Jesus College is a
constituent college
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of the
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...
. Jesus College was established in 1496
on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of
St Mary and St Radegund by
John Alcock, then
Bishop of Ely
The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire (with the exception of the Soke of Peterborough), together with ...
.
The
cockerel is the symbol of Jesus College, after the surname of its founder. For the 300 years from 1560 to 1860, Jesus College was primarily a training college for Church of England clergy.
Jesus College has assets of approximately £375m making it Cambridge's fourth-wealthiest college. The college is known for its particularly expansive grounds which include its sporting fields and for its proximity to its
boathouse. Three members of Jesus College have each received a
Nobel Prize
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. Two fellows of the college have been appointed to the
International Court of Justice
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.
Sonita Alleyne was elected master of Jesus College in 2019, 40 years after the college began admitting women as students. She is also the first black leader of an
Oxbridge
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college.
History
When founded in 1496, the college consisted of buildings taken over from the
Nunnery
A convent is an enclosed community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community.
The term is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican Comm ...
of St Mary and St
Radegund
Radegund (; also spelled ''Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund''; 520 – 13 August 587) was a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, who founded the Abbey of the Holy Cross at Poitiers. She is the patroness saint of several churches in Franc ...
, which was founded at the beginning of the 12th century. The chapel is the oldest university building in Cambridge still in use and predates the foundation of the college by 350 years; it also predates the university by half a century.
The Benedictine Convent, upon dissolution, included the chapel and the cloister attached to it; the nuns' refectory, which became the college hall; and the former lodging of the prioress, which became the Master's Lodge. This set of buildings remains the core of the college to this day and this accounts for its distinctly monastic architectural style, which sets it apart from other Cambridge colleges. A library was soon added, and the chapel was considerably modified and reduced in scale by Alcock. At its foundation, the college had a master, six fellows and six scholars.
Academic profile
Jesus College admits undergraduate and graduate students to all subjects at the university though typically accepts a larger number of students for engineering, medicine, law, natural sciences, mathematics, economics, history, languages, and human, social and political sciences. The college offers a wide range of scholarships.
The college consistently performs well in the informal
Tompkins Table, which ranks Cambridge colleges by undergraduate results. Along with students from
Trinity
The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, thr ...
,
King's,
Christ's and
St John's, students of the college have been members of the
Cambridge Apostles.
Buildings and grounds
Entrance
The main entrance to Jesus College is a walled passage known as the "Chimney". The term is derived from the Middle French word ''cheminée'', for "little path" or "little way". The Chimney leads directly to the
Porter's Lodge and then into First Court. All the courts at the college, except for the
cloister
A cloister (from Latin , "enclosure") is a covered walk, open gallery, or open Arcade (architecture), arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle (architecture), quadrangle or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a cat ...
, are open on at least one side.
Libraries
Quincentenary Library

The Quincentenary Library is the main library of Jesus College and is open 24 hours a day. The library was designed by
Eldred Evans and David Shalev in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the foundation of the college in 1996. Completion of the library was shortly followed by a new accommodation building in 2000, now known as Library Court. The Quincentenary Library has a particularly large law collection, housed in a law library on the ground floor.
Old Library
The Old Library was in regular use until 1912. It still contains over 9,000 books and is available to private researchers upon appointment. The Old Library includes the Malthus Collection, being the family collection of alumnus
Thomas Malthus
Thomas Robert Malthus (; 13/14 February 1766 – 29 December 1834) was an English economist, cleric, and scholar influential in the fields of political economy and demography.
In his 1798 book ''An Essay on the Principle of Population'', Mal ...
, famous for his study ''
An Essay on the Principle of Population
The book ''An Essay on the Principle of Population'' was first published anonymously in 1798, but the author was soon identified as Thomas Robert Malthus. The book warned of future difficulties, on an interpretation of the population increasing ...
'' which influenced
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin ( ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English Natural history#Before 1900, naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all speci ...
.
College grounds
Jesus College has large sporting grounds on-site. These include football, rugby, cricket, tennis, squash, basketball and hockey pitches. The
Jesus College Boat House is 400 yards away, across Midsummer Common.
The college frequently hosts exhibitions of sculpture by contemporary artists. It has hosted work by
Sir Antony Gormley,
Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, and
Barry Flanagan
Barry Flanagan OBE Royal Academy, RA (11 January 1941 – 31 August 2009) was an Irish-Welsh people, Welsh sculptor. He is best known for his bronze statues of hares and other animals.
Biography
Barry Flanagan was born on 11 January 1941 i ...
. The college grounds also include a nature trail, inspired by poetry composed by
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( ; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth ...
during his time as a student.
Jesus College is one of the few colleges to allow anyone to walk on the lawns of its courts, except First Court, Cloister Court and those that are burial sites for nuns from the original nunnery.
A major addition to the College – the largest in modern times – is the West Court development, which was officially opened in October 2017 by HRH the Earl of Wessex. Its facilities include a 180-seat lecture theatre, medical teaching suite, guest and conference accommodation, a café bar, research space and student social areas.
The development is built on part of the site of Wesley House, the freehold of which had previously belonged to the College and was returned to it in 2014.
Chapel and choir
Chapel
The College Chapel was founded in 1157 and took until 1245 to complete, and is believed to be the oldest university building in Cambridge still in use. Originally it was the chapel of the
Benedictine Convent of St. Mary and St. Radegund, which was dissolved by
Bishop John Alcock.
The original structure of the chapel was cruciform in shape and the nave had both north and south aisles. A high, pitched roof was surmounted by a belfry and steeple; this collapsed in 1277. The chapel was also used as the parish church of St Radegund. Twice the chapel was ravaged by fire, in 1313 and 1376.
When the college took over the precincts during the 15th century, the parish was renamed after the college as Jesus parish, with the churchyard still being used for burials. This was short-lived, as by the middle of the 16th century Jesus' parish was absorbed into that of
All Saints. Significant alterations were carried out to the church under Alcock, transforming the cathedral-sized church, which was the largest in Cambridge into a College chapel for a small group of scholars. A large part of the original nave was replaced by College rooms, and subsequently part of the Master's Lodge.
The
misericord
A misericord (sometimes named mercy seat, like the biblical object) is a small wooden structure formed on the underside of a folding seat in a church which, when the seat is folded up, is intended to act as a shelf to support a person in a p ...
s were created by the architect
Augustus Pugin
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ( ; 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival architecture ...
between 1849 and 1853. Pugin used fragments of the misericords dating from 1500, which had been preserved in the Master's Lodge as templates. Repairs were also undertaken by
George Frederick Bodley between 1864 and 1867, who commissioned decorative schemes from
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. The same firm returned in the 1870s to install stained glass.
Said and sung services are held every day during term. Choral
Evensong
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takes place four times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays), and sung
Eucharist
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on Sunday mornings. There are also
Compline
Compline ( ), also known as Complin, Night Prayer, or the Prayers at the End of the Day, is the final prayer liturgy (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours, which are prayed at fixed prayer times.
The English wor ...
twice a term, as well as Masses on major holy days. The chapel, famed for its warm but clean acoustics, is also a much sought-after space for concerts and recitals, as well as recordings.
Choir
Jesus College maintains two choirs, the College Choir and the Chapel Choir.
* ''The College Choir'' consists of male and female students and sings regular services twice a week in the chapel. One of the leading choirs in Cambridge, its singers are mainly drawn from the college's students but also include singers from other colleges.
Evensong
Evensong is a church service traditionally held near sunset focused on singing psalms and other biblical canticles. It is loosely based on the canonical hours of vespers and compline. Old English speakers translated the Latin word as , which ...
is sung by the College Choir on Tuesdays at 6.30 pm and Sundays at 6.00 pm during Full Term; Sunday Eucharists are sung by a consort of singers from the College Choir.
*''The Chapel Choir'', which is likely to have existed since the foundation of the college, consists of around 20 younger choristers combined with the lower voices of the College Choir and also sings services twice a week in the chapel. It is unique among Cambridge college choirs in that the choristers are volunteers: that is, they are drawn from schools around the city and do not attend a particular
choir school. The Chapel Choir sings
Evensong
Evensong is a church service traditionally held near sunset focused on singing psalms and other biblical canticles. It is loosely based on the canonical hours of vespers and compline. Old English speakers translated the Latin word as , which ...
on Thursdays and Saturdays at 6.30 pm.
Between September 2009 and December 2016
Mark Williams, former assistant organist at
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London in the Church of Engl ...
, served as director of music, being succeeded by Richard Pinel, former assistant organist at
St George's Chapel, Windsor and Organ Scholar at
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College ( ) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by Bishop of Winchester William of Waynflete. It is one of the wealthiest Oxford colleges, as of 2022, and ...
, in January 2017. After Pinel's departure at the end of the 2022 academic year, Peter Wright served as acting director until the appointment of the current director Benjamin Sheen, who took up the post in January 2023. Former Organ Scholars who have held or currently hold director of music posts at British cathedrals include
Malcolm Archer (
Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. The cathedral was originally an abbey dedicated to St ...
,
Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral, formally the , is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. There are daily Church of England services in ...
and
St Paul’s Cathedral),
Geraint Bowen (
St Davids Cathedral
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Early history
Monastery of Saint David, Wales, A monastic community was ...
and
Hereford Cathedral
Hereford Cathedral, formally the , is a Church of England cathedral in Hereford, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Hereford and the principal church of the diocese of Hereford. The cathedral is a grade I listed building.
A place of wors ...
),
Charles Harrison (
Chichester Cathedral
Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in West Sussex, England. It was founded as a cathedral in 1075, when the seat of th ...
),
Peter Hurford (
St Albans Cathedral
St Albans Cathedral, officially the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, also known as "the Abbey", is a Church of England cathedral in St Albans, England.
Much of its architecture dates from Normans, Norman times. It ceased to be an abb ...
),
Richard Lloyd (
Hereford Cathedral
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A place of wors ...
and
Durham Cathedral
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) and
James O'Donnell, (
Westminster Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, is the largest Catholic Church in England and Wales, Roman Catholic church in England and Wales. The shrine is dedicated to the Blood of Jesus Ch ...
and
Westminster Abbey
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.
Student life
Student societies
Jesus College has two active student unions, the Jesus College Student Union (JCSU) and the Jesus College Graduate Union (MCR). These unions organise a wide range of social, cultural, welfare and sporting events throughout the year. The John Hughes Arts Festival, founded by College students in 2014 in memory of the late Dean of Chapel,
John Hughes, enters its third year in 2017, providing a broad programme of arts events.
Jesus College hosts an annual
May Ball
A May Ball is a ball (dance), ball at the end of the academic term, academic year that takes place at any of the colleges of the University of Cambridge. They are elaborate and lavish formal affairs, requiring black tie or sometimes white tie, w ...
.
Sport
Jesus College offers sports, including rowing, football, rugby, hockey, tennis, squash and basketball. The college typically fields several teams in each sport. The
Jesus College Boat Club is particularly strong, with the 1st Men's VIII never having dropped below 12th place in the
May Bumps and 11th position in the
Lent Bumps. The JCBC organises the annual Fairbairn Cup Races.
Hall
A three-course dinner known as
Formal Hall is served in the college's main dining hall five nights a week.
Gowns are worn by all members of the college, along with lounge suits for men and formal dresses for women. A four-course dinner for graduate students of the college known as Grad Hall is served in Upper Hall each Wednesday. Unlike most traditional Oxbridge colleges, the college allows graduate students to dine at
High Table on Tuesdays.
The college offers informal dining at lunch and dinner known as Caff, as well as brunch on Saturday mornings and a brunch on Sundays. The college has a student bar known as JBar.
Masters and fellows
Masters
Sonita Alleyne was elected
master of the college in 2019. She was preceded by
Ian White, former
Van Eck Professor of Engineering at the university. Previous masters of the college include:
*
Robert Mair (2001–2011), former
Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering at the university;
*
David Crighton (1997–2000), former Professor of Applied Mathematics at the university;
*
Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn (1986–1996), former
Disney Professor of Archaeology at the university;
*
Sir Alan Cottrell (1973–1986), former
Goldsmiths' Professor of Materials Science and later
Chief Scientific Adviser to the
Prime Minister
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; and
*
Sir Denys Page (1959–1973), former
Regius Professor of Greek and President of the
British Academy
The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.
It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the sa ...
.
Fellows
Three members of the college have received
Nobel Prize
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s.
Philip W. Anderson was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physics
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(1977). Anderson was a fellow from 1969 to 1975 while he held a visiting professorship at the
Cavendish Laboratory
The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the School of Physical Sciences. The laboratory was opened in 1874 on the New Museums Site as a laboratory for experimental physics and is named ...
and has been an Honorary Fellow since 1978.
Peter D. Mitchell, an undergraduate and later research student, was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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(1978). He became an Honorary Fellow in 1979.
Eric Maskin
Eric Stark Maskin (born December 12, 1950) is an American economist and mathematician. He was jointly awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Leonid Hurwicz and Roger Myerson "for having laid the foundations of mechanism d ...
was a joint winner of the
Nobel Prize in Economics
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in 2007. Maskin was a research fellow from 1976 to 1977 and has been an Honorary Fellow since 2009.
Several prominent figures in the law have been fellows of the college.
Glanville Williams
Glanville Llewelyn Williams (15 February 1911 – 10 April 1997) was a Welsh legal scholar who was the Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge from 1968 to 1978 and the Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University ...
, a scholar of criminal law, was a Fellow from 1957 to 1978. The Glanville Williams Society, consisting of current and former members of Jesus College, meets annually in his honour.
David Hayton, editor of ''Underhill and Hayton's Law of Trusts and Trustees'' and current judge of the
Caribbean Court of Justice was a Fellow from 1973 to 1987.
Robert Yewdall Jennings was a Fellow of the college and later
Whewell Professor of International Law (1955–1982) before his appointment to the
International Court of Justice
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(ICJ), where he served as a Judge (1982–1991) and later as President (1991–1995).
James Crawford was also a Fellow of the college and later Whewhell Professor of International Law (1992–2014) before his appointment to the International Court of Justice in November 2014. Current Honorary Fellows include
Roger Toulson, Lord Toulson of the
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
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,
Sir Rupert Jackson of the
Court of Appeal
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, and
Sir Colman Treacy, also of the Court of Appeal, all of whom were students of the college.
Honorary fellows include
Dame Sandra Dawson;
Sir Anthony Gormley;
Anthony Gubbay;
Sir David Hare;
Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow;
Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn;
Robin Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton;
Sir Bernard Silverman;
Richard Tuck; and
Alan Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond.
Notable alumni
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, controversial historian, playwright and Bishop of Ossory
.
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.
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.
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, Elizabethan poet, dramatist and statesman.
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, the English astronomer and first Astronomer Royal
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.
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, Irish novelist and Anglican clergyman.
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, British/American journalist.
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, former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons
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and Labour Party Chief Whip
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I ...
.
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, Secretary of State for Justice
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, Lord Chancellor
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, current Conservative party MP.
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, English novelist, author of '' About a Boy''.
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, who were all educated at the college.
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, the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury
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, responsible for the Book of Common Prayer
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, attended the college from 1503, at the age of fourteen.
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, British scholar, philosopher, economist and population theorist, was admitted to the college in 1784, and elected a Fellow in 1793.
File:SamuelTaylorColeridge.jpg, The English poet and Romantic, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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.
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, the fourth and youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II
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.
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.
See also
*
List of organ scholars at British Universities
*
Okukor, a Benin bronze
*
Tobias Rustat
Notes
References
External links
Jesus College websiteJesus College Student Union websiteJesus College Graduate Union website
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