The University of Oxford was an institution of higher learning on Earth, the oldest such institution in Great Britain, with teaching having begun there as early as 1096.
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The accent of Oxford-educated students is considered to be distinctive. Donald Archibald Williams, an employee of the Chrysalis Project in the 20th century, and Kojiro Vance, 22nd century captain of the ECS Kobayashi Maru, were both described as having Oxford accents. (ST - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1; ENT novel: Kobayashi Maru)
In the 20th century, Doctor Bertrand Carlisle earned doctorates in particle physics, quantum mechanics, and thermonuclear integration from Oxford. As of 1968, he chaired Oxford's advanced speculative physics department and was on leave to work on Project Hercules. (TOS - Star Trek: Assignment: Earth comic: "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns")
Carol Abramowitz and Gabriel Collins, students at nearby Cambridge University, took classes in stratigraphy at Oxford. (CoE eBook: Remembrance of Things Past, Book I)
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- University of Oxford article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.