Maison Française D'Oxford

The Maison Française d'Oxford is a French research centre in the humanities and social sciences and a member of the Network of French Research Institutes Established Abroad by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research . OverviewWith the support of the Chancery of the Universities of Paris and the University of Oxford, the Maison Française works towards a better integration of French research in the humanities and social sciences in international networks, especially in the English-speaking world. In 1999, it became a research centre of the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (INSHS) of the CNRS, and, as such, it develops research programmes with academic institutions of the University of Oxford and other British universities. Origin and historical contextThe idea of establishing a French presence at the heart of the British academic world dates back to at least the beginning of the 20th century. It was defended in particular by the members of the French Club, which existed at the University of Oxford at the time and which brought together a community of francophile students.

The Maison Française d'Oxford is a French research centre in the humanities and social sciences and a member of the Network of French Research Institutes Established Abroad by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research . OverviewWith the support of the Chancery of the Universities of Paris and the University of Oxford, the Maison Française works towards a better integration of French research in the humanities and social sciences in international networks, especially in the English-speaking world. In 1999, it became a research centre of the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (INSHS) of the CNRS, and, as such, it develops research programmes with academic institutions of the University of Oxford and other British universities. Origin and historical contextThe idea of establishing a French presence at the heart of the British academic world dates back to at least the beginning of the 20th century. It was defended in particular by the members of the French Club, which existed at the University of Oxford at the time and which brought together a community of francophile students.