# Nuffield College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide

> A specialist graduate college devoted to the social sciences, of interest for its unusual mid-century architecture and prominent library tower rather than…

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Central-W · Founded 1937

## Nuffield College

A specialist graduate college devoted to the social sciences, of interest for its unusual mid-century architecture and prominent library tower rather than as a classic tourist college.

[Official site](<https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/>)

Founded  1937

Where  Central-W

Access  Closed to Visitors

Type  College

The college

### A closer
*look.*

Central-west — New Road

**Founded 1937.** Founded in 1937 by the industrialist Lord Nuffield (William Morris, founder of Morris Motors); it was the first Oxford college established exclusively for graduate students.

A 20th-century college in Cotswold domestic style designed by Austen Harrison, distinguished by a tall modernist tower (the first tower built in Oxford in some 200 years) that houses the college library. It stands on the site of the former Oxford Canal basin in the city's west end.

Nearby on foot · Central-W **Find Nuffield College and the closest colleges.**

Explore around Nuffield College

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51.7528°N, 1.2627°W [Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.7528,-1.2627>)

On the same walk

### Closest to
*this one.*

[2 min walk **St Peter's College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/st-peters>)[2 min walk **Worcester College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/worcester>)[4 min walk **Balliol College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/balliol>)[4 min walk **Jesus College** Central](<https://above.guide/oxford/colleges/jesus>)

On a visit

### Don’t *miss.*

1. 01  Library tower (spire)
2. 02  Cotswold-style ranges
3. 03  Quadrangle with water feature
4. 04  Focus on economics, politics and sociology

Connected to

### Notable
*names.*

- Founded by car magnate and philanthropist Lord Nuffield
- Leading centre for social science and election-night psephology research

Before you go

#### Visiting Nuffield College

Currently closed to visitors. Do not plan around entering; use the exterior and nearby streets unless the college publishes a change.

Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site](<https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/>) before you travel.

Founded

1937

Area

Central-west — New Road

Type

College

Before you visit

### Check hours, tickets and access.

Check opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off.

Updated

Date unavailable

By

[Above Guide Editorial Team](<https://above.guide/oxford/about#editorial-team>)

Useful links

- [Official site nuffield.ox.ac.uk ↗](<https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/>)
- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuffield_College,_Oxford>)

[Report a correction](<https://above.guide/oxford/corrections>)

Keep exploring

### Where to
*next.*

[Compare the best colleges to visit](<https://above.guide/oxford/best-colleges-to-visit>)[All colleges](<https://above.guide/oxford/explore>)[Neighbourhoods](<https://above.guide/oxford/neighbourhoods>)[Things to Do](<https://above.guide/oxford/things-to-do>)



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