In William Thackeray's novel Pendennis, published in 1850, the main character attends the fictional Boniface College, Oxbridge.
A notable exception is Tokyo's Cambridge and Oxford Society, probably arising from the fact that the Cambridge Club was founded there first, and also had more members than its Oxford counterpart when they amalgamated in 1905. ==Meaning== In addition to being a collective term, Oxbridge is often used as shorthand for characteristics the two institutions share: They are the two oldest universities in continuous operation in the UK.
Virginia Woolf used it, citing Thackeray, in her 1929 essay A Room of One's Own.
By 1957 the term was used in the Times Educational Supplement and in Universities Quarterly by 1958. When expanded, the universities are almost always referred to as "Oxford and Cambridge", the order in which they were founded.
By 1957 the term was used in the Times Educational Supplement and in Universities Quarterly by 1958. When expanded, the universities are almost always referred to as "Oxford and Cambridge", the order in which they were founded.
They examined published admissions data from 2015 to 2017 and found that 8 schools accounted for 1,310 Oxbridge places during the three years, whereas 2,900 other schools accounted for 1,220. ==Access Oxbridge== Access Oxbridge is a non-profit organisation which connects students from low-income backgrounds with undergraduate mentors studying at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
They examined published admissions data from 2015 to 2017 and found that 8 schools accounted for 1,310 Oxbridge places during the three years, whereas 2,900 other schools accounted for 1,220. ==Access Oxbridge== Access Oxbridge is a non-profit organisation which connects students from low-income backgrounds with undergraduate mentors studying at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
As of 2018, less than 1% of individuals applying to undergraduate courses through UCAS were admitted to these institutions.
Cambridge undergraduate admissions in 2018) + 3300 (no.
Oxford undergraduate admissions in 2018) = 6765.
individuals applying through UCAS in 2018) = 0.0097. ==References== English culture Academic culture Terminology of the University of Oxford Terminology of the University of Cambridge Colloquial terms for groups of universities and colleges Portmanteaus
Within its first year, Access Oxbridge recruited over 500 undergraduate volunteers to mentor 200 students in Year 12 and 13 from underrepresented backgrounds, resulting in 50 of those students achieving offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge. In 2019, Seddon relaunched Access Oxbridge as a mobile app.
In October 2019, Seddon was awarded the Prime Minister's Points of Light award for social impact in education. ==Related terms== Other portmanteaus have been coined that extend the term Oxbridge, with different degree of recognition. The term Loxbridge is also used referring to the golden triangle of London, Oxford, and Cambridge.
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