University of Oxford

The University of Oxford, also known as Oxford University or simply Oxford, was a University located in the English town of the same name.

Students

 * Oscar Wilde read Classics there (at Magdalen) in the late 19th century. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress)
 * Gordon Seavers studied natural science for two years under Professor Sowerden during the later years of the 19th century. (PROSE: The Banquo Legacy)
 * In 1993, Tom Cheynor attended school there and studied under Professor Rafferty. (PROSE: The Dimension Riders)
 * Luke Smith got his A Levels a year ahead of schedule and left to study at Oxford in September 2010. He took K9 with him. (TV: The Nightmare Man)

Although not a student, the Qetesh known as Ruby White constructed a false backstory for her human identity which included a first-class degree in biophysics from Oxford. (TV: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith)

Teachers

 * In 1898, Sowerden was a professor of natural science. (PROSE: The Banquo Legacy)
 * In 1901, John Lafayette taught linguistics there. (PROSE: Walking to Babylon, AUDIO: Walking to Babylon)
 * In 1906, Alexander Hugh was professor of advanced sciences. (COMIC: Final Sacrifice)
 * In 1911, Marcus Scarman was a fellow and professor of Archaeology at All Souls College. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
 * In 1993 the Seventh Doctor's friend James Rafferty held the post of Professor of the newly-established department of Extra-Terrestrial Studies. (PROSE: The Dimension Riders)

Real world connections

 * Real world Oxford alumni with connections to Doctor Who include Ian Marter, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath and Richard Dawkins. Show producers, such as Russell T Davies, also attended the university.

Torchwood website
The series 2 version of the Torchwood website had a profile of 1918 Torchwood Three operatives, including Harriet Derbyshire. It said that in her time period, though women could attend lectures and sit examinations, they could not take degrees. Harriet sat in physics lectures at the University of Oxford, educating herself in the subject "for years". Recognising her aptitude, a professor at the University recommended her to Torchwood. Prior to her death in 1919, she was making notes for a paper that would have "beaten Heisenberg to the Uncertainty Principle". When Oxford changed its regulations in 1920, Harriet was given a posthumous degree.