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68-515: Keynes College is the third-oldest college of the University of Kent . It was established in 1968. Prior to the start of the 2020-21 academic year, the post of College Master was abolished at Keynes and all the other University of Kent colleges. It was named, after much debate, after the economist John Maynard Keynes . Other names considered included Richborough , a town in Kent, and Anselm ,

136-455: A change from the Eliot and Rutherford corridors. Keynes is notable for having a much clearer separation between the residential and non-residential areas than the other three colleges, with the teaching rooms and old dining hall concentrated at the front and east of the college. 2011 has been a year of change for Keynes College, with bedroom space expanding to almost 700 students. Keynes College

204-483: A college (as fellow or tutor ), though some may have only a college or university post. Nearly all colleges cater to students studying a range of subjects. At many colleges, the uniquely British custom of comensality is followed, meaning faculty usually eat together with students within their college, sharing ("co-") a table ("mensa"). Almost all of the Oxbridge colleges are fully independent legal entities within

272-523: A college" or "the status of a university"; as of September 2020 all 17 member institutions remain colleges. For most practical purposes, ranging from admissions to funding, the member institutions operate on a semi-independent basis, with many having awarded their own degrees whilst remaining in the federal university since 2008. For historical reasons the two founding colleges, University College and King's College , have names resembling those of Oxbridge colleges. As originally established in 1836, London

340-650: A different material, and should reopen in 2023. In addition to the current main site, the college still owns its original site on St Cross Road, located near the Law Faculty and English Faculty . After the college moved to its present location, this site was developed into student accommodation, the St Cross Annexe. The site is shared with Brasenose, who also own an annexe on the site. Additional buildings which are run by St Cross College as student accommodation include Bradmore Road House, Stonemason House, and

408-725: A few miles west of Durham, remains a licensed hall of residence but has not taken students since closing as a seminary in 2011. The 17th college, South College opened in September 2020. The University of Lancaster is defined by its royal charter to be a collegiate university. It has nine colleges, eight of which are for undergraduate students and one – Graduate College – which is for postgraduate students. The undergraduate colleges consist of: Bowland ; Cartmel ; County ; Furness ; Fylde ; Grizedale ; Lonsdale and Pendle , all of which have their own bars with different themes. The undergraduate colleges were founded between 1964 (when

476-489: A former archbishop of Canterbury . Appropriately the University's department of Economics is located within the building. The college was designed by different architects from Eliot and Rutherford and consequently has a very different design. With limited funds, the initial study bedrooms lacked individual wash-basins, instead having communal facilities, though common areas for groups of study bedrooms were included,

544-455: A leased period of 999 years. The old site on St Cross Road continued to be used, initially by the Centre for Islamic Studies (at that time an Associated Centre of the college), and then subsequently in the early 1990s the site was developed by the college in collaboration with Brasenose College . The site now houses two residential buildings, which were opened in 1996. On 18 November 2010, it

612-615: A master or principal in charge of the everyday running of the college. The colleges have a role in the admissions of students, although not as large as those at Oxbridge, and normally confined to identifying students that suit the college ethos and atmosphere – departments are responsible for admissions to the university, each college for admissions to that college. Applicants can indicate their college preference through UCAS , as with Oxford and Cambridge. As of 2020/21, there are 17 colleges in Durham City (one, Ustinov , postgraduate only):

680-659: A second quadrangle, the West Quad. Work was first completed on the South Wing on the southern side of the West Quad, containing a hall and kitchen, with bar, the Ian Skipper conference room, and the Caroline Miles games room below, a guest room and study bedrooms above. This development has in part been financed by Ian Skipper, Domus fellow of the college, after whom the conference room on the lower ground floor

748-410: A small central university body, rather than universities in the common sense. While many of the student affairs functions are housed in the colleges, each college is more than a residence hall , but they are far from being universities. While college life and membership is an important part of the Oxbridge experience and education, only the central university body has degree-awarding power. Historically

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816-403: A university are not normally considered to be colleges of that university; similarly the redbrick universities that, as university colleges , prepared students for University of London external degrees were not considered colleges of that university. Some universities (e.g. Cardiff University ) refer to their academic faculties as "colleges"; such purely academic subdivisions are not within

884-577: A women's football team which became Cuppers Champions in 2015. Other events in the college include regular formal hall, a feast once a term, 'bops' (informal college-based parties) and a yearly ball. St Cross was the first Oxford college to officially celebrate Chinese New Year. Reunion events for alumni are hosted by the college annually both in Oxford itself and abroad. The Common Room also provides arts activities, such as an annual play and pantomime, as well as several social societies. The cafe/bar area

952-503: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Colleges within UK Universities In the past, many of what are now British universities with their own degree-awarding powers were colleges which had their degrees awarded by either a federal university (such as Cardiff University ) or validated by another university (for example many of the post-1992 universities ). Colleges that had (or have) courses validated by

1020-410: Is a federal university comprising 17 member institutions. Following the passing of the University of London Act 2018, constituent colleges can apply to become universities in their own right while remaining members of the federal university; twelve of the colleges applied for university status in 2019. The university's statutes under the 2018 act allow for member institutions to have either "the status of

1088-474: Is a large oak-panelled room, including leather sofas, a TV, a sound system for bi-termly parties (bops), a football table. There is also a free DVD rental library. During Trinity Term , croquet and Pimms are enjoyed on the quad. Together with Kellogg and Reuben , St Cross is one of only three Oxford colleges without a royal charter . It is officially a society of the university rather than an independent college. The main difference from an independent college

1156-574: Is an all-graduate college with gothic and traditional-style buildings on a central site in St Giles' , just south of Pusey Street . It aims to match the structure, life and support of undergraduate colleges. St Cross College was formally set up as a society by the University on 5 October 1965; it was to admit its first graduate students (five in number) in the following year. Like the majority of Oxford's newer colleges, St Cross has been co-educational since its foundation. The early location of St Cross

1224-539: Is in the hands of its colleges, and therefore just 1/3 belongs to the central university. Typically a student or fellow of an Oxbridge college is said to be "living in college" if their accommodation is inside the college buildings. Most colleges also accommodate students, especially graduate students, in houses or other buildings away from the college site. Graduate students do not receive education from their college. Graduate students at Cambridge and Oxford have to name two college choices on their application, which goes to

1292-523: Is no High Table in the dining hall, and, at formal meals, the Master and Fellows sit amongst the students in the dining hall (which seats 120 people across 3 long tables), with the master normally sitting at the centre of the top table. Peter Thompson, a Sydney L. Mayer Associate Professor of American History at St Cross College, was accused of sexual harassment by a former students which came to light in 2021 after Al Jazeera investigation. He has also been

1360-519: Is now one of the biggest colleges on the Canterbury Campus and has rooms for catered and self-catered students. Keynes College boast an expanded Dolche Vita where catered students are provided with breakfast and dinner. Every year the college holds "Keynestock", a music festival for UKC artists, which attracts over 1500 students and raises money for charity. This United Kingdom university, college or other education institution article

1428-751: Is that the governing body only recommends a Master, who is then appointed by Council; in other colleges, the head of house is elected and appointed by the governing body directly. For accounting purposes, the societies are considered departments of the university. St Cross has one of the smallest endowments of any Oxford college, at approximately £8 million. Nevertheless, the college has several scholarships that it awards to current and prospective graduate students and that are funded by third party donations and alumni. The college grace is: (ante cibum) Adesto nobis, Domine Deus noster: et concede ut quos Sanctae Crucis laetari facis honore, ejus donis quoque salutaribus nutrias, per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum. (before

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1496-505: The School of Advanced Study , the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP), and the University of London Worldwide , which are under the direct control of the central University and are not considered colleges. In the University of Wales , colleges were the lower tier of institutional membership in the federal structure, below constituent institutions, following the reorganisation of

1564-513: The residential colleges of US universities: the colleges at Durham were (starting with the original University College ) owned by the university rather than being independent like Oxbridge colleges; and the teaching was done centrally rather than in the colleges, with the colleges being residential and responsible for student discipline, as had originally been the case at Oxford and Cambridge. The Durham model has been described as "a far better model for people at other institutions to look to, than are

1632-415: The 1970s and Ushaw College was a Catholic seminary until 2011. Although the colleges do not have any teaching duties as part of the university, they do provide meals, common rooms , libraries, sporting, scholarships and social facilities for their members. The colleges also play a large role in the pastoral care of students, with each college having a personal tutorial system, JCR, MCR and SCR and either

1700-856: The 5 Bailey colleges located on the historic peninsula , which are usually thought of as being more traditional; the 10 Hill colleges on Elvet Hill, near the Mountjoy site on the south side of Durham; Ustinov College in Neville's Cross ; and the College of St Hild and St Bede on the Leazes Road site on the north bank of the Wear. Two colleges previously based at the Queen's Campus in Stockton-on-Tees relocated to Durham over 2017–2018. Ushaw College ,

1768-517: The Canterbury campus, with Woolf being "mainly postgraduate", and Medway College on the Medway campus. The initial four colleges (Elliot, Rutherford, Keynes and Darwin) were established between 1965 and 1970, after which no new college was established at the Canterbury campus until Woolf in 2008. This has since been followed by Turing (2014) and Park Wood (2020). Chaucer College (1992), located on

1836-524: The Graduate college, whereas staff members may choose any college. Students must pay a college membership fee. There is a programme of inter-college sports, with the winner being awarded the Carter Shield . The University of York is collegiate and as of December 2022 there are eleven colleges. The colleges are more centralised than at Oxbridge and although they are not listed bodies they perform

1904-552: The Richard Blackwell Quadrangle and the new West Quad. St Cross shares the site with Pusey House, which comprises the first floor and parts of the ground floor to the eastern side of the Blackwell quad, a library on the first floor on its western side, as well as the chapel. The original Pusey House buildings around the Blackwell quad, including the chapel, date from the period of 1884 to 1926 and are mainly

1972-590: The University of Oxford. Unusually for an Oxford college, there is a founding tradition of sharing social facilities between fellows, members of Pusey House, the Common Room and students, with no separate high table or Senior Common Room . The college has a social calendar for both current students and alumni. There are a range of college societies and sports teams (often in collaboration with other colleges), as well as weekly academic seminars and annual conferences. Some students are provided with accommodation in

2040-635: The University of the Highlands and Islands. The University of South Wales encompasses the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama . Like the university colleges associated with Queen's University Belfast, this is a listed body under part two of the listed bodies order. St Cross College St Cross College , known colloquially as StX , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1965, St Cross

2108-518: The Wellington Square houses. The master's lodgings are also located in Wellington Square. In 2016, St Cross had over 550 graduate students, studying for degrees in all subjects. There is a strong emphasis on international diversity, with regularly over 75% of the students coming from outside the UK (2016: 83% ). This is reflected in the college motto Ad quattuor cardines mundi , meaning 'to

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2176-565: The character of a recommendation to Council, albeit one which is constantly followed. In May 2016, it was announced that the Fellows of St Cross College had elected Carole Souter , then chief executive of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund , as the next Master of the college. In September 2016, she succeeded Sir Mark Jones , who had been Master of St Cross since 2011. In June 2022 it

2244-482: The college. The first quadrangle was named the Richard Blackwell Quadrangle in honour of Richard Blackwell (another former fellow); both Saugman and Blackwell played a crucial part in securing the large Blackwell benefaction for St Cross. Most students, however, used to refer to the Richard Blackwell Quadrangle by its nickname: 'the Quad'. After completion of the second quad, it is now commonly known as 'the front Quad'. At

2312-403: The colleges is managed by administrative staff from the university's Student Life and Wellbeing unit, with all the colleges coordinated by an administrative Senior Colleges Manager. In 2023, the university substituted the academic role of College Principal for the unrenumerated post of Senior College Fellow. Most colleges have a Junior Common Room for undergraduate students, which is managed by

2380-597: The colleges were created as a way of ensuring discipline among the notoriously unruly students. While most colleges at the two universities are independent corporations, three Oxford colleges ( Kellogg College , St Cross College , and Reuben College ) are "societies" established and maintained by the central university; the newest, Reuben College, was formally established in 2019 and admitted its first students in 2021. In addition to accommodation , meals , common rooms , libraries, sporting and social facilities for its students, most colleges admit undergraduate students to

2448-437: The colleges. Currently there are 21 leagues with weekly fixtures, in addition a number of one day events are organised as well. In 2014 the "College Varsity" tournament was created, with sporting competitions held between York's colleges and the colleges of Durham University . York hosted the first tournament which was won by Durham's colleges; the second tournament was hosted by Durham in 2015, who won again. The third tournament

2516-433: The department/faculty, and if the university accepts them, it guarantees that the applicant will have a college membership, although not necessarily at the favoured college(s). Durham University is also collegiate in nature, and its colleges hold the same legal status of 'listed bodies' as the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. Durham's colleges are (with two exceptions) owned by the university. They are explicitly defined in

2584-416: The elected Junior Common Room Committee. Some colleges retain a Graduate Common Room for postgraduate students, as well as a Senior Common Room , which is managed by elected representatives of the college's academic and administrative members. Other colleges however combine undergraduate and postgraduate representation together into student associations. Intercollegiate sport is one of the main activities of

2652-742: The federation. The nine largest colleges of the university are King's College London ; University College London ; Birkbeck ; Goldsmiths ; the London Business School ; Queen Mary ; Royal Holloway ; SOAS ; and the London School of Economics and Political Science . The specialist colleges of the university include the Royal Veterinary College , the Courtauld Institute of Art and St George's , specialising in medicine. Imperial College London

2720-450: The first year of study. College students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities. There are sports teams in football, rowing, netball and basketball as well as opportunities to play other sports for other Oxford colleges. The college's Boat Club shared with Wolfson College is like many other college boat clubs competes both within the university itself and in external competitions. The St Cross has

2788-399: The four corners of the earth'. The fellowship is similarly diverse and represents a broad range of academic disciplines in the sciences and the arts. The college awards a number of scholarships in different subjects, predominantly in the humanities and social sciences. Students are admitted and matriculated according to the same admissions procedures as the other colleges and halls of

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2856-429: The freehold or leasehold interest of the college's property. The university holds long-term leases and management agreements with the providing bodies for three of the colleges, and a rolling seven-year licensed and management agreement for Whitelands. While the colleges were all originally independent, they have now merged into the university, with the last college (Whitelands) merging in 2012. The University of London

2924-569: The independent colleges of Oxford and Cambridge". This model was challenged by the admission to the university as teaching colleges of the College of Medicine and Armstrong College in Newcastle (now Newcastle University ) in the latter half of the 19th century, and more recently of University College, Stockton (since divided into two non-teaching colleges with teaching organised separately). Hild Bede also surrendered its teacher training duties to

2992-464: The late 19th century, the university became a federal body in 1900. The Constitution evolved during the 20th century, with power shifting towards the central University and then back towards the colleges. In the mid-1990s the colleges gained direct access to government funding and the right to confer University of London degrees themselves, and from 2008 those colleges that held their own degree awarding powers were allowed to use them while remaining part of

3060-648: The meal) "Be present with us, O Lord our God: and grant that those whom thou makest to rejoice in the honour of the Holy Cross, thou mayest also nourish by wholesome gifts, through our Lord Jesus Christ." (post cibum) Gratias agimus tibi, Domine, pro omnibus beneficiis tuis per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum. (after the meal) "We give thanks to thee, O Lord, for all thy favours through our Lord Jesus Christ." Unlike most colleges, St Cross does not divide its common rooms between senior and middle members. All facilities are open to everyone, students and fellows alike. There

3128-456: The mid-1990s, UHI colleges are Listed Bodies. A few universities, while operating as unitary institutions, have associated colleges in federal relationships. Queen's University Belfast has a federal relationship with two associated university colleges, Stranmillis University College and St Mary's University College . These are listed bodies under part two of the listed bodies order, the same status as colleges of Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and

3196-621: The new West Wing building was completed in 2017. The new West Quad includes 50 student bedrooms, a lecture theatre, a library with a garden room (the Douglas and Catherine Wigdor Library), several seminar rooms, and the Audrey Blackman Guest Room. Soon after it opened, cracks in the glassfibre reinforced concrete window surrounds appeared, which were found not to have been manufactured to specification and required quality. The building subsequently closed for replacement with

3264-418: The same campus, enjoys some common life with the University of Kent, but remains independent, and is not a constituent college of the university. The University of Roehampton, London has its roots in the traditions of its four constituent colleges – Digby Stuart, Froebel, Southlands and Whitelands – which were all formed in the 19th century. Each college has a "providing body", an independent charity that owns

3332-428: The same roles as colleges at Durham, and they play an important role in the pastoral care of the student body. One college, Wentworth , is postgraduate only. All colleges have equal status, and each has its own constitution. Each college is governed by its own College Council, which contains a combination of university staff and elected student members and is chaired by a Senior College Fellow . The day-to-day running of

3400-461: The scope of this article. The two ancient universities of England, Oxford and Cambridge (collectively termed Oxbridge ), both started without colleges (in the late eleventh and early thirteenth century respectively). The first college at Oxford, University College , was founded in 1249, and the first at Cambridge, Peterhouse , followed in 1284. Over the following centuries, the universities evolved into federations of autonomous colleges, with

3468-538: The two institutions have been functionality merged. The University of the Arts London (UAL) comprises six specialist art and design colleges, dating from the mid-1850s, that were brought together for administrative purposes. The colleges are not Listed Bodies and do not have separate legal status, but maintain their separate identity and teach their own courses within the university. As a consortium of teaching colleges, each teaching their own courses, joined under

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3536-407: The umbrella of the central University, UAL is essentially federal, but differs from UHI and London in that its colleges are not independent bodies. The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) is a federal collegiate university consisting of 13 independent "academic partner" colleges and a central executive office. Like the colleges of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham, and those of London prior to

3604-417: The universities, owning their own buildings, employing their own staff, and managing their own endowments. The colleges vary widely in wealth; the richer colleges often provide financial support to the poorer ones. It is entirely possible for some colleges to be in better financial health than the universities of which they are a part. Currently about 2/3 of the £4.3 billion endowment of Cambridge University

3672-446: The university and, through tutorials or supervisions (but not necessarily classes), contribute to the work of educating them, together with the university's departments/faculties. The faculties at each university provide lectures and central facilities such as libraries and laboratories, as well as examining for and awarding degrees. Academic staff are commonly employed both by the university (typically as lecturer or professor) and by

3740-457: The university in 1996. Prior to this, the member institutions were all called colleges. After 2007 the colleges and constituent institutions all became independent universities, with the University of Wales shifting to a confederal structure where it validated degrees from these and other institutions. This arrangement ended in 2011 and it was announced that the university would merge with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David . From August 2017

3808-513: The university on becoming a maintained college in 1979. Generally, Durham colleges are not now financially independent, exceptions being the recognised colleges of St Chad's and St John's , and Ushaw College , a licensed hall of residence. While university teaching is not carried out in the colleges, St John's College has teaching in Cranmer Hall , a Church of England theological college ; St Chad's College also trained Anglican priests until

3876-463: The university was established) and 1974, with Graduate College being added in 1992. All students and staff at Lancaster are college members. Colleges are independent of university education, instead providing on-campus accommodation, social events and sporting teams. Undergraduate students must choose from one of the eight undergraduate colleges; on-campus accommodation is usually a key factor in this choice. Postgraduate students are always assigned to

3944-495: The university's statutes, meaning that permission of the Privy Council is needed to create (or abolish) colleges. At the time of Durham's foundation, Oxford and Cambridge were the only two universities in England, thus Durham, following their example, pursued a collegiate model from the start. Two important innovations were, however, made that were later taken up for the colleges of the plate glass universities (below) and

4012-419: The university. Since the mid-1990s, all University of London colleges have been Recognised Bodies with the right to confer University of London degrees. From 2005 onwards, the Privy Council has granted independent degree awarding powers to most of the colleges, many of which have, since 2008, awarded their own degrees rather than London degrees. The University of London also has three Central Academic Bodies:

4080-551: The west side of the Blackwell Quad lies the Four Colleges Arch, named after the four colleges which had contributed especially generous capital and recurrent funding to St Cross: Merton , All Souls , Christ Church , and St John's . Behind the Four Colleges Arch originally lay a large open garden bordered by medieval boundary wall. This offered the college the possibility of expanding its buildings and erecting

4148-629: The work of the architects Temple and Leslie Moore and Ninian Comper . Discreet internal alterations were made when St Cross moved in by Geoffrey Beard and the Oxford Architects Partnership. Among these was the conversion of a cloister and store rooms into the Saugman Hall (now the Saugman Common Room) named after Per Saugman , a former director of Blackwell Scientific Publications and a former fellow of

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4216-490: Was an examining board and degree awarding body for affiliated colleges. Starting with UCL and King's, which were named in the original charter, the list of affiliated colleges grew to include everything from grammar schools to the universities of the British Empire by 1858, when the affiliated college system was abandoned and London's degree examinations thrown open to anyone. Following a campaign led by UCL and King's in

4284-529: Was announced that Sir Mark Jones , previously Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum , had been elected as the next Master of the college; he took up the post in September 2011. Unlike every other college head (except the presidents of Kellogg and Reuben ), the Master of St Cross is appointed not by the college's governing body but by the University Council. Therefore, the election has only

4352-660: Was announced that Souter will retire in September 2022. In 2023, Kate Mavor was announced as the new master of the college, with effect from September 2023. The college is located on St Giles' near to the Ashmolean Museum , south of Regent's Park College and immediately north of Blackfriars , and faces St John's College . It is close to the Classics Faculty and the Oriental Institute . The college buildings are structured around two quads,

4420-522: Was formerly a member before it left the University of London in 2007 on becoming a university in its own right. Heythrop College was a former college specialising in philosophy and theology that closed in 2018. Later the expansion of the university saw the growth of the small specialist colleges such as the Royal Academy of Music and Institute of Education, University of London (now part of UCL) either by being established within or merging into

4488-587: Was held in York in 2016, with York winning for the first time, and the fourth in Durham in 2017, with the hosts reclaiming the title. All students at the University of Kent are part of one of the eight colleges. Each college has a Master, who is responsible for enforcing University regulations and ensuring safe student conduct. Each college also has an elected student committee. There are seven colleges (Eliot, Rutherford, Keynes, Darwin, Turing, Park Wood, and Woolf) on

4556-412: Was named. A second building to the western and northern sides of the West Quad was set to be completed in time for the college's semicentennial in 2015. However, planning permission for the new building was rejected, as it required the demolition of a medieval boundary wall, an action which the council qualified as 'unjustifiable'. Planning permission was subsequently granted following an appeal, and

4624-524: Was on a site in St Cross Road , immediately south of St Cross Church . The college took its name from its proximity to these places. In 1976 negotiations began between the college and the members of Pusey House over the possibility of moving the college to the St Giles site. The negotiations were successful, and in 1981 the college moved from St Cross Road into a site owned by Pusey House for

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