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  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
The college was originally founded in the 13th century by Elias de Hertford[?], but was subsequently dissolved, to be re-established several times before gaining full collegiate statis.
Hertford was one of the first five co-educational colleges in the university.
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 Hertford College, Oxford University
Hertford Bridge is often referred to as the "Bridge of Sighs" because of its similarity to the famous bridge of that name in Venice.
Hertford has had a strong connection with the arts over the years, and one of its prized possessions is a signed copy of Leviathan, by Thomas Hobbes, who composed the volume while a student of Magdalen Hall.
Hertford was one of the first Oxford colleges to admit women undergraduates, and has a higher proportion of women students than most Oxford colleges.
www.britainexpress.com /cities/oxford/hertford.htm   (423 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Templeton College, Oxford
Templeton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.
College name Hertford College Named after Elias de Hertford Established 1282 Sister College None Principal Dr John Landers JCR President Stephanie Johnston Undergraduates 376 Graduates 224 Homepage Boatclub Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Kellogg College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.
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 Hertford College, Oxford
\nHertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
In medieval Oxford, halls were simply lodging houses for students, and thus did not have the same status as fully-fledged colleges.
In the 1960s it was also one of the first colleges to encourage applicants from state schools, and has a significantly higher proportion of students from state schools relative to private schools.
encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/h/he/hertford_college__oxford.html   (317 words)

  
 Hertford College, Oxford - Definition, explanation
The college was originally founded as Hart Hall in 1282 by Elias de Hertford.
In 1874, the combined Hart Hall/Magdalen Hall was finally re-established as a full college, largely due to the sponsorship of Sir Thomas Baring.
Traditionally seen as a progressive college, in the 1960s Hertford was one of the first colleges to encourage applicants from state schools, and has a significantly higher proportion of students from state schools relative to private schools.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/he/hertford_college__oxford.php   (860 words)

  
 Oxford University Gazette: Appointments, 17 May 2001
Hertford College proposes to appoint a Co-ordinator for Clinical Medicine to be associated with a Supernumerary Governing Body Fellowship.
The aim of the college is to have an active clinician as a member of the governing body, who would support medical students' clinical interests at all stages of their career.
Hertford College proposes to appoint a Junior Dean for a period of one year from 14 September 2001, with the possibility of renewal for a second year.
www.ox.ac.uk /gazette/2000-1/weekly/170501/appts/entry_4.htm   (396 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Bridge of Sighs
Hertford Bridge in New College Lane, Oxford, England is often referred to as the "Bridge of Sighs" because of its supposed similarity to the famous bridge of the same name in Venice.
However, Hertford Bridge was never intended to be a replica of the Venetian bridge and many believe it looks more similar to the Rialto Bridge in the same city.
The bridge links together the Old and New Quadrangles of Hertford College (the bridge does not link Hertford College to New College, as is stated by some inaccurate city tourguides).
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 R vs. Hertford College 1878
By the Hertford College Act, 1874, Magdalen Hall in the University of Oxford was dissolved, Hertford College created, and the property of Magdalen Hall transferred to Hertford College.
And the college contend that as the fellowship is full of a duly qualified candidate, that fact is alone and of itself an answer to the mandamus.
Hertford College was not a subsisting college when the University Tests Act, 1871, passed; and it is to subsisting colleges in terms the 3rd section of the Act, and as far as the imposition of tests is concerned, the whole Act is carefully confined.
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 Molex Premise Networks / Western Europe - Solutions - Case Studies
This is, however, exactly the brief presented by Hertford College to Molex Premise Networks and MaxResponse, the company contracted to carry out the work; to install voice and data outlets in each of the 190 student rooms before the start of the new academic year in October 1999.
This is project is typical of the forward-thinking nature of Hertford College, which until the 1960's was one of the smallest and poorest of Oxford's men's colleges.
All Hertford College buildings are classified as Class 3 Listed so it was impossible to leave even the shortest length of surface trunking, and with some of the walls being constructed of three-foot thick stone we needed to find equally unusual solutions in several areas.
www.molexpn.co.uk /news/case08.html   (1458 words)

  
 Marlborough College College History
The Hertfords lived happily at Marlborough, raising two children and with Lady Hertford creating a fine garden to the south of a Grotto which she had constructed at the foot of the Mound.
With the death of Lord Hertford (later, the 7th Duke of Somerset) in 1750, the old house at Marlborough was leased out as a very fashionable coaching inn which served the gentry flocking from London to Bath at the peak of its fame.
Numerous academic initiatives have been fostered at the College (for example, Business Studies, SMP Maths, Combined Science and the teaching of Arabic and Chinese) and in 1968 Marlborough was one of the first of the traditional boys' boarding schools to admit girls into the Sixth Form.
www.marlboroughcollege.org /col_college_history.aspx   (800 words)

  
 Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University : IFSA-Butler Programs : England : Oxford University : Hertford College
While the college's academic standards are high, you won't find the high social and academic pressure common at some other Oxford colleges.
Hertford (pronounced "Hartford") benefits from a great location in the center of the city, just across from the famous Bodleian library and within a short walk of the other main Oxford libraries and labs.
Housing is in one of the college residence halls with other Hertford students.
www.ifsa-butler.org /programs/england/oxford/hertford   (169 words)

  
 Hertford College Library
All current undergraduate members of the college are entitled to borrow books.
All current graduate students at the college are entitled to borrow books.
The Hertford College Library is a member of OLIS.
www.lib.ox.ac.uk /libraries/guides/HER.html   (238 words)

  
 Reporter 12/01/05: Hertford College   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hertford College proposes to appoint a Fellow and Tutor in Modern History with effect from 1 October 2005.
Further particulars covering both the College and the University posts may be obtained from the Academic Administrator, Hertford College, Oxford, OX1 3BW (e-mail jane.webber@hertford.ox.ac.uk).
Hertford College and the University of Oxford are equal opportunities employers.
www.admin.cam.ac.uk /reporter/2004-05/weekly/5985/36.html   (202 words)

  
 Hertford College, Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1874, the combined Hertford College/Magdalen Hall was finally re-established once again as a full college, largely due to the sponsorship of Sir Thomas Baring.
Hertford was one of the first five co-educational colleges in the university.
Traditionally seen as a progressive college, in the 1960s Hertford was one of the first colleges to encourage applicants from state schools, and has a significantly higher proportion of students from state schools relative to private schools.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hertford_College,_Oxford   (861 words)

  
 News | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.
Many of the great minds of the English Renaissance studied at what would eventually become Hertford College including the metaphysical poet John Donne, satirist Jonathan Swift, the political theorist Thomas Hobbes, and the first translator of the Bible into English, William Tyndale.
Traditionally seen as a progressive college, in the 1960s Hertford was one of the first colleges to encourage applicants from state schools, and has a higher proportion of students from state schools relative to private schools.
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 HERTFORD
Hertford, invoked by Thomson in his Spring, was Frances Thynne, who married Algernon Seymour, Earl of Hertford, afterwards Duke of Somerset.
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is in the East Hertfordshire district of that county.
The rivers Rib, Beane and Mimram meet with the River Lea, at Hertford to flow south toward the Thames.
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/He/Hertford.html   (494 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Hertford,
Hertford is an agricultural market with light industries, including brewing, flour milling, and the manufacture of leather goods and stationery.
Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of HERTFORD, WILLIAM SEYMOUR, 1ST MARQUESS AND 2D EARL OF [Hertford, William Seymour, 1st marquess and 2d earl of], 1588-1660, English nobleman; great grandson of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and grandson of Lady Catherine Grey, through whom he had a claim to the throne.
He was fellow of King's College, Cambridge (1886-88), fellow and tutor of Hertford College, Oxford (1889-1904), and vicar of a London parish (1905-7).
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Hertford,   (651 words)

  
 Hertford College Women's Basketball Team 2002
Hertford has had a strong women's basketball team that in 2002 has so far won every match this season.
After the success in the quarter final against Exeter, Hertford are set to take on St Hugh's in the semi finals before going on to take Lady Margaret Hall in the Final.
Hertford started playing together well from the start and excellent team strategies and skills have emerged through the season.
www.hannahmadsen.com /basketball   (280 words)

  
 Primary and Secondary Shelter Locations
When shelters are open in Hertford County, you should go to a shelter because the proper authorities have ordered an evacuation of the area in which you reside.
Hertford County does not permit pets in its shelters, for health and safety reasons.
Hertford County may arrange for additional shelter locations, depending upon the circumstances of the disaster or the reason for an evacuation.
www.co.hertford.nc.us /HCES/shelterinfo.htm   (467 words)

  
 Hertford College, Oxford - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Old quad is the only Hertford quadrangle to have a lawn in the centre, in the traditional college style.
The New Quadrangle (New Quad or NB quad for short) is connected to the Old Quadrangle via the famous Hertford Bridge or Bridge of Sighs which was designed by Thomas Jackson.
The Baring room occupies the highest level of one of the 5 staircases in Holywell and is named after the benefactor whose funding made the transition from Hertford being classed as a hall of residence to a fully fledged college.
www.music.us /education/H/Hertford-College,-Oxford.htm   (702 words)

  
 FACTS
Hertford College Chapel Choir is a large, ambitious choir with many members from both inside and outside the college.
Hertford College Orchestra is a large group, welcoming players of all standards.
College music is far more accessible than university based groups; the smaller scale helps to cater for diverse musical interests, whatever your standard.
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 Journals from England:
Oxford according to Gates (’05) | University Relations
Hertford is known for its English and Law faculties.
Finally, there are college libraries that are part of the individual colleges and usually only open to members of that college.
I don’t know the policies at the other colleges, but Hertford’s was nice because it had a fair collection but more importantly was open 24 hours.
www.wm.edu /news/?id=3814   (2176 words)

  
 University Honors Program - Welcome
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president of the University of Hartford from 1977 to 1989, became intrigued in the late 1980s by the fact that one of the nearly 40 colleges at the University of Oxford was named Hertford College.
Although the spelling is different, Hertford and Hartford are pronounced the same, and this fact led him to propose a relationship between the two institutions.
While at Oxford, Cook threw herself into Hertford College life, becoming social secretary of the Middle Common Room, which is the graduate student government, and captain of the ice hockey team.
uhaweb.hartford.edu /uhonors/observer_article.htm   (2531 words)

  
 Hertford College : Oxford University Graduate Studies Prospectus 2007/08
Hertford College, founded in about 1284, usually has about 200 graduate students in residence and admits about 75 per year, of whom approximately half are likely to be from overseas.
The college is open throughout the year and offers the same facilities to graduates both in term-time and vacation.
College accommodation in single rooms is available to almost all new graduate students as well as to the majority of continuing fee-paying students.
www.admin.ox.ac.uk /postgraduate/colleges/hert.shtml   (502 words)

  
 Hertford College, a seven century old Oxford University College, enters the Internet age
This is, however, exactly the brief presented by Hertford College to Molex Premise Networks and MaxResponse, the local company contracted to carry out the work; to install voice and data outlets in each of the 190 student rooms before the start of the new academic year in October 1999.
A remarkable transformation began at the college in the late 1960's - the redistribution of wealth from the richer to the poorer colleges and some early appeals gave Hertford a financial basis for expansion.
Greg Jennings, IT Manager at Hertford College, Oxford, commented, "On arrival, students expect to be able to link up to the Internet using standard modems but previously we've had to install data points in their rooms on demand.
www.itweb.co.za /sections/industrysolutions/2000/0008241322.asp?A=REP&S=IndustrySolutions&T=Editorial&O=L   (751 words)

  
 Press Release: New training facility opens at Hertford Regional College
Hertford Regional College's facilities for construction training have been operating at capacity for several years and in recent years the College has not been able to take all suitable students who applied.
The Council was pleased to commit its own funds to the development as it believes that it will provide one of the most significant enhancements to vocational training facilities in the borough in recent years.
The construction industry is in need of more skilled staff and the College is now in a much stronger position to respond to the demand for construction skills training".
www2.broxbourne.gov.uk /press/News3.aspx?PressID=3578   (402 words)

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