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Balliol lays claim to being the oldest Oxford college, though this is disputed by both University College and Merton. Balliol's claim is that a house of scholars was established by the founder in Oxford in around 1263, in contrast to Merton, which was the first college to be granted an official statute in 1274, and University College, which ...
The oldest colleges are University College, Balliol, and Merton, established between 1249 and 1264, although there is some dispute over the exact order and precisely when each began teaching. The fourth oldest college is Exeter , founded in 1314, and the fifth is Oriel , founded in 1326.
Under a statute of 1881, New Inn Hall was merged into Balliol College in 1887. [4] Balliol acquired New Inn Hall's admissions and other records for 1831–1887 [5] as well as the library of New Inn Hall, which largely contained 18th century law books. [4] New Inn Hall was then used to accommodate students on an Indian Civil Service probationary ...
Holywell Manor is a historic building in central Oxford, England, in the parish of Holywell. [1] It currently houses some of Balliol College's postgraduate student population. It is on the corner of Manor Road and St Cross Road, next to St Cross Church, which has become the Balliol College Historic Collections Centre.
Fellow, All Souls’ 1895, lecturer, New College 1897, Fellow, Balliol 1902; war service in the War Trade Intelligence Department; editor, Dictionary of National Biography; Professor of Modern History, University of Manchester 1921–1925, Regius Professor of History, Oxford University, and Fellow, Oriel. "History of Balliol College" 1899
It run by Balliol College Drama Society and is owned by Balliol College. [5] The theatre is named after Michael Pilch (1927–2021), who was the benefactor who enabled the theatre to be built. [6] The theatre stages a variety of productions, [7] including Shakespeare. [8] The theatre was renovated in 2016. [9]
founding Director of the Oxford Martin School. Kitty Ussher: 1990: public policy: former MP. Chief Economist, Institute of Directors. Group Head of Policy Development at Barclays [1]: 554 Anusha Chari: 1990: international economics: professor of economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [1]: 90 Stephanie Flanders: 1986: public ...
During his time as Master at Balliol College, Jenkyns also served as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1824 until 1828. [4] He introduced open competition for scholarships and also raised the standard of Balliol College to the first rank at Oxford. [1] From 1845 to 1854, Jenkyns was also Dean of Wells.