Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Today the University of Oxford is an international leader in teaching, research and technology transfer. Its international student community of 5,359 (total 18,113) include students from 130 different nations.
According to the results of the 2001 national Research Assessment Exercise, the University of Oxford has more academic staff working in world-class research departments than any other UK university. Oxford University's academic community includes over 70 Fellows of the Royal Society and around 90 Fellows of the British Academy.