The Netty took the idea of an unconventional structure even further when it opened last month in a subterranean public toilet that dates back to the Victorian era. The Netty’s rooms — there are just ...

Cambridge and Oxford have been in a centuries-long competition as England's top two universities — but I've always felt that seeing one is enough. The big question is: Which one? For years, I've ...

Travel; Is Oxford, England’s Oldest University Town, Actually Cool Now? An easy weekend trip from London, the city of Oxford still trades in (exceedingly) old-school charms but it’s far ...

Eight things to do in Oxford: How to spend a day in England’s historic university town Plus find out how you can visit the real-life Hogwarts Joanne Kavanagh , Showbiz Reporter ...

When I went to Oxford to join my husband, a professor on sabbatical, I thought I knew what to expect, thanks to all the books and movies that have been set in this ridiculously pretty, medieval ...

Old School Meets New in Oxford, England. On an easy weekend trip from London, a relieved alum reports that England’s oldest university town is far livelier these days.

Mary Sophia Merivale (1853-1928), the first woman councillor in Oxford, elected in 1907; Lily Tawney OBE (1867-1947), the first woman Lord Mayor of Oxford in 1933 ...