Venue 2011

After a suc­cess­ful 2009 and 2010, the XML Sum­mer School will once again be loc­ated in St Edmund Hall.

Although a Col­lege in the strict sense only since 1957, the his­tory of St Edmund Hall goes back to the thir­teenth cen­tury, for it is the sole sur­vivor of the medi­eval Halls that provided under­gradu­ates with accom­mod­a­tion and tuition before the Col­leges began to do so. It there­fore lays claim to being “the old­est aca­dem­ical soci­ety for the edu­ca­tion of undergraduates”.

The col­lege takes its name from St Edmund of Abing­don, Arch­bishop of Can­ter­bury (1234–40), who tra­di­tion­ally resided and taught in a house at the west­ern end of the present front quad­rangle when he was a Regent Mas­ter in the Arts, prob­ably in the 1190s.

More details on the his­tory are avail­able on the col­lege web­site.

The black bird that is a col­lege emblem is a chough, pro­nounced “chuff”.

Situ­ated right in the heart of Oxford, Teddy Hall (as it is affec­tion­ately known) com­bines the ancient tra­di­tions and build­ings that make Oxford fam­ous, with mod­ern teach­ing facil­it­ies and accom­mod­a­tion. From the moment you are greeted at the Front Lodge, you will be immersed in the same magical exper­i­ence enjoyed by today’s under­gradu­ate and post-graduate students.

Accom­mod­a­tion at the Hall is in single rooms, with shared facil­it­ies. If you wish to share a room with another attendee, please be sure to let us know when you register. There are only a few such rooms. Meals are all taken in col­lege; please let us know when you register of any diet­ary issues. There is a col­lege bar that is open from 6 pm until approx­im­ately 10 pm.