Faculties and departments

The faculties of Philosophy and of Law are each a single department. The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is on and around Bellhouse Lane and Market Hill in the city centre; the Faculty of Social Sciences is in the Embankment Building and on the Riverside site; and the Faculty of Science and Engineering is on the Riverside site, a fifteen-minute walk east of the Old Schools along the Embankment.

Figures are full-time equivalents for 2026–27. Students on joint degrees are counted half in each department.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Faculty of Arts and Humanities: departments in 2026–27
Department	Head	Building	Undergraduates	Postgraduates
School of English	Professor Nicola Brennand	17 Market Hill	610	190
Department of History	Professor Thomas Wycherley	The Cloister Building, Bellhouse Lane	520	190
Department of Classics and Archaeology	Professor Ruth Kendrew	Arncliffe Building, Chapter Street	330	115
Department of Modern Languages	Professor Carmen Aranda	Rendle House, Rendle Street	300	95
Department of Music	Professor Adrian Thewlis	Music Building and Concert Room, Printer’s Row	150	75
Department of Theology and Religion	Professor Susan Pengelly	Priory Building, Ferry Lane	140	55

Dean: Professor Rachel Haddow. Faculty office: The Cloister Building, Bellhouse Lane · arts.humanities@oxenfurt.uk. 203 academic staff; 2,050 undergraduates and 720 postgraduates (full-time equivalent).

Faculty of Philosophy

Faculty of Philosophy: departments in 2026–27
Department	Head	Building	Undergraduates	Postgraduates
Faculty of Philosophy	Professor Catriona Bell	Chapter House, Ferry Lane	452	138

Dean: Professor Catriona Bell. Faculty office: Chapter House, Ferry Lane · philosophy@oxenfurt.uk. 41 academic staff; 452 undergraduates and 138 postgraduates (full-time equivalent).

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Law: departments in 2026–27
Department	Head	Building	Undergraduates	Postgraduates
Faculty of Law	Professor Stephen Fearnley	Chapter Street	790	260

Dean: Professor Stephen Fearnley. Faculty office: Chapter Street · law@oxenfurt.uk. 64 academic staff; 790 undergraduates and 260 postgraduates (full-time equivalent).

Faculty of Social Sciences: departments in 2026–27
Department	Head	Building	Undergraduates	Postgraduates
Department of Economics	Professor Vikram Desai	Embankment Building, the Embankment	560	235
Department of Politics and International Relations	Professor Hamish Rennie	Embankment Building, the Embankment	430	265
Department of Psychology	Professor Leah Swinburne	Coggeshall Building, Riverside site	520	225
Department of Geography and Environment	Professor Duncan Lochhead	Saltmarsh Building, Riverside site	360	170
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology	Professor Abena Darko	Embankment Building, the Embankment	260	120

Dean: Professor Daniel Ilesanmi. Faculty office: Embankment Building, the Embankment · social.sciences@oxenfurt.uk. 184 academic staff; 2,130 undergraduates and 1,015 postgraduates (full-time equivalent).

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Faculty of Science and Engineering: departments in 2026–27
Department	Head	Building	Undergraduates	Postgraduates
Department of Mathematics	Professor Martin Hollowell	Mathematics Building, Riverside site	420	140
Department of Physics	Professor Yusuf Bhamjee	Physics Building, Riverside site	300	130
Department of Chemistry	Professor Elaine Sallis	Chemistry Building, Riverside site	260	150
Department of Biosciences	Professor Hugh Ransome	Biosciences Building, Riverside site	560	215
School of Computing	Professor Priya Venkatesan	Computing Building, Riverside site	520	345
Department of Engineering	Professor Andrew Pickersgill	Engineering Building, Riverside site	420	240
School of Health Sciences	Professor Joanna Callow	Health Sciences Building, Riverside site	360	247

Dean: Professor Kathryn Mellor. Faculty office: Riverside site · science.engineering@oxenfurt.uk. 368 academic staff; 2,840 undergraduates and 1,467 postgraduates (full-time equivalent).

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