St Catherine's College (colloquially called St Catz or Catz) is one of the

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of the

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and is the newest college admitting both undergraduate and graduate students. Tracing its roots back to 1868 (although the college itself was opened in 1962), it has 528 undergraduate students, 385 graduate students and 37 visiting students as of December 2020, making it the largest college by undergraduate membership in the University of Oxford (

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, a graduate-only college, has 1,137 students; St. Catherine's has 950). In 1974, it was also one of the first men's colleges to admit women. The college developed out of the university's Delegacy for Unattached Students, and was founded in 1962 by the historian

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, who became the first master of the college, and later vice-chancellor of the university. The current master is

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, who took over the role in 2020 and is the college's first female master.

History

The college traces its descent from the ''Scholares Non Ascripti'', or Delegacy for Unattached Students, founded by Statute on 11 June 1868. Created in response to the recommendation of a Royal Commission in 1852, this was established as part of an expansion of the university so that male students would be able to gain an Oxford education without the costs of college membership. The college therefore celebrated its 150th anniversary in the academic year 2018–2019, coinciding with the 2018 Ball 'Continuum'. The College itself celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. The delegacy was originally headed by two Censors,

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and George S. Ward, who oversaw the administration and welfare of the students. Nineteen students matriculated in October 1868 as Scholares Non Ascripti and were joined throughout the year by another 40, bringing the total number in the first year to 59. By 1914, more than 4,000 men had matriculated as non-collegiate students. In 1884, the delegacy was renamed the "Delegacy for Non-Collegiate Students". Due to the lack of an identifying name for social and sporting purposes, groups identified with the delegacy began using the name "St. Catharine's", taken from a hall used for boat club meetings on Catte Street. In 1931, the delegacy was officially renamed the "St. Catherine's Society", with the spelling changed. This name is also a reference to

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; this can also be seen in the college

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, which depicts four Catherine wheels, one of St. Catherine's attributes. The society was thus developing the characteristics of a college, and in 1956 the delegates decided to formalise this change in status by obtaining approval to turn into a fully residential college. After acquiring from Merton College, Oxford on part of Holywell Great Meadow for £57,690, monies were sought from the University Grants Committee who also agreed to supply £250,000 towards the building, and additional funds up to £400,000 for all facilities. By 1960, Alan Bullock raised a further £1,000,000 with assistance from two industrialists, Alan Wilson (whom he met by chance on the RMS Queen Mary) and Sir

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. After a total expenditure of £2.5 million, the college opened in 1962. In 1974, St Catherine’s was one of the first men's colleges to admit women as full members, the others being Brasenose, Jesus College, Hertford and Wadham.

Buildings

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Original buildings

The college is located to the east of central Oxford, on the banks of the Cherwell. Its buildings in glass, brick, and concrete, by the Danish architect

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, marry modern materials with a traditional Oxford college layout centred on a quadrangle. Jacobsen designed everything, including the furniture, cutlery, lampshades, and the college gardens, down to the choice of fish species for the pond. The original St Catherine's buildings are recognized as one of the world's most distinguished examples of modernist design, described by architectural historian

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as "a perfect piece of architecture", and said to have been the architect's personal favourite among his own works. Jacobsen's designs for the college have been the subject of various art and design exhibitions. The original college buildings received a Grade I listing in 1993. In 2020, the college gardens, also designed by Jacobsen, were upgraded to the highest level of protection by

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for historical and design interest. Jacobsen's plans for the college did not include a chapel, which is unusual among Oxford colleges: St Cross Church on the corner of Manor Road and

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served this purpose before its decommission in 2008. The St Catherine's Christmas carol concert is now held in

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's chapel. The college has a bell tower, particularly visible since no college building is more than three storeys high. An extra floor was reputedly planned for most accommodation blocks, but due to regulations concerning safe building on marshland, this was removed from the final design. The entrance to the college by the water garden was remodelled by Sir Philip Howell in 1968. St Catherine's College Master's house

St Catherine's has a number of lecture theatres and seminar rooms, a music house, two student computer rooms, a small gym, squash courts, a punt house, and among the most spacious common rooms in Oxford. There are also additional purpose-built conference facilities with lecture theatres, meeting rooms and bar, music room, and car parking available for non-students. The dining hall, which seats 350 diners, has the largest capacity of any Oxford college. St Catherine's also has a library with over 55,000 volumes, which is used mainly by undergraduates in all the disciplines taught at the college, as well as 14 computer terminals. Law students have additional resources located in the college law library, which is located in the Bernard Sunley building. Most tutorials are carried out in college, though some undergraduates may be sent to other colleges. For additional resources, the college is located next to the

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and

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, which matriculated students are free to use. The majority of St Catherine's buildings are in the form of staircases that open directly onto the quad(s) outside; these are filled with student rooms and office space. There is little indoor space in the college and St Catherine's favours a minimalist, rather austere environment, though still comfortable. Student rooms are light and spacious, notable for their curtain wall glazing. The Built Environment Trust, and its public face The Building Centre, in 2021 named the college's buildings as among the 90 most influential UK buildings or public spaces from the last 90 years.

Extensions

The college was first expanded in 1983 by

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, Jacobsen's assistant. It was also extended by Stephen Hodder in two phases, the first from 1994 to 1995 and the second from 2002 to 2005. The first phase included 54 student rooms and the second phase included 132 student rooms, a new porters' lodge and four seminar rooms. These new buildings form a second quad called 'New Quad' (in comparison to the Jacobsen-designed 'Old Quad'), which is largely used as second-year student accommodation.

Graduate building

In 2017, Purcell Architects gained planning permission for a further extension at the college. The facilities aimed to resemble Jacobsen's original designs and was built on the college's last available development space. Purcell consulted with Stephen Hodder, who constructed the additional buildings on site during the 1994 and 2004 extensions, when designing the centre. The Ainsworth Graduate Centre is named in honor of Roger Ainsworth, the previous Master of the college. Construction started in July 2018, and was completed in 2019. The centre opened in March 2020 and includes seminar rooms and space for academic works. It also expanded graduate accommodation by creating three new staircases, which contain 78 single rooms with en-suite facilities and a new common room. This is in addition to 42 single rooms, with shared bathroom and cooking facilities, in St. Catherine's House, which is located off-site on Bath Street.

Student life

St. Catherine's has one of the largest undergraduate and graduate intakes among Oxford colleges, admitting 215 graduate students in the 2018–2019 academic year. There is a college bar, as well as a

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(JCR) and a Middle Common Room (MCR), which was relocated to the Ainsworth Graduate Centre in 2020 (it was previously located in the Bernard Sunley building). The JCR is run by a committee of 25 undergraduate students, led by the President and elected by the rest of the student body through 'hustings', or a general Q&A (question and answer) session. The committee fulfills a wide range of duties, aimed at organising events, such as

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, and providing support to the students. Open meetings are held fortnightly, during which people discuss how to improve the JCR. All undergraduate members are automatically members of the JCR, unless they expressly state that they wish not to be. Honorary membership is also rarely extended to others, with one awarded every five years: honorary members include

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. The Catz JCR is financially independent from the College, following a financial committee meeting. Similarly, the MCR is composed of graduate students, visiting postgraduate students, fourth-year undergraduate students and mature (over the age of 21) full-time undergraduate students, who also have JCR membership. It is run by a committee led by two co-presidents, which organises several events such as an annual garden party. The MCR also has benefits, such as a separate kitchen and the exclusive use of an enclosed garden. The college celebrates its patron saint each year with a special Catz Night dinner, attended by junior and senior members of the college. Every three years the college also holds a ball, usually off-site due to the problem of securing the college's perimeter sufficiently for insurance purposes. St. Catherine's is also known for its more modern approaches, such as by not usually requiring students to wear gowns for dinners and voting to end the tradition of standing when the Master enters the hall at formal dinner, although most students still continue in this practice out of respect. The College also holds fortnightly social events called 'Entz', which are usually themed and hosted in the JCR and bar, and an annual Catz Artz Week which showcases creative talents. The college also has several sport, music and other facilities available on the college site, including squash courts, pool tables, a free gymnasium, a punt house, and theatres. The music house on site is equipped with a grand piano and harpsichord. There are also several clubs and societies available, such as the music society, orchestras, choirs, and subject societies. The dramatic society often performs plays and musicals, including recent adaptations of

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. St Catz has a friendly

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with Magdalen, expressed in sports and in a joke JCR 'declaration of war' in 2013.

Accommodation

The college is able to offer three year accommodation for students, with all first years on site. Most first and third years live in the Jacobsen-designed 'Old Quad', the original buildings, while the second years live in the 'New Quad', built during the 1995–2005 extensions. There is a kitchen in every corridor, generally shared between eight to ten people. Bathrooms containing four showers and two toilets are shared between groups of ten people in the Old Quad, while every bedroom in the New Quad is en-suite. Rooms are allocated randomly for first year students, while groups of four to six students in second and third year ballot together for rooms. All rooms cost the same in rent.

Academic reputation

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St Catherine's College's performance in the

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has improved in recent years. In 2019, the college ranked 2nd, with a score of 77.93% and with 68 out of 145 total Finalists achieving first-class honors. In 2018, the college ranked 3rd with a score of 78.15% and with around 50% of Finalists achieving first-class honors, climbing from 26th place in 2017 when it had a score of 68.68%.

Scholarships, awards and outreach

The College offers several travel awards and college prizes. College prizes are awarded based on academic, social and/or cultural contributions. For instance, the Hart Prize is awarded for the best essay for a historical subject, the Thomas Jefferson Prize is awarded to the North American student who has contributed most to the College, and the Smith Award is awarded for services to drama or music. The Wallace Watson Award is a travel scholarship granted annually to a student or group students to undertake an expedition in a remote region of the world. Similarly, the college offers the Emilie Harris Award for those aiming to help or work with the needy, the Antony Edwards Bursary for Spanish study, and the Patricia Knapp Travel Award for travel with a medical purpose. The College is also involved in outreach programs, such as the Catalyst Programme, which is a sustained contact model during which schools may visit the college and outreach staff may provide workshops on applications, picking A-Levels and exploring careers. The purpose of the programme is to increase the success rate of applicants. The College also has ties with Northern Ireland through the Northern Ireland Residential Summer School, which allow Northern Irish students to visit the college and experience life as an Oxford students, while teachers may have a Q&A session with tutors. The College also has partnerships with several other schemes and charities, such as Target Oxbridge, UNIQ and the Pathways Programme.

Rowing

St Catherine's College Boat Club is the rowing club of the college. British Olympic gold medallists Sir

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, and silver medallist Colin Smith all rowed for the college.

In popular culture

St Catherine's College has served as a filming location for several films and television series. It featured as 'Lovelace College' in Season 4 of the British crime series '' Endeavour''. The British spy drama ''Chokepoint'' was filmed in locations around the College, such as the SCR and the Bernard Sunley Building. Director SG Smith said it was a good location as the college was "a good fit with the overall aesthetic of the show". In Season 4, episode 6 of ''The Crown'', the Hall at St. Catherine's serves as the venue of a state reception in Hobart, Tasmania, attended by Prince Charles and Princess Diana in their 1983 tour of Australia.

Notable alumni

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Censors, masters and fellows

List of censors

A list of the censors of the Delegacy for Unattached Students, the Delegacy for Non-Collegiate Students and St Catherine's Society. * 1868–1883:

* 1868–1881: George Sturton Ward * 1883–1887: William Jackson * 1888–1919: Richard William Massy Pope * 1919–1930: James Bernard Baker * 1930–1952: Victor John Knight Brook * 1952–1962:

List of masters

* 1962–1981:

; first master * 1981–1988:

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* 1988–1994: Brian Smith * 1994–2000:

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* 2000–2002:

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* 2002–2019: Roger Ainsworth * 2019–2020: Peter Battle (pro-master) * 2020–present:

Notable fellows

List of Christensen Fellows

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* John F. Helliwell *

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* Gjertrud Schnackenberg *

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List of Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professors

The Chair of Contemporary Theatre, founded through a grant from the Mackintosh Foundation at St Catherine's College in 1990, aims to promote interest in, and the study and practice of, contemporary theatre. The Visiting Professorship is awarded to a new chair on an annual basis. Throughout their tenure, the holder of this chair usually delivers two public lectures, and one, or sometimes more, smaller more intimate student workshops, which are usually conducted at the College. * 2021:

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*2019:

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* 2017: Sir Tom Stoppard * 2016:

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* 2014: Simon Russell Beale CBE * 2013:

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* 2012: Sir Michael Boyd * 2011:

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MBE * 2010: Sir

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CBE * 2009:

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* 2008:

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* 2006: Sir

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OBE * 2005:

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CBE * 2004:

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* 2003: Sir

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* 2002:

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CBE * 2001:

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* 2000: Sir

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* 1999: Dame

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DBE * 1998:

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CBE * 1997:

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CBE * 1996: Lord Attenborough CBE * 1995:

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* 1994:

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CBE * 1993:

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CBE * 1992: Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE * 1991: Sir Ian McKellen CH CBE * 1990: Stephen Sondheim

Gallery

File:Catzmoonlight2.JPG, A view of the quad at night. File:Catz Moat.jpg, A view of the water garden along the west side of the site, toward the small bridge that was part of the original entrance sequence. File:Stcatz East Outside Quad.JPG, A view of the west-side accommodation and water garden. File:St Catherine's College, Oxford - geograph.org.uk - 1289366.jpg, View of west-side accommodation from far-end of college, facing in the direction of the Porter's Lodge. File:A frosty morning at St Catherine's College - geograph.org.uk - 1262421.jpg, View of west-side accommodation in winter, facing the 'Achaean'. File:Statz Statue.jpg, The statue outside the old porter's lodge in snow, "Achaean" by Barbara Hepworth. File:Hepworth Achaean.jpg, Barbara Hepworth's "Achaean" at St Catherine's College, Oxford. File:St Catherine's College, Oxford-3414531247.jpg, Dining Hall of St Catherine's College, Oxford File:Arne jacobsen, st. catherine's college, oxford 10 (5023104207).jpg, Architectural detail showing portion of the Bell Tower and Old Quad accommodation. File:St Catherine's College Music House.JPG, St Catherine's College Music House. File:St Catherine's College bike store.JPG, St Catherine's College Grade I listed bike shed. File:Oxford StCrossChurch Southwest.jpg, View of St Cross Church at entrance of St Catherine's College.

References

* Davies, M. & D. ''Creating St Catherine's College.'' Oxford: St Catherine's College, 1997. .

External links

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