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Balliol Sanctuary Fund. Creating sustainable, long-term and secure funding for scholars seeking sanctuary from crisis.
Whatever the exact date, if the age of a College is to be computed from the date when its members first lived communally where they do today, then Balliol is the oldest College in the University. When John Balliol died in 1269, his widow Dervorguilla put his arrangements on a permanent basis, and she is honoured as co-Founder with him.
Biology at Balliol College. See a transcript of the video above. Balliol has a long history of teaching and research in Biology. Julian Huxley, pioneer of behavioural and evolutionary biology, Secretary of the Zoological Society, and first director of UNESCO, was a student here, as was Richard Dawkins. Students will find an active community of ...
The College was founded by John de Balliol in 1263, and was consolidated by the latter’s widow, Dervorguilla of Galloway in 1282. De Balliol was the head of a family which had been prominent land-owners in England and France for several generations. Its principal base in England was Barnard Castle, named after an earlier head of the family in ...
Maps and Directions. Balliol is in the centre of Oxford, on three sites: The main College site in Broad Street ( OX1 3BJ) Jowett Walk ( OX1 3TL) and the Master’s Field (new residential buildings, adjacent to the College sports ground). These are collectively known as the Dervorguilla site.
See a transcript of the video above. Balliol was the birthplace of the degree of PPE in the 1920 s, and the College has long remained a major centre for the study of PPE.Nowadays, Balliol PPE is distinctive in three related ways.. Firstly, we have a particularly large school of PPE undergraduates, and the College is committed to maintaining a strong teaching team in each of the three subjects.
Balliol has a large, lively, and international graduate community. We are pleased to welcome graduates following a variety of study programmes; see the University website for details of the subjects in which we accept applications.. If you are considering applying to Balliol, the pages in this section have a great deal of useful information for you.
