Priorities
The University
The University of Oxford – through its groundbreaking research, discoveries, inventions, insights and teaching – makes a real difference to the world:
- Our medical innovations and vaccines have saved millions of lives
- Our social research betters the existence of people around the globe
- Our scientific and philosophical insights further global understanding
- Our distinctive teaching systems, in the Vice-Chancellor John Hood’s words, “liberate people to achieve their greatest aspirations”
Jimmy Carter, former President of the United StatesI think that of all the benevolent causes that alumni can espouse, the improvement of their old University is one of the most gratifying
The mission of the University is nothing less than enlightenment: the
preservation of human civilisation, wisdom and the advancement of this
knowledge; the enriching of world culture, international science and
individual consciousness.
An unrestricted gift to the University of Oxford will be used to take forward our core academic priorities, ensuring that we continue to compete with vigour in the global academic marketplace.
