Editing University of Oxford (section)

=== Colleges ===
{{Main|Colleges of the University of Oxford}}
[[File:Tom Quad, Christ Church, Oxford.jpg|thumb|[[Tom Quad]], [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]]]]
[[File:UK-2014-Oxford-Worcester College 02.jpg|thumb|Main Quad, [[Worcester College, Oxford|Worcester College]]]]
[[File:Christ Church Great Hall, July 25, 2023.jpg|thumb|Christ Church, Oxford]]
To be a member of the university, all students, and most academic staff, must also be a member of a college or hall. There are thirty-nine [[colleges of the University of Oxford]] and four [[permanent private hall]]s (PPHs), each controlling its membership and with its own internal structure and activities.<ref name=CollegesandHalls>{{cite web|url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/colleges/introducing-colleges|title=What is an Oxford college?|publisher=University of Oxford|access-date=31 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316233819/https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/colleges/introducing-colleges|archive-date=16 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Not all colleges offer all courses, but they generally cover a broad range of subjects.

The 39 colleges are:
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* {{BUni|Oxford|All Souls}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Balliol}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Brasenose}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Christ Church}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Corpus Christi}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Exeter}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Green Templeton}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Harris Manchester}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Hertford}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Jesus}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Keble}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Kellogg}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Lady Margaret Hall}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Linacre}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Lincoln}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Magdalen}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Mansfield}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Merton}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|New}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Nuffield}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Oriel}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Pembroke}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|The Queen's}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Reuben}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Somerville}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|St Anne's}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|St Antony's}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|St Catherine's}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|St Cross}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|St Edmund Hall}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|St Hilda's}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|St Hugh's}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|St John's}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|St Peter's}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Trinity}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|University}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Wadham}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Wolfson}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Worcester}}
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The permanent private halls were founded by different Christian denominations. One difference between a college and a PPH is that whereas colleges are governed by the [[Oxford fellow|fellows]] of the college, the governance of a PPH resides, at least in part, with the corresponding Christian denomination. The four PPHs are:
* {{BUni|Oxford|Blackfriars Hall}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Campion Hall}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Regent's Park}}
* {{BUni|Oxford|Wycliffe Hall}}

The PPHs and colleges join as the Conference of Colleges, which represents their common concerns, to discuss matters of shared interest and to act collectively when necessary, such as in dealings with the central university.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.confcoll.ox.ac.uk/ |title=Conference of Colleges |publisher=Confcoll.ox.ac.uk |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913052216/http://www.confcoll.ox.ac.uk/ |archive-date=13 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/access/content/group/test1-conf-coll/Public%20Documents/conf_coll_leaflet_web%20final.pdf |title=Who we are, what we do – The Conference of Colleges |publisher=Oxford University |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022010939/https://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/access/content/group/test1-conf-coll/Public%20Documents/conf_coll_leaflet_web%20final.pdf |archive-date=22 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Conference of Colleges was established as a recommendation of the [[Oliver Franks, Baron Franks|Franks]] Commission in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/councilsec/gov/gov_expl/ |title=A brief history and overview of the university's governance arrangements (see footnote 1) |publisher=Admin.ox.ac.uk |access-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804172404/http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/councilsec/gov/gov_expl/ |archive-date=4 August 2013 }}</ref>

Teaching members of the colleges (i.e. fellows and tutors) are collectively and familiarly known as [[university dons|dons]], although the term is rarely used by the university itself. In addition to residential and dining facilities, the colleges provide social, cultural, and recreational activities for their members. Colleges have responsibility for admitting undergraduates and organising their tuition; for graduates, this responsibility falls upon the departments.