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University of Oxford Colleges and Halls University of Oxford Colleges and Halls The international dialling code for the UK is +44. International callers should dial +44 1865, followed by the number below. The number for the main University switchboard is (01865) 270000. College Address Telephone Web Head Founded All Souls High Street (01865) www.all-souls.ox.ac.uk Warden: Professor Sir John Vickers, FBA 1438 College Oxford OX1 4AL 279379 Balliol College Broad Street (01865) www.balliol.ox.ac.uk Master: Dame Helen Ghosh 1263-8 Oxford OX1 3BJ 277777 Brasenose Radcliffe Square, (01865) www.bnc.ox.ac.uk Principal: Mr John Bowers, QC 1509 College Oxford OX1 4AJ 277830 Christ Church St Aldate’s (01865) www.chch.ox.ac.uk Dean: The Revd Canon Professor Martyn Percy 1546 Oxford OX1 1DP 276150 Corpus Christi Merton Street (01865) www.ccc.ox.ac.uk President: Professor Steve Cowley, FRS, 1517 College Oxford OX1 4JF 276700 FREng Exeter College Turl Street (01865) www.exeter.ox.ac.uk Rector: Professor Sir Rick Trainor, FRHistS 1314 Oxford OX1 3DP 279600 *Green Woodstock Road (01865) www.gtc.ox.ac.uk Principal: Professor Denise Lievesley CBE 2008 Templeton Oxford OX2 6HG 274770 College Harris Mansfield Road (01865) www.hmc.ox.ac.uk Principal: The Revd Dr Sir Ralph Waller, FRSE 1889i Manchester Oxford OX1 3TD 271006 (to Oct 2018); The Very Revd Professor Jane College Shaw (from Oct 2018) Hertford College Catte Street (01865) www.hertford.ox.ac.uk Principal: Mr Will Hutton 1740 Oxford OX1 3BW 279400 Jesus College Turl Street (01865) www.jesus.ox.ac.uk Principal: Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt, FREng 1571 Oxford OX1 3DW 279700 FBCS Keble College Parks Road (01865) www.keble.ox.ac.uk Warden: Sir Jonathan Phillips, KCB 1870 Oxford OX1 3PG 272727 *Kellogg 62 Banbury Road (01865) www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk President: Professor Jonathan Michie 1990 College Oxford OX2 6PN 612000 Lady Margaret Norham Gardens (01865) www.lmh.ox.ac.uk Principal: Mr Alan Rusbridger 1878 Hall Oxford OX2 6QA 274300 *Linacre College St Cross Road (01865) www.linacre.ox.ac.uk Principal: Dr Nick Brown 1962 Oxford OX1 3JA 271650 Lincoln College Turl Street (01865) www.linc.ox.ac.uk Rector: Professor Henry Woudhuysen FBA 1427 Oxford OX1 3DR 279800 Magdalen High Street (01865) www.magd.ox.ac.uk President: Professor David Clary, FRS 1458 College Oxford OX1 4AU 276000 Mansfield Mansfield Road (01865) www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk Principal: Baroness Helena Kennedy (to Sept 1886 College Oxford OX1 3TF 270999 2018), Helen Mountfield, QC (from Sept 2018) Merton College Merton Street (01865) www.merton.ox.ac.uk Warden: Sir Martin Taylor, FRS 1264 Oxford OX1 4JD 276310 New College Holywell Street (01865) www.new.ox.ac.uk Warden: Miles Young 1379 Oxford OX1 3BN 279555 *Nuffield New Road (01865) www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk Warden: Sir Andrew Dilnot 1937 College Oxford OX1 1NF 278500 Oriel College Oriel Square (01865) www.oriel.ox.ac.uk Provost: Moira Wallace, OBE (to August 2018); 1326 Oxford OX1 4EW 276555 Neil Mendoza (from August 2018) Pembroke St Aldate’s (01865) www.pmb.ox.ac.uk Master: Dame Lynne Brindley, DBE, FRSA 1624 College Oxford OX1 1DW 276444 The Queen's High Street (01865) www.queens.ox.ac.uk Provost: Professor Paul Madden, FRS, FRSE 1341 College Oxford OX1 4AW 279120 St Anne's Woodstock Road (01865) www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk Principal: Helen King, QPM 1878ii College Oxford OX2 6HS 274800 *St Antony's Woodstock Road (01865) www.sant.ox.ac.uk Warden: Professor Roger Goodman 1953 College Oxford OX2 6JF 284700 St Catherine's Manor Road (01865) www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk Master: Professor Roger Ainsworth, FRAeS 1963 College Oxford OX1 3UJ 271700 *St Cross St Giles’ (01865) www.stx.ox.ac.uk Master: Carole Souter CBE 1965 College Oxford OX1 3LZ 278490 St Edmund Hall Queen’s Lane (01865) www.seh.ox.ac.uk Principal: Professor Keith Gull, CBE, FRS, c.1278 Oxford OX1 4AR 279000 FMedSci (to October 2018); Professor Kathy Willis, FRGS (from October 2018) St Hilda's Cowley Place (01865) www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk Principal: Sir Gordon Duff, FRCP, FRCPE, 1893 College Oxford OX4 1DY 276884 FMedSci, FRSE St Hugh's St Margaret’s (01865) www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk Principal: Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini, QC 1886 College Road 274900 Oxford OX2 6LE St John's St Giles’ (01865) www.sjc.ox.ac.uk President: Professor Maggie Snowling, FBA, 1555 College Oxford OX1 3JP 277300 FMedSci St Peter's New Inn Hall (01865) www.spc.ox.ac.uk Master: Mr Mark Damazer 1929 College Street 278900 Oxford OX1 2DL Somerville Woodstock Road (01865) www.some.ox.ac.uk Principal: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon 1879 College Oxford OX2 6HD 270600 Trinity College Broad Street (01865) www.trinity.ox.ac.uk President: Dame Hilary Boulding 1554-5 Oxford OX1 3BH 279900 University High Street (01865) www.univ.ox.ac.uk Master: Sir Ivor Crewe 1249 College Oxford OX1 4BH 276602 Wadham Parks Road (01865) www.wadham.ox.ac.uk Warden: Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, QC 1610 College Oxford OX1 3PN 277900 *Wolfson Linton Road (01865) www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk President: Sir Timothy Hitchens, KCVO, CMG 1981 College Oxford OX2 6UD 274100 Worcester Walton Street (01865) www.worcester.ox.ac.uk Provost: Professor Sir Jonathan Bate, CBE, 1714 College Oxford OX1 2HB 278300 FBA, FRSL Permanent Address Telephone Web Head Founded Private Hall Blackfriars St Giles (01865) www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk Regent: Revd Simon Gaine 1221 Oxford OX1 3LY 278400 Campion Hall Brewer Street (01865) www.campion.ox.ac.uk Master: Revd Dr James Hanvey (to December 1896 Oxford OX1 1QS 286100 2018); Revd Dr Nicholas Austin (from December 2018) Regent's Park Pusey Street (01865) www.rpc.ox.ac.uk Principal: Revd Dr Robert Ellis 1810iii College Oxford OX1 2LB 288120 St Benet's Hall St Giles’ (01865) www.st- Master: Professor Werner Jeanrond 1897 Oxford OX1 3LN 280556 benets.ox.ac.uk St Stephen's 16 Marston Street (01865) www.ssho.ox.ac.uk Principal: Revd Canon Dr Robin Ward 1876 House Oxford OX4 1JX 247874 Wycliffe Hall 54 Banbury Road (01865) www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk Principal: The Revd Dr Michael Lloyd 1877 Oxford OX2 6PW 274200 * Graduate only college i Founded in Manchester, 1786; moved to Oxford 1889 ii Founded 1878 as the Association for the Education of Women in Oxford, later known as The Society of Oxford Home Students iii Founded in London, 1810; moved to Oxford 1927 .
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