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Balliol College (/ ˈ b eɪ l i əl /) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1263 by John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. Members of Balliol have been awarded 13 Nobel Prizes with 12 Laureates (the most of any Oxford college).
Balliol College is a place where people of exceptional potential study with academics who are experts in their field. Social responsibility. In this community in the centre of Oxford, Balliol generates ideas and educates people who seek to change the world for the better. Professor Dermot O’Hare John B Goodenough Prize.
Balliol led the way in turning Oxford into a place open to all on merit. If you are hardworking, passionate about your subject, and ambitious to excel, you will find like-minded people here whatever school or cultural background you come from.
Founded in 1263, Balliol is one of Oxford’s oldest colleges; the oldest academic institution in the English-speaking world still on its original site; and almost certainly the oldest co-founded by a woman anywhere.
Balliol is one of the oldest and most centrally situated of the Oxford colleges, well known for its high academic standards, diverse community, friendly atmosphere and lively spirit of intellectual debate.
Balliol College, University of Oxford. Academic excellence. Balliol College is a place where people of exceptional potential study with academics who are experts in their field. Social responsibility. In this community in the centre of Oxford, Balliol generates ideas and educates people who seek to change the world for the better.
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Balliol College is one of the oldest colleges in Oxford. It’s centrally located, opposite the Ashmolean Museum . Many well-known Prime Ministers have studied at Balliol, which is also the house of Adam Smith, Aldous Huxley, and Richard Dawkins.
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Founded in 1263, Balliol College is one of Oxford’s oldest colleges. It is also one of the largest college in the University of Oxford.
