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Linacre College, Oxford

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Linacre College
Founded: 1962
Head of House: Prof. Paul Slack, Principal
Graduates: 300
Undergraduates: 3

Linacre College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, currently offering graduate entry only. It is located in St. Cross Road, next to the University Parks.

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 milti-disciplinary. The college aims to reflect this milti-disciplinary approach.

Table of contents
1 History
2 Notable former students
3 See also
4 External links

History

Linacre College was founded in 1962. It currently has about 350 graduate students. 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.

Notable former students

See also

External links


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