Editing University of Oxford (section)

=== Main sites ===
[[File:Chemistry Research Laboratory Atrium.JPG|thumb|Atrium of the [[Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford|Chemistry Research Laboratory]]; the university has invested heavily in new facilities at the laboratory in recent years.]]
[[File:Sheldonian Theatre Oxford.jpg|thumb|[[Sheldonian Theatre]], built by [[Christopher Wren]] between 1664 and 1668, hosts the university's [[Congregation (university)|Congregation]] and its concerts and degree ceremonies.]]
The university is a "city university" in that it does not have a main campus; instead, colleges, departments, accommodation, and other facilities are scattered throughout the city centre and in some other areas of the city. The [[Science Area, Oxford|Science Area]], in which most science departments are located, is the area that bears closest resemblance to a campus. There is a ten-acre (4-hectare) [[Radcliffe Observatory Quarter]] in the northwest of the city.  

Iconic university buildings include the [[Radcliffe Camera]], the [[Sheldonian Theatre]] used for music concerts, lectures, and university ceremonies, and the [[Examination Schools]], where examinations and some lectures take place. The [[University Church of St Mary the Virgin]] was used for university ceremonies before the construction of the Sheldonian.

In 2012–2013, the university built the controversial one-hectare (400&nbsp;m × 25&nbsp;m) [[Castle Mill]] development of 4–5-storey blocks of student flats overlooking [[Cripley Meadow]] and the historic [[Port Meadow]], blocking views of the spires in the city centre.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/universities-and-colleges/9912968/Philip-Pullman-campaigns-for-demolition-of-brutal-new-Oxford-University-buildings.html | title=Philip Pullman condemns Port Meadow buildings | first=Gordon | last=Rayner | date=6 March 2013 | work=[[Daily Telegraph]] | access-date=18 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309121431/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/universities-and-colleges/9912968/Philip-Pullman-campaigns-for-demolition-of-brutal-new-Oxford-University-buildings.html | archive-date=9 March 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> The development has been likened to building a "skyscraper beside [[Stonehenge]]".<ref>{{cite news| title=Historian takes university to task over 'visual disaster' of Port Meadow flats |first=Reg | last=Little | work=The Oxford Times| page=3 | date=7 February 2013 }}</ref>