Oxford unveils plans for new graduate college
The University of Oxford today announces initial proposals for the location, character and provisional leadership of a new graduate college. It is anticipated that a majority of students will be drawn from departments across the Division of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences - but other disciplines will also be represented. The 21 st century academic community will enjoy a central Oxford location and a vibrant scholarly, sporting and cultural life. The new college will occupy the historic Radcliffe Science Library site on Parks Road, whose signature building was constructed in 1901 to a design by the renowned architect Sir Thomas Jackson. Jackson's other works at Oxford include the Examinations Schools, the celebrated Bridge of Sighs at Hertford College, much of Brasenose College and Somerville College, and the former Oxford High School for Boys, which today houses the Faculty of History. Outstanding graduate education which deepens the connection between students and their supervisors, promotion of inter-disciplinary exchanges, imaginative public engagement, and access to the Bodleian Library's world-renowned scientific collections and the Bodleian Libraries and University museums exhibitions will be essential elements of the College's ethos. Interaction between the disciplines will be aided by recruitment of post-doctoral researchers and graduate students working on two major challenges - Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning, and Environmental Change.
