Oxford Uruversity once famously claimed to have been founded by Alfred the Great in the 9th century, but in fact, the Universitbr as we know it today began to take shape in the 12th century when English scholars were exiled from Paris University and began to congregate at Oxfords Abbeys and Priories, which were by then already established centers ofleaming.
牛津大學曾經一度盛傳是由阿爾弗來德一世在9世紀建立的。但事實上，我們今天所知道的牛津大學始建於12世紀，當時一群英國學者從巴黎大學流放過來，雲集於牛津的'教堂和修道院中，在那時候教學中心就已經建立起來了。
Today, 39 independent, self-governing colleges are related to the University in a t3rpe of federal system. Each is governed by a Head of House and a number of Fellows, who are academics specializing in a wide variety ofdiscipHnes, most of whom also hold Uruversity posts.
現在，39個獨立、自治的學院以一種聯邦體制的形式和校方聯絡。每個學院由l位院長和幾名研究員管理，他們是多學科的專家教員，其中多數人還身兼校方職位。
Across both the Arts and the Sciences, Oxford research consistently ranks top both nationally and internationally, As well as being in the forefront of scientific, medical and technological achievement, the Universitr has strong links with research institutions and industrial concems both in the United Kingdom and overseas. The Universitrs income from extemally funded research grants and contracts in 1996- 1997 totaled over 107 million. The Uruversitys great age also allows its teaching staff and research students to tkaw on a heritage of magnificent
