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Somerville College Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HD Tel: +44 1865 270600 Email: enquiries@some.ox.ac.uk
Somerville College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England, was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. Among its alumnae have been Margaret Thatcher , Indira Gandhi , Dorothy Hodgkin , Iris Murdoch , Philippa Foot , Vera Brittain and Dorothy L. Sayers .
Somerville is a warm, forward-looking and inclusive college with a streak of radicalism at its heart. Founded in 1879 to give women access to university education when many others wouldn’t, famous alumni include two former prime ministers, the only British woman to win a Nobel prize for science and pioneers in literature and activism.
This is the list of Undergraduate courses offered at Somerville. To view the complete range of Postgraduate courses we offer, please visit 'Study Here - Postgraduate'.
About the college. Somerville has a diverse and lively graduate community, reading for a wide variety of disciplines. The college provides a friendly environment for its students to meet and swap ideas with like-minded academics and where they can benefit from Oxford's world-class graduate training.
Somerville College, Oxford is home to one of the largest libraries in Oxford. It is one of the few colleges in Oxford that allow students to walk on its grass. The college was one of the first to abandon the policy on locking its front gates at night to stop students from staying out late.
Location. allowed to walk on the grass! Located a 10 minute walk from the centre of Oxford, we are close to the Maths Institute, Language Centre and a short distance from most science de. artments and University Parks. The college is also next to Jericho, a lovely part of Oxford with a great range of cafés, bars, restaurants, . Accommodation:
