Founded 1950 by Antonin Besse of Aden in honour of St Antony of Egypt. Full member of The University in 1963. Sister College – Wolfson College Cambridge. Men and Women – Postgraduates 480.
St Antony’s is one of seven graduate only colleges in Oxford. It specialises in international relations, history, politics, economics and anthropology and has nearly 500 students made up of around 70 nationalities. A hand picked body of fellows who have an international reputation in their specialist areas teach them.
The institution sits on an agreeable and leafy site just north of the city centre, which is a short 5-minute bike ride away.
Cosmopolitan blend
The international flavour in both student composition and area of study was the direct wish of Antonin Besse of Aden, a wealthy merchant of French descent, who provided the initial resources that allowed the college to open in 1950. In 1953 it received its Royal Charter that was amended in 1962 to allow women into the college. Full college status was granted the following year.
Besse’s original approach to fund a new college was not wholeheartedly encouraged by the university, who not unreasonably, were keen to make some of the poorer establishments more secure. Besse duly donated substantial sums to several struggling colleges before repeating his original offer, which was then accepted. The first warden was Sir William Deakin, a dynamic military man and Oxford academic, who had impressed Besse – he was to play a crucial role in developing the college that now has an enviable worldwide reputation as a centre of excellence.
St Antony’s has set up specific international study areas and centres: African Studies, Asian Studies, European Studies, Latin American Centre, Middle Eastern Centre, ...
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... East Study Centre is a cross between a shiny space ship and a dinosaur bone bending round existing trees. The architect is the remarkable and controversial Zaha Hadid (London Olympic swimming pool), who demonstrates that flights of fancy can indeed be fit for purpose – steel and glass construction with unpredictable sweeping staircases.
Accommodation is only provided for first year students, most of which is on site. There are several off-site flats available in a number of Victorian houses. The dining hall is designed to encourage social mixing and the exchange of ideas, both lofty and trivial. On sunny days the gentle green spaces around the Besse Building fulfil a similar function. The cosmopolitan culture of the college is reflected in the events its students organise which include; a Balkan night, a Latin American party and the not to be missed Australian bop.
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