Oxford Internet Institute
Encyclopedia
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) is a multi-disciplinary institute based at the University of Oxford
, England
, and housed in buildings owned by Balliol College, Oxford
. It is devoted to the study of the societal implications of the Internet
, with the aim of shaping research, policy and practice in the UK, Europe and around the world. It is the main UK member of the World Internet Project
.
The Oxford Internet Institute was initiated by Derek Wyatt
then MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey and Andrew Graham
, Master of Balliol College, and launched in 2001 by an initial endowment of £10 million from The Shirley Foundation
together with £5 million of public funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England
. The first director of the Institute was Professor William Dutton
. Professor Helen Margetts was appointed the second director of the Institute on 1 October 2011.
Since 2006 the OII has run its own doctoral programme entitled "Information, Communication, and the Social Sciences." In October 2009 it launched a one-year MSc called "The Social Science of the Internet."
The OII is located at the southern end of St Giles' in central Oxford
near the Martyrs' Memorial
. It celebrated its first decade in 2011.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and housed in buildings owned by Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
. It is devoted to the study of the societal implications of the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, with the aim of shaping research, policy and practice in the UK, Europe and around the world. It is the main UK member of the World Internet Project
World Internet Project
The World Internet Project is a collaborative intellectual endeavor among a number of academic institutions. It originated at the UCLA Center for Communication Policy and was founded with the NTU School of Communication Studies in Singapore and the Osservatorio Internet Italia at Bocconi...
.
The Oxford Internet Institute was initiated by Derek Wyatt
Derek Wyatt
Derek Murray Wyatt FRSA is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Sittingbourne and Sheppey from 1997 to 2010, having previously been a councillor in the London Borough of Haringey.-Early life:...
then MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey and Andrew Graham
Andrew Graham (academic)
Andrew Graham is an academic and was the Master of Balliol College, Oxford.-Life:Andrew Graham was born in Perranporth, Cornwall, and attended Truro Cathedral School and then Charterhouse. He read PPE at St Edmund Hall and graduated from Oxford University in 1964...
, Master of Balliol College, and launched in 2001 by an initial endowment of £10 million from The Shirley Foundation
Shirley Foundation
The Shirley Foundation, based in the UK, was established in 1996 by Steve Shirley, who gave a substantial endowment to establish a charitable trust fund....
together with £5 million of public funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England
Higher Education Funding Council for England
The Higher Education Funding Council for England is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in the United Kingdom, which has been responsible for the distribution of funding to Universities and Colleges of Higher and Further Education in England since...
. The first director of the Institute was Professor William Dutton
William H. Dutton
William H. Dutton is former Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, Professor of Internet Studies, University of Oxford, and Fellow of Balliol College...
. Professor Helen Margetts was appointed the second director of the Institute on 1 October 2011.
Since 2006 the OII has run its own doctoral programme entitled "Information, Communication, and the Social Sciences." In October 2009 it launched a one-year MSc called "The Social Science of the Internet."
The OII is located at the southern end of St Giles' in central Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
near the Martyrs' Memorial
Martyrs' Memorial
The Martyrs' Memorial is a stone monument positioned at the intersection of St Giles', Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street in Oxford, England just outside Balliol College...
. It celebrated its first decade in 2011.