown violence was at its worst, students were supposed to be at least 16 years old, and would typically study until the age of around 21. However, one student killed in the St. Scholastica Day Riot was just 14, suggesting that the rules around age were often ignored. With shorter life expectancies, the onset of what was considered to be adulthood was earlier in the Middle Ages. But it\u2019s unlikely that the teenagers of the 14th century were much different in temperament to the teenagers today, even if they had to take on more responsibilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Academic Dresses Used To Depend On How Rich You Were<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sticking with the theme of lesser-known aspects of Oxford history&#8230;academic dresses were permitted to wear depending on how rich you were and how you would <a href=\"http:\/\/unicreds.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get university tuition funds<\/a>! From the Middle Ages to the 17th century in England sumptuary laws existed, which barred people of certain classes from wearing particular colours and fabrics. But in the context of the university, this went much further, and existed even after sumptuary laws had mostly disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the 18th century, Oxford was open not only to the wealthy, but also to young men who needed to work to pay their way through university. All the same, this was not a time that believed in equality between these different groups, so they were distinguished by their clothing, the fabrics they were allowed to wear (only the gentry and above were allowed to wear silk), the type of hat they had, and even the tassel on their mortarboard. Those whose clothes showed them to be from the upper classes could have every expectation that they would be treated better as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Book affordable housing with low-cost interest by clicking on the banners today!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Little-Known Facts About Oxford<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oxford Gets Fewer Applications Than Many Less Famous Universities In The UK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one of the very interesting facts about Oxford University. Yes, Oxford has been consistently ranked as one of the very <a href=\"https:\/\/unischolars.com\/blog\/worlds-top-100-universities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best universities in the world<\/a>, often being lauded as the very best university in the world. Yet, that doesn\u2019t always translate to having lots of applications. In fact, Oxford and Cambridge have a relatively low number of applications per place compared to other UK universities that rank lower in the league tables. In 2017, Oxford had six applications per place (and Cambridge had just five). In comparison, the LSE and Edinburgh had eleven applications per place, and St Andrews had ten. The reason for this is simple, students filter themselves out much more when applying to Oxford and Cambridge. The process is so competitive, only the very best bother to attempt it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Oxford English Dictionary Doesn\u2019t Tell You How To Speak Or Write<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most famous things Oxford produces, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). It is also often misunderstood. The misunderstanding is very simple, it\u2019s based on the belief that the OED tells you what\u2019s right or wrong in speech and in writing. People think that if a word is included in the OED, that means it must be \u201cgood English\u201d and therefore acceptable to use. However, that\u2019s not how the OED is intended to work. It\u2019s not prescriptive, it\u2019s descriptive, so it\u2019s not supposed to be an authority on right and wrong. Instead, it aims to record faithfully how the English language is used by the people who speak it. Whether a word is defined a particular way depends, as far as the OED is concerned, on whether it\u2019s used a particular way.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Also Read:<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/unischolars.com\/blog\/oldest-universities-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>5 Oldest Universities In The UK<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fascinating Facts About Oxford<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oxford Isn\u2019t Just Notable For Academic Success<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy to fall into stereotype and assume all Oxford people are ivory-tower academics, disdaining anything that isn\u2019t to do with the life of the mind. An exception in the popular imagination might be comedy, but that too can have intellectual associations. But it would be wrong to assume that Oxford is only noteworthy in academic fields, its success is actually much broader than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take sport, for example. You might know that the Iffley Road track in Oxford is where Roger Bannister famously became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, and you might also be aware of the rowing prowess demonstrated by the Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge every year. But did you know that Oxford people also have a long record of Olympic success? Oxford alumni from around the world have won 160 Olympic medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>PS: If there\u2019s anything more you\u2019d like us to know about. Add it to the comments section!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>We hope you enjoyed reading this blog on \u2018<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Interesting Facts About Oxford University<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> You Need To Know<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u2019. 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