Brasenose College, Oxford facts for kids
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University | Oxford | |||||||||||
Location | Radcliffe Square | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°45′12″N 1°15′17″W / 51.753206°N 1.254731°W | |||||||||||
Full name | The Principal and Scholars of the King’s Hall and College of Brasenose in Oxford | |||||||||||
Latin name | Aula regia et collegium aenei nasi | |||||||||||
Established | 1509 | |||||||||||
Named after | Bronze door knocker | |||||||||||
Previous names | Brazen Nose College | |||||||||||
Sister college | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | |||||||||||
Principal | John Bowers | |||||||||||
Undergraduates | 375 (2021) | |||||||||||
Postgraduates | 235 (2021) | |||||||||||
Boat club | Brasenose College Boat Club | |||||||||||
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Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mid-17th century and the new quadrangle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
For 2019-20, Brasenose placed 7th in the Norrington Table (an unofficial measure of performance in undergraduate degree examinations). In a recent Oxford Barometer Survey, Brasenose’s undergraduates registered 98% overall satisfaction. In recent years around 80% of the UK undergraduate intake have been from state schools.
Brasenose is home to one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, Brasenose College Boat Club.
Images for kids
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Brasenose College, viewed from St Mary's (in High Street). The entrance to Brasenose Lane is just to the right of the centre of the picture.
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Brasenose College as it fronts on to the High Street, Oxford, with St Mary's in the background.
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The High Street (south) end courtyard of Brasenose College, as seen from St Mary's (to the east), looking towards All Saints.
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New Quad photographed by Henry Taunt in 1909. The chapel is on the left.
See also
In Spanish: Brasenose College para niños