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