, motto_English = Love the best
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, named_for = Sir
Edward Collingwood
Sir Edward Foyle Collingwood LLD (17 January 1900 – 25 October 1970) was an English mathematician and scientist. He was a member of the Eglingham branch of a prominent Northumbrian family, the son of Col. Cuthbert Collingwood of the Lancashir ...
, namesake = Sir
Edward Collingwood
Sir Edward Foyle Collingwood LLD (17 January 1900 – 25 October 1970) was an English mathematician and scientist. He was a member of the Eglingham branch of a prominent Northumbrian family, the son of Col. Cuthbert Collingwood of the Lancashir ...
, established = 1972
, principal =
Joe Elliott
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, vice_principal = Emma Brownlow
, undergraduates = ~1050
, postgraduates = ~60
, website =
, coordinates =
, location_map = Durham
, map_size = 275
, JCR President=Caragh Evans, Bar Steward=Martin Shore
Collingwood College is a
college
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of
Durham University
, mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1)
, established = (university status)
, type = Public
, academic_staff = 1,830 (2020)
, administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19)
, chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen
, vice_chan ...
in England. It is the second largest of Durham's undergraduate colleges with around 1100 students. Founded in 1972 as the first purpose-built, mixed-sex college in Durham, it is named after the mathematician
Sir Edward Collingwood (1900–70), who was a former Chair of the Council of Durham University.
History
Plans for Collingwood began in 1960, as part of a programme of expansion that included both
Van Mildert College
Van Mildert College (known colloquially as Mildert) is a college of Durham University in England. Founded in 1965, it takes its name from William Van Mildert, Prince-Bishop of Durham from 1826 to 1836 and a leading figure in the University's 1832 ...
and
Trevelyan College
, motto_English = Truth more readily than falsehood
, scarf =
, named_for = George Macaulay Trevelyan
, namesake = George Macaulay Trevelyan
, established = 1966
, principal = Adekunle Adeyeye
, vice_principal = I ...
. By 1962 it was determined that the new college was to be built on the site of Oswald House, with
Richard Sheppard (architect of
Churchill College
Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but still retains a strong interest in the arts and humanities.
In 1958, a trust was establish ...
, Cambridge) being appointed the following year . The remnants of the Oswald House estate can be seen in the landscaped grounds and mature trees that surround the college. Over the following years a series of funding issues and debates over the student composition of the new college meant that building on the site did not begin until August 1971. It was determined that the new college should be called Collingwood College, a name chosen from a shortlist of three (the others being Cromwell College and Lumley College). With building not being complete until 1973, Collingwood's first 66 freshers were housed in Van Mildert from October 1972.
Buildings and facilities
The college is located to the south of
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city centre, on South Road. The steep incline of this road leads to Collingwood and the surrounding colleges being commonly referred to as 'Hill' colleges. Extended in 1994, Collingwood now has over a thousand students allocated to it, and approximately 550 bed spaces within the college. Accommodation is provided within three main wings: the original Durham and Northumbria wings and the newer, en-suite Cumbria wing. A separate block, York, is located away from the others and consists of flats used by fellows of the College and of the
Institute of Advanced Study. Not all students live in college during their time at the university, but all students in their first year and the majority of those in their final year are allocated a place.
Although most Durham colleges are not used for teaching purposes, the college is equipped with a moderate library, music practice rooms and public computing facilities. Other welfare and entertainment facilities exist, including a bar, student-run shop, gym, television room, several common rooms, various sports facilities and a coffee shop (Collingwood being the only Durham college to have one). During the summer of 2006, the music rooms were converted into a recording studio, with a new JCR officer position being created to run it.
The college is also a popular venue for academic conferences and other commercial events, often arranged and marketed by Event Durham. The income from these is used by the Colleges' Division to maintain and enhance college bedrooms and other facilities.
In June 2011 contractors began building work on a new gymnasium on the college campus, known as the Mark Hillery Gym. It opened in October 2012.
In 2017, the first in a series of renovations was unveiled. Collingwood now sports its own Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), informally referred to by students as the "Collingwood Crumb". This can be booked for college sports training sessions, or for casual kickabouts when not in use by one of Collingwood's many teams.
In November 2018, after almost 18 months’ worth of building work, the facilities were completed. These include an expansion and equipment refresh of the Mark Hillery Gym and the replacement of the Bayley Room with the purpose-built Mark Hillery Performing Arts Centre. This performing arts space has a 150-person seated capacity.
The common room was also fully renovated; it is now equipped with a cinema room, pool tables, multiple televisions, as well as a relocated and fully refitted coffee shop. The college's central social hub, The Stag's Head college bar, was also renovated, bringing a dedicated darts area, conservatory and revamped bar terrace. The green space on the college grounds has also been drastically landscaped with fresh flowers and plants planted across the site.
Collingwood has also recently invested in media suite.
The latest project is a recording studio which is well into the developmental stage of project management and should be built very soon.
Organisation and administration
The Head of College is the
Principal. The incumbent Principal is Joe Elliott.
List of Principals
*
Peter C. Bayley (1972–1978)
*
Anthony Tuck FRHistS (1978–1987)
*
Gerald Blake (1987–2001)
* Jane Taylor (2001–2007)
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F. Edward Corrigan, FRS (2008–2011)
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Joe Elliott
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(2011 – ''present'')
Student life
As with all colleges in Durham, the students organise and democratise themselves by creating and running a body known as the
Junior Common Room
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, or more commonly JCR. All students of the college are JCR members unless they specifically request otherwise. The JCR is led by the Exec Committee, which consists of thirteen elected positions. Two of these positions, those of JCR President and Bar Steward, are sabbatical.
There is also a
Middle Common Room for mostly Postgraduates, who are usually members of the JCR as well.
The college has a number of sports clubs and societies, for example:
*The Woodplayers (Collingwood's Drama Society)
*Collingwood College Arts Society
*Collingwood College Music Society
*Collingwood Choir
*Collingwood College Fashion Show
*
Collingwood College Boat Club
Collingwood College Boat Club (CCBC) is the rowing club of Collingwood College, part of Durham University. CCBC was formed in 1981 and is housed in the Collingwood College boathouse on the River Wear.
Collingwood is widely held as the most su ...
*Collingwood College Rugby Football Club
*Collingwood College Cricket Club
*Collingwood College Association Football Club
*Collingwood College Dance Society
*Collingwood College Darts Club
Notable alumni
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James Cary, TV and radio writer
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Benjamin Cook, Journalist and author
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Joe Crabtree
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, drummer of the band
Wishbone Ash
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Stephen Davies, Children's Author
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