About Oxford
BERM12 is the first of these symposia to be held in the UK and will take place in July 2009 at Keble College in Oxford.
Oxford was established as a town in the 9th century and is home to
the oldest university in the English-speaking world, with nine
centuries of continuous existence. Oxford is located some 60 miles
(90 km) North West of London, with good road and rail links to
Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham airports.
Nowadays, the city is a bustling cosmopolitan town. Still with its
ancient university, but home also to a growing hi-tech community.
Attractions
Attractions in the area include a number of museums, galleries and university buildings:
- The Bodleian Library
- Pitts Rivers Museum
- The Ashmolean Museum, Britains oldest museum
- The Botanic Gardens
- Christ Church Cathedral
- The Covered Market
- Blenheim Palace – home to 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill
- The Cotswolds – a unique area of England known for gentle hillsides (‘wolds’), sleepy villages and for being so ‘typically English’ and popular with both the English themselves and visitors from all over the world.
