Darwin College, Cambridge

Darwin College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is a college for advanced study, admitting only postgraduate students. Standing on the bank of the River Cam, adjacent to Queens' College, Darwin College was founded in 1964 by three of the University's older colleges – Trinity College, Gonville and Caius College and St. John's College. Darwin was the first college in Cambridge to admit graduate students only and also the ... more

Darwin College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is a college for advanced study, admitting only postgraduate students. Standing on the bank of the River Cam, adjacent to Queens' College, Darwin College was founded in 1964 by three of the University's older colleges – Trinity College, Gonville and Caius College and St. John's College. Darwin was the first college in Cambridge to admit graduate students only and also the first college to admit both men and women. It is named after the family of Charles Darwin, which previously owned some of the property which the college now occupies (as related in Period Piece by Gwen Raverat). Family portraits of the Darwin family have been lent to the college and can be found on the walls of several of the college's main rooms. The work to convert and extend the buildings was funded by the founding colleges and substantial donations from the Rayne Foundation. The college has around 600 students, mostly studying for Ph.D. ... less