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The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University, or simply Oxford) is a university in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although the exact date of its foundation remains unclear, there is evidence of teaching there as far back as 1096.

The University grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.

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 In post-nominals, the University of Oxford was historically abbreviated

as Oxon. (from the Latin Oxoniensis), although Oxf is nowadays used in official university publications.

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