University of Oxford | History, Colleges, Notable Alumni | Britannica University of Oxford, English autonomous institution of higher learning at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, one of the world’s great universities It lies along the upper course of the River Thames (called the Isis by Oxonians), 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of London
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