| St Catherine's College | ||||||||||||||||
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| University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
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 Arms: Sable a saltire ermine between four catherine wheels or. | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Manor Road | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°45′25″N 1°14′42″W / 51.757066°N 1.245098°W | |||||||||||||||
| Motto | Nova et Vetera (The New and the Old) | |||||||||||||||
| Established | 1868 and 1962 | |||||||||||||||
| Named after | Catherine of Alexandria | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Delegacy of Unattached Students, Delegacy of Non-Collegiate Students, St Catharine's Club, St Catherine's Society | |||||||||||||||
| Architect | Arne Jacobsen | |||||||||||||||
| Sister college | Robinson College, Cambridge | |||||||||||||||
| Master | vacant | |||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 528[1] (December 2021) | |||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 385[1] (December 2021) | |||||||||||||||
| Endowment | £104 million (2022)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||
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  Location in Oxford city centre | ||||||||||||||||
St Catherine's College (colloquially called St Catz or Catz) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.[3][4] In 1974, it was also one of the first men's colleges to admit women.[5] It has 528 undergraduate students, 385 graduate students and 37 visiting students as of December 2020, making it one of the largest colleges in either Oxford or Cambridge.[1]
Designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen, the college was built in an egalitarian architectural style that maximises the number of rooms, for academically qualified students who lacked the financial resources to study at Oxford. In September 2023, access to areas of the college was restricted due to safety concerns around the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).[6][7][8]
The college developed out of the university's St Catherine's Society; it was granted full status as a college in 1962 by the historian Alan Bullock, who became the first master of the college, and later vice-chancellor of the university.
- ^ a b c "Student numbers". University of Oxford. December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "St Catherine's College : Financial Statements : Year ended 31 July 2022" (PDF). ox.ac.uk. p. 22. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Undergraduate− Colleges− St Catherine's College: About the college". University of Oxford. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "St Catherine's College Oxford: About Us". St Catherine's College. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Women Making History". University of Oxford. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "University College restricts access in response to RAAC". Oxford Mail. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Zaleski, Alexandra (8 September 2023). "RAAC at St Catherine's College". St Catherine's College. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "St Catz buildings closed due to RAAC concerns". The Oxford Student. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.