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Murray Edwards College, Cambridge

Murray Edwards College, Cambridge
LocationHuntingdon Road, Cambridge (map)Full nameMurray Edwards College, founded as New Hall, in the University of CambridgeAbbreviationMUREstablished1954Named after
GenderWomenSt Anne's College, OxfordRachel Polonsky (acting)Undergraduates397 (2022–23)Postgraduates172 (2022–23)Endowment£58.3m (2024)Websitemurrayedwards.cam.ac.ukmecsu.weebly.commemcr.soc.srcf.netBoat clubMurray Edwards College Boat ClubMap
Murray Edwards College, Cambridge
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Murray Edwards College is a women-focused constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1954 as New Hall and renamed in 2008. The name honours a gift of £30 million by alumna Ros Edwards and her husband Steve, and the first president and woman vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Dame Rosemary Murray.