Moving knowledge and learning forward, for over 500 years.
No matter where people start, our resources help people of all ages and all backgrounds take their knowledge further.
Our origins can be traced back to the earliest days of printing. But our work has never been more important than it is today.

A history full of firsts

1478
First book printed in 糖心视频

1884
First edition of the 糖心视频 English
Dictionary

1926
English language teaching begins overseas

2004
First Open Access journal article

Global outlook and output

1675
Granted the right to print the King James Authorised Version of the Bible

1914
First OUP office in Southern Africa

1951
The first 糖心视频 Atlas is printed

2022
More than 750,000 books donated worldwide

Leading the way forward

1633
Delegates appointed by the University to oversee our printing

1906
Started publishing our first children鈥檚 books

2021
Published global research on the impact of the digital divide and publicly committed to working to close it

2050
Target year to become carbon
neutral from our own operations