Editing Oxford (section)

===Universities and colleges===
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[[File:Sheldonian Theatre 2009 LL.jpg|right|thumb|[[Sheldonian Theatre]] in 2009]]
There are two universities in Oxford, the [[University of Oxford]] and [[Oxford Brookes University]], as well as the specialist further and higher education institution [[Ruskin College]] that is part of the University of West London in Oxford. The [[Islamic Azad University]] also has a campus near Oxford. The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the [[English-speaking]] world,<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction and history|url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history?wssl=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920170044/https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history?wssl=1|archive-date=20 September 2016|access-date=22 September 2016|publisher=University of Oxford}}</ref> and one of the most prestigious higher education institutions of the world, averaging nine applications to every available place, and attracting 40% of its academic staff and 17% of undergraduates from overseas.<ref>{{cite web|title=International students|url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/why-oxford/international-students?wssl=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920183441/https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/why-oxford/international-students?wssl=1|archive-date=20 September 2016|access-date=22 September 2016|publisher=University of Oxford}}</ref> In September 2016, it was ranked as the world's number one university, according to the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=September 2016|title=World University Rankings 2016–2017|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank_label/sort_order/asc/cols/rank_only|url-status=live|magazine=Times Higher Education|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231113411/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank_label/sort_order/asc/cols/rank_only|archive-date=31 December 2016|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref> Oxford is renowned for its [[tutorial]]-based method of teaching.

====The Bodleian Library====
{{See also|Category: Libraries of the University of Oxford}}
The [[University of Oxford]] maintains the largest university library system in the United Kingdom,<ref name="uls">{{cite web|title=Libraries|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/research/libraries/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125090133/http://www.ox.ac.uk/research/libraries/index.html|archive-date=25 November 2012|publisher=University of Oxford|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and, with over 11&nbsp;million volumes housed on {{convert|120|mi|km}} of shelving, the Bodleian group is the second-largest library in the United Kingdom, after the [[British Library]]. The [[Bodleian Library]] is a [[legal deposit]] library, which means that it is entitled to request a free copy of every book published in the United Kingdom. As such, its collection is growing at a rate of over three miles (five kilometres) of shelving every year.<ref>{{cite web|date=22 September 2005|title=A University Library for the Twenty-first Century|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2005-6/supps/1_4743.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902222824/http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2005-6/supps/1_4743.htm|archive-date=2 September 2007|access-date=9 October 2007|work=University of Oxford}}</ref>