Josephine Butler College, Durham

Josephine Butler College
Durham University
College buildings at the Howlands Farm site
Arms of Josephine Butler College
Arms: Gules on a chevron Or charged with a Cross formy, with cotises invected, between in chief two lions Argent and in base an open book charged with two covered cups
Coordinates54°45′33″N 1°34′44″W / 54.7592°N 1.5789°W / 54.7592; -1.5789
MottoFrench: Comme je trouve
Motto in EnglishAs I find
Established2006
Named forJosephine Butler
Colours     
PrincipalGillian Hampden-Thompson
Vice principalHarriet Tebbs
Undergraduates1300
Postgraduates110
CharitiesGrace House
Major events
  • Butler Day
  • Summer Ball
  • Winter Ball
Website
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Josephine Butler College, Durham is located in Durham, England
Josephine Butler College, Durham
Location in Durham, England

Josephine Butler College is a constituent college of Durham University.[1] The college was opened in 2006.[2] It is named after Josephine Elizabeth Butler, a 19th-century feminist and social reformer who had a significant role in improving women's public health and education in England. Butler's father was the cousin of the 2nd Earl Grey,[3] after whom Grey College, Durham is named.[2]

The college is a fully self-catered college of the university, and is comparatively new in relation to other existing Durham undergraduate colleges. All rooms in the college are en-suite.[1] It is the one of the university's first fully self-catered constituent college in Durham.[2] The college bar is the largest of all the college bars in Durham.[citation needed] The college also has extensive leisure facilities including a library, study spaces, sports hall, outdoor tennis court and music room.[4] It is located within the Howlands Farm site along South Road, next to Stephenson College, Durham.[1]

  1. ^ a b c University, Durham. "Josephine Butler College - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Durham's latest College salutes social reformer and women's campaigner - Durham University". 23 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Grey, John (1785–1868), agriculturist and land agent". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11550. Retrieved 7 November 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ University, Durham. "Facilities - Durham University". www.durham.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2023.