Oxford University: The Official Guide app
Detailed App Info:
Application Description
Oxford University is not only famous for its academic excellence, it also has some of the most beautiful buildings, gardens and walks in the UK and it hosts free public lectures, events and exhibitions on almost every day of the year.
This app lets you see what is happening today in Oxford, it will guide you through the University and city on themed walking tours and give you an insider's view on what makes up a perfect day in Oxford through a set of engaging personal suggestions from academics, staff and students.
Features
Today in Oxford:
the latest news story from the University
events and exhibitions that you can go to
what happened "On this day" in the history of Oxford University and the ability to browse all the other days too
the weather (displays in Centigrade or Fahrenheit depending on your own settings)
pull down to access Search
Theme tours:
more than 20 walking tours around Oxford including Gardens, Gargoyles, Nobel Prize winners, all the Colleges, Stained glass, Oxford in film and a well-loved boy wizard. Each tour has a detailed introduction and a list of places, they can be viewed on a map and as a full screen image slideshow. All places listed in the app can be added to a Favourites list so that you can create your own personal tour.
We suggest:
Get an insider's view on what to do when you are in Oxford with personal recommendations from some of the Heads of Colleges, Heads of the Museums and Collections, Senior Administrators such as the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, and current students.
Near me:
The app shows you where you are and what is around you, tap a pin to find out more about any nearby place and its visitor information.
Favourites:
create your own tour by picking and choosing places from any of the different tours and suggestions, see them on a map, reorder them in your list and then, after you've visited them, delete them and start a new list.
Each place listed has an image, an introduction and visitor information. Tapping the image will display it at full screen size. In addition, most of the Colleges also have sets of "Interesting facts" and a list of their well known alumni.
and more…
there is a section about the history of the University, its traditions, and links through to the numerous channels that Oxford now publishes to.
This app lets you see what is happening today in Oxford, it will guide you through the University and city on themed walking tours and give you an insider's view on what makes up a perfect day in Oxford through a set of engaging personal suggestions from academics, staff and students.
Features
Today in Oxford:
the latest news story from the University
events and exhibitions that you can go to
what happened "On this day" in the history of Oxford University and the ability to browse all the other days too
the weather (displays in Centigrade or Fahrenheit depending on your own settings)
pull down to access Search
Theme tours:
more than 20 walking tours around Oxford including Gardens, Gargoyles, Nobel Prize winners, all the Colleges, Stained glass, Oxford in film and a well-loved boy wizard. Each tour has a detailed introduction and a list of places, they can be viewed on a map and as a full screen image slideshow. All places listed in the app can be added to a Favourites list so that you can create your own personal tour.
We suggest:
Get an insider's view on what to do when you are in Oxford with personal recommendations from some of the Heads of Colleges, Heads of the Museums and Collections, Senior Administrators such as the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, and current students.
Near me:
The app shows you where you are and what is around you, tap a pin to find out more about any nearby place and its visitor information.
Favourites:
create your own tour by picking and choosing places from any of the different tours and suggestions, see them on a map, reorder them in your list and then, after you've visited them, delete them and start a new list.
Each place listed has an image, an introduction and visitor information. Tapping the image will display it at full screen size. In addition, most of the Colleges also have sets of "Interesting facts" and a list of their well known alumni.
and more…
there is a section about the history of the University, its traditions, and links through to the numerous channels that Oxford now publishes to.
Requirements
Your mobile device must have at least 48.33 MB of space to download and install Oxford University: The Official Guide app app. Oxford University: The Official Guide app was updated to a new version. Purchase this version for $0.99
If you have any problems with installation or in-app purchase, found bugs, questions, comments about this application, you can visit the official website of Oxford University at http://www.ox.ac.uk/apps/.
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