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Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road in central Oxford.
Wadham's front quad, which served as almost the entire college until the mid-20th century, is also the first example of the "Jacobean Gothic" style that was adopted for many of the University's buildings.
Wadham also has a second claim to fame: it is thought that the college's chapel was the first religious building in England to regain its stained glass and statuary following the reformation.
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 Wadham College - Equal Opportunities Policy Statement
The College welcomes diversity amongst its students, staff and visitors, recognising the particular contributions to the achievement of the College's mission that can be made by individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
In pursuit of this aim, the College is committed to using its best endeavours to ensure that all of its activities are governed by principles of equality of opportunity, and that all students are helped to achieve their full academic potential.
The College will be attentive to the needs and values of the community and racial equality organizations in fostering a positive environment in which diversity and difference are valued.
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk /about-wadham/policy-publications/equal-opportunities-policy-stat.html   (867 words)

  
 Wadham Calendar entry, Fellows, 2003-4
THE College was founded jointly by Nicholas Wadham, of Merifield in Somerset, and Dorothy Wadham, daughter of Sir John Petre.
Its corporate designation is 'The Warden, Fellows and Scholars of Wadham College in the University of Oxford of the Foundation of Nicholas Wadham, Esquire, and Dorothy his wife'.
Grants to members of the College in residence and in need of assistance are made from the Warden's Exhibition Fund, which has been established through the gellerosity of old members of the College.
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  Wadham College, Oxford: pictures by Andrew Hodges
On the Web, Wadham College has an imposing portal, but back in the real world of early 2000, the first icon that the physical Wadham College presented to the browser was this:
Wadham is the only college with a Student Union, and certainly the only one where the student union organises a Queer Week.
Wadham is a large college and cannot accommodate all its students inside the walls.
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  Nicholas WADHAM of Merrifield
Wadham had wished that application should next be made to Jesus College, which does not seem to have been done, and the site of the priory of the Austin friars was purchased for six hundred pounds from the corporation of Oxford on 6 Mar 1609-10.
Dorothy Wadham died at Edge on 16 May 1618, and was buried with her husband in Ilminster church, where she is commemorated by a brass and monumental inscription.
Her portrait, painted, like that of her husband, in 1595, hangs in the warden's lodgings at Wadham College; both were mezzotinted by Faber, and are reproduced in Mr.
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  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Wadham College, Oxford
Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Although it is one of the youngest of the historic colleges, Wadham has some of the oldest and best preserved buildings, a result of the rash of rebuilding that occurred throughout Oxford during the 17th century.
Wadham's front quad, which served as almost the entire college until the mid-20th century, is the first example of the "Jacobean Gothic" style that was imitated at University and Oriel Colleges.
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  Wadham College, Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wadham College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Wadham's front quad, which served as almost the entire college until the mid-20th century, is the first example of the "Jacobean Gothic" style that was adopted for many of the University's buildings.
Wadham also has a second claim to fame: it is thought that the college's chapel was the first religious building in England to regain its stained glass and statuary following the reformation.
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 Colleges of the University of Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A typical college consists of a great hall for dining, a chapel, a library, a college bar, senior, middle (postgraduate) and junior common rooms, rooms for 200-400 undergraduates as well as lodgings for the head of the college and other dons.
College buildings range from the mediaeval to very modern buildings, but most are made up of interlinked quadrangles (courtyards), with one or more large wooden gates controlling entry from the outside.
The fourth oldest college is Exeter, which was founded in 1314 and the fifth is Oriel, which was founded in 1326.
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One cannot detect the gnomons in the engraving of the college by William Williams of 1732, but it is possible that a small mark in the view by Vertue for the University Almanack of 1738 does show a gnomon.
His position as Manciple (an officer responsible for profiding the provisions of a college) would have given him an income to subsidise his scientific activities, so it is possible he had some connection with the sundials on the chapel.
The angles of the Wadham gnomons should have been been the same whether the dials were designed to tell local solar or the time of the Prime Meridian, but the hour lines would have been differently spaced.
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 A Short History of Education - Chapter 3 (second part)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This college is one of the proprietary schools which have arisen in the nineteenth century, and was founded to provide a classical, mathematical and general education of the highest order on moderate terms.
The college was designed by its founder to provide an education similar to that given in the English universities, and for the purpose he left about £100,000.
This university is a federation of colleges, and originated in the institution known as the Owens College, Manchester, founded in 1851.
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The Queens Regnant have no obligations to the college, but Queen Elizabeth gave it the seal it still uses, and good Queen Anne was a liberal contributor to the rebuilding of the college in her day; her statue still adorns the cupola on the front to the High.
Wadham is the youngest college in Oxford, for all those that have been founded since are refoundations of older institutions (but, as its first stone was laid in 1610, it has a respectable antiquity); yet the Front Quad is completely unaltered in design, and of the actual stonework, hardly any has had to be renewed.
Wadham College : The Hall Interior] Two centuries later than the Royal Society days at Wadham, another group of philosophers was trained there, who thought that the views of their master, Auguste Comte, were going to make as great a revolution in human thought as the views of a Bacon or a Newton.
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 Wadham : 2007/8 Oxford University Undergraduate Admissions
Wadham is one of the largest undergraduate colleges and also has a flourishing graduate community.
Wadham is situated on the corner of Parks Road and Holywell Street, across from the Bodleian Library and close to the science laboratories and the city centre.
The college's prominence in drama and journalism has recently been reflected in the number of its students who are celebrities in the theatre and media.
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 Wadham College - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Wadham College, college of the University of Oxford, England.
The college was founded in 1612 by a legacy from a landowner, Nicholas Wadham.
Wren was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, on October 20, 1632, the son of a clergyman (who was also an amateur scientist).
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 Wadham College, Oxford   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wadham College is one of the 'old' colleges of Oxford University.
Founded in the 17th century by Dorothy Wadham, it has a reputation for its liberal and active outlook, supporting a very mixed student community.
Course attended: MChem (Hons) Chemistry, acquired at First Class level; college Scholarship held for the last three years, due to passing the Finals exams with a First, the second year Quantum Chemistry supplementary subject exam with a Distinction, and the first year exams ("Prelims") with a Distinction.
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 Wadham College : Oxford University Graduate Studies Prospectus 2007/08
Wadham College is close to the Bodleian Library, the University Science Area, and the centre of the city.
Wadham College welcomes applications for graduate study in subjects where an appropriate tutor would be available to act as a College Advisor.
The college has a modern and spacious library (open 24 hours a day), a chapel, squash and badminton courts, a weights room, a music practice room, a student theatre, and a bar.
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 Keith Prowse Deutschland - Henry V - theatre tickets - Wadham College - Oxford, Großbritannien -
Wadham College, Oxford with its beautiful historic grounds provides an idyllic setting for two of Shakespeare’s most popular plays - Henry V and As You Like It.
Wadham College is located in the center of Oxford - on the corner of Parks Road and Broad Street, directly opposite the Bodleian library.
The college is within 10 minutes walk from the central bus station and the main shopping areas.
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 Access Guide: Wadham College access information and rating
Overview: Wadham College is situated on the corner of Parks Road and Holywell Street, across the road from the Bodleian Library, five minutes from the University Science Area and ten minutes from most of the city centre.
College Site: Wadham has a mixture of old and new buildings so access is variable and an independent manual wheelchair user may require assistance with ramps and doors around the College.
The Wadham Theatre is -17 stairs (handrails on both sides) from the bar, but can also be accessed via a lift, albeit with some difficulty.
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 Wadham College Darts Club: Wadham Darts
A hugely fun Wadham invasion of Mansfield saw the 2nds draw 6-6 in the first university darts match to be filmed for a live dvd release (details later).
Queens were the pioneers with a team made up completely of ladies and Wadham now has that same honour.
It is only right and proper that Wadham should thank Buckers for all his sterling work in the darts-related arena this year.
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 Collegiate Gothic - Cope and Stewardson
Since the inception of the College, they had become increasingly troubled by what they perceived as Thomas's elaborate spending, as well as practices not in keeping with a Quaker institution.
The library is built of gray stone in the so-called collegiate Gothic, or Jacobean Gothic, style of architecture of the period of 1630, this being the date of Wadham College, Oxford, which was selected as a model for the building.
The tracery of these windows is copied from the windows of the dining hall of Wadham College, the President of the College having obtained the permission of the Warden of Wadham to send a photographer from London to take large photographs of them.
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 The Charm of Oxford, by J. Wells
As was fitting, the chapel was the first part of the college to be finished—about 1300—and it is a splendid specimen of early Geometrical Gothic; it retains a little of the old glass, given by one of the early fellows.
The College has an interesting portrait of the great Henry, which may be authentic; but that of the Black Prince, which adorns the college hall, is known to have been painted from a handsome Oxford butcher's boy, in the eighteenth century.
The gardens at Wadham are famous; they have not the magnificence of St. John's or the antiquarian charm of the old walls at New College or Merton; but, for the variety and fine growth of their trees, they are unsurpassed, though the glory of these is passing.
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 ECVP98 - preliminary information
Accommodation will be available in several Colleges including Merton College, Wadham College and St Edmund Hall, all of which are located in the centre of Oxford, very close to the University Schools.
Wadham College has a number of twin rooms, although note that the cost is the same as for two separate single rooms.
If you are staying at either St Edmund Hall, Merton or Wadham College, you should ask the driver to let you off at the "High Street" stop which is a few minutes walk from all three Colleges.
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 The Mystery Worshipper: Wadham College Chapel, Oxford, England
The church: This is the chapel to Wadham College, one of the consituent colleges of the university of Oxford.
The chaplaincy is an important part of the welfare system for students of all faiths and none, and the chapel aims to provide Christian services to complement membership of a "real" church.
The cast: The minister was Harriet Harris, chaplain to the college.
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 Wadham College, Oxford
From New College returning along New College Road and turning into Parks Road, we come to Wadham College, little changed since its foundation in 1610.
Famous members of Wadham have included Admiral Blake (1599-1657), Admiral of the Fleet under Oliver Cromwell from 1649, and Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723), the architect of many churches and castles.
Wadham College is the founding place of the scientific group of minds known as the Royal Society.
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 Bridgewater State College
One of Oxford’s handsomest colleges, Wadham was founded in 1612 under Letters Patent granted by King James I.
The college’s gardens, sports field, and squash and tennis courts will be available throughout the program.
Because of Wadham’s central location, students will find it easy to visit the museums, galleries and libraries for which Oxford is famous and to attend the various concerts and plays sponsored by city and university organizations.
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