At Oxford, Cambridge, and Durham colleges - and other, more traditional, academic institutions - High Table is a table for the use of fellows (members of the Senior Common Room) and their guests. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Durham University is a University in Durham, England. It was founded as the University of Durham (which remains its official and legal name A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade In some universities in the United Kingdom — particularly collegiate universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Durham — the academic body The table is normally on a raised platform and at the end of the dining hall, although not always. On more formal evening occasions, dinner jackets are worn. Black tie is a dress code for semi-formal evening events and is worn to many types of social functions It is also normal to wear academic gowns. Academic dress or academical dress is traditional Clothing for academic settings primarily tertiary and sometimes secondary