Organisation
University College, Oxford
- Slug
- university-college-oxford-178
- Alternative names
- Univ, The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford
- Organisation type
- University College
- Founding date
- 1249-01-01
- Dissolution date
- Unknown
- Location
- oxford-11
- Languages
- Unknown
One of Oxford’s constituent colleges, it has a claim to being the oldest college of the university, having been founded by William of Durham in 1249. Univ was open only to fellows studying theology until the 16th century. Like many of Oxford’s colleges, University College accepted its first mixed-sex cohort in 1979, having previously been an institution for men only.