Linacre College, Oxford

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Linacre College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, currently offering graduate entry only. It is located on St Cross Road at the corner of St Cross Road and South Parks Road, next to the University Parks and opposite the Tinbergen Building, which is shared by the Departments of Zoology and Experimental Psychology. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £13m.^[1]

The college is named after Thomas Linacre (1460–1524), a distinguished Oxford humanist. Linacre was also a medical scientist and a classicist. His ideals were multi-disciplinary, and the college aims to reflect this multi-disciplinary approach.

It currently has about 350 graduate students, of whom the majority are studying science. The college was the first of Oxford's colleges to admit female and male students on an equal basis. It is proud of its international students. Over fifty countries are represented in the college's membership.

Linacre College has established a reputation for its good food and popular 'bops' (parties).^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 History 2 Living at Linacre 3 Gallery 4 Notable former students 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

Linacre College was founded in 1962. It was originally situated on St Aldate's, in what is now the Music Department of the university. In 1977, the college moved to its present site at Cherwell edge, which was formerly a private house, a convent, and a property occupied by students from St Anne's College.

[edit] Living at Linacre

Adding to the Main Building, the Bamborough and Abraham Buildings were completed in 1986 and 1995, respectively. 58 students can live on the main site; The college also owns a number of buildings off the main site, including properties on Banbury Road, Bradmore Road, Divinity Road, Iffley Road, and Walton Street, which can house a total of 105 students. The college generally offers accommodation only to first-year students (freshers). Students normally move into shared housing in and around Oxford after their first year in Linacre accommodation.

[edit] Gallery

Side view from New college playing fields (before Griffiths building)

Linacre entrance

OC Tanner building from the quad

[edit] Notable former students

• Dr David Kelly, Biological Weapons Expert
• Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, journalist
• Terry Eagleton, literary critic
• Azhar Chaudry, businessman

[edit] See also

• Thomas Linacre

[edit] References

1. ^ Oxford College Endowment Incomes, 1973-2006 (updated July 2007)

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Common room website
• Virtual Tour of Linacre College

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