Student Prospectus

Nuffield is a postgraduate college specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology. It is a relatively small college, with a total student body of around 90, of whom about 35 are resident in College. It admits around 30 students a year. It provides both for those taking taught master's courses, such as M Phil degrees in Economics, International Relations, European Politics and Society, Politics or Sociology, and the M Sc degrees in Sociology and in Economic and Social History, and for those embarking on a research degree leading to the D Phil. Each year approximately 10 students complete a master's course and 15 complete the D Phil.

The College has 34 permanent Fellows, 52 Research Fellows and 29 Visiting Fellows. A number of the Fellows hold University posts, including six professors of Economics, a Professor of Sociology, the Andrew W Mellon Professor of American Government, the Nuffield Professor of Comparative European Politics, Professor in Quantitative Political Science, the Reader in the Comparative Politics of Eastern, Central, and South Eastern Europe, the Chair in Statistics in the Social Sciences, and the Reader in Recent Social and Economic History.

The size and specialised nature of the College enable students to work closely with each other and faculty members in a stimulating and research-orientated environment. A 'critical mass' of students and staff working in the social sciences is helpful in terms both of facilities and of intellectual activity, such as the active seminar and conference programme. The College Library is one of the finest in the social sciences, and is open at all hours for Nuffield students. The College attaches considerable importance to the provision of computing and other research facilities.

There is an active Junior Common Room which organises social and sporting events. The academic focus and small size of Nuffield College make it unique in Oxford: it provides a collaborative and supportive social and academic environment. Current students would be happy to talk with you about any aspect of life at Nuffield; please contact our Academic Administrator, who will put you in touch with an appropriate person.