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Living and doing science in Oxford

- Oxford University was ranked in the top 10 of world universities in two reports (1, 2).

someone in an Oxford scanner, thinking great thoughts

- A beautiful place to live

view from the hill lab summer sushi and punting party our cherry blossom party

- Oxford biochemistry department has had 3 Nobel prize winners (Paul Nurse, Hans Krebs, Rodney Porter) and has strong interactions with clinical medicine, physics and chemistry departments.

Krebs on his cycle Crystal structure by David Stuart of the Division of Structural Biology

- No commuting problems: reach everywhere by bicycle.

- Lots of international students: half of those in graduate study here are international students, representing about 130 different countries.

Chinese society meeting at Christ Church College Indians win Oxford mini-World Cup

- Easy to get to London: 90 minutes to central London on the coach service.

- PhDs fast compared to the US and some other European countries- typically 3 years, sometimes 4, if you don't mess about.

- Graduate students have two groups of friends: in the department and in their college.

Links:

Oxford University Societies; Student newspapers- Cherwell and OxStu; Oxford Virtual Tour.