Nuffield College, Oxford
Nuffield College (/ˈnʌfiːld/) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is a graduate college specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology. Nuffield is one of Oxford's newer colleges, having been founded in 1937, as well as one of the smallest, with only around 90 students[2] and 60 academic fellows.[3] It was also the first Oxford college to accept both men and women, having been coeducational since foundation,[4] as well as being the first college exclusively for graduate students in either Oxford or Cambridge.[5]
As of 2021, the college had an estimated financial endowment of £282m.[6] Due to its small intake, it was the wealthiest educational institution per student in the world in 2013.[7] Since 2017, Nuffield has committed to underwriting funding for all new students accepted to the college.[8] Between 2019 and 2023, 5.1% of applicants to the college were admitted.[9]
Its architecture is designed to conform to the traditional college layout and its modernist spire is a landmark for those approaching Oxford from the west.
Academics[edit]
Around a third of Nuffield's fellows hold appointments at the University of Oxford as lecturers, readers or professors. In addition, the college fully funds around a dozen "Official Fellowships", which the college views as tenured research professorships (although most also teach on the University's graduate programme), and about a dozen three-year Postdoctoral research fellows. The college also houses a number of young scholars who hold distinguished awards, such as British Academy post-doctoral fellowships, some senior research fellows and a group of research-active emeritus and honorary fellows. The college also produces works in the Nuffield Election Studies.[26] The college is also home to the Centre for Social Investigation, an interdisciplinary research group examining inequalities and social progress in Britain.
The college was the birthplace of the "Oxford School" of Industrial Relations; it pioneered the development of cost-benefit analysis for developing countries; and it has made a major contribution to the methodology of econometrics.[3]
Student Life[edit]
All Nuffield students are members of the College Junior Common Room. Annual traditions include the Nuffield ball and Christmas Pantomime. All members of the College enjoy free lunches throughout the year. Nuffield fields men's and women's cricket and football teams, while rowing is in association with the Linacre College Boat Club.[27]
College buildings at the corner of New Road and Worcester Street
Nuffield College from the top of Castle Mound
Sculptures and a pond in the Quad
The west gate
