About St Antony’s
Founded in 1950, St Antony’s is a modern and inclusive graduate college where tradition is worn lightly. Our students join us from incredibly varied backgrounds, and represent different disciplines, but are united by a shared focus on learning about and understanding the world in order to make a difference.
Who are we?
- We’re a world-renowned hub for research, teaching, and engagement on global and regional issues (specialising in the social sciences and humanities). Find a list of the courses we accept here
- We have seven regional study centres on site
- We’re proud to be the most internationally diverse college in Oxford
- We offer scholarships related to our research areas and specific regions – for example, for the 2024/25 academic year the total value of scholarships on offer is roughly £1,000,000
- We offer funds that support current students in their academic and social activities throughout their time at St Antony’s
- We’re based in the quiet and picturesque North Oxford
- All the accommodation we offer is on or directly next to the college site
- We’re dedicated to supporting the academic and personal welfare of every student
- We have agreed a set of strategic priorities for 2025-2027, encompassing student experience, the environment, fundraising and alumni relations, equality, diversity and inclusion, and governance and management. You can find all the detail here
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Students
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Study Centres
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Seminars per Week
Our seven regional study centres make us unique among Oxford colleges. These centres host an average of 10-15 seminars per week during term, which attract speakers and attendees from around the world and explore the most important issues facing society today. We are proud to be a leading centre for the study of modern history, international relations, economics, development studies, politics, and anthropology of different regions of the world.
St Antony’s Fellows, students, and visiting researchers include leading experts on the regions of the world and on issues of global and transnational importance. Each year we host visiting experts from the world’s leading universities and think tanks, and from such fields as diplomacy, journalism, business, and politics.