Introducing LMH


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1878  LMH was founded as the first college for women in Oxford

1978  LMH became co-educational


LMH is named after Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509)

The progenitor of the Tudor dynasty, mother of King Henry VII, and a great patron of scholarship and learning


LMH has

400  undergraduate students;
180  postgraduate students;
83    support staff;
43    Fellows who include tutors, professors,
         and senior administrators of the College.


Principal of the College

Dr Frances Lannon


Key to the LMH shield and logo

  • The portcullis is from the family arms o f Lady Margaret Beaufort;
  • The bell is a family symbol of Elizabeth Wordsworth, the first Principal;
  • The Talbot dogs are for Edward Talbot, the College’s founder.

Also see: College history