Hughes Hall, Cambridge
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Hughes Hall, is a constituent college
of the University of Cambridge
in Cambridge
, England
. It is often informally called Hughes, and is the oldest of the four Cambridge colleges which admit only mature students. The majority of Hughes Hall students are postgraduate, although nearly one-fifth of the student population comprises individuals aged 21 and above who are studying undergraduate degree courses at the University.
It was originally founded in 1885 as the Cambridge Training College (CTC) for Women Teachers, and its first principal was Miss Elizabeth Phillips Hughes
. It began with 14 students in a small house in Newnham
called Croft Cottage. One of the first matriculants, Molly Thomas, recounted the experience of the first class of students in A London Girl of the 1880s (published under her married name, M.V. Hughes
). By 1895 the college moved to its present site, which was designed by the Cambridge architect William Fawcett. Expanding slowly over the next 40 years, the college finally became part of the University in November 1949 and was renamed Hughes Hall in honour of its first principal. Hughes Hall became an Approved Foundation of the University in 1985 and achieved full College status in 2006.
The College's first male students arrived in 1973, and students began to arrive to study a wider range of affiliated post-graduate degrees. Student numbers have gradually risen over the eighties and nineties. Today, Hughes Hall has approximately 500 graduate and affiliated and mature (aged over 21) students, of both sexes, studying a wide range of subjects. The college is one of the most international Cambridge colleges, with its students representing over 60 nationalities.
The majority of the Fellows of the college are academics engaged in teaching and research in the various departments and faculties of the University. They come from diverse backgrounds and work in many fields. Students and Fellows mix freely in all aspects of college life. Unusually, Hughes has no special provisions for Fellows at meals (such as a High Table - students and Fellows sit with each other at the same tables and eat the same meals) or in the use of the college's recreational facilities. All members have many opportunities to share interests and learn from one another in the interdisciplinary environment of the College.
In 2005 Hughes opened a new residential, dining, and meeting building, the Fenners Building, which overlooks the University cricket grounds, also named Fenners. A new Learning Resources Centre, which includes a new library and computer room, was completed in the summer of 2009.
Hughes has many specialities, including students in professional disciplines such as medicine, law, business, and post-graduate studies in education, as well as a disproportionately high number of Cambridge 'Blues' - sports men and women who have excelled in fields including rugby, rowing
, cricket
, swimming
, chess
and others.
Blamire, Prof Mark G (Vice-President) Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.
Melville, Dr Sara E (Deputy Vice-President) Hughes Hall.
Devereux, Dr Bernard (Pro-Vice-President, Graduate Admissions Tutor, DoS in Geography) Unit for Landscape Modelling, Sir William Hardy Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QB.
Franklin, Dr Michael J (Praelector, Registrary, Undergraduate Admissions Tutor, Director of Studies in History, IT Director and Honorary Archivist) Research Centre for English & Applied Linguistics, Keynes House, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QA.
Johnston, Dr Philip (Senior Tutor) Hughes Hall.
Taylor, Mr Jonathan (Development Director) Hughes Hall.
Taylor, Mr Neil E (Bursar) Hughes Hall.
has been very successful in recent years. In 2009, the boat club entered four boats (2 men and 2 women) in the May Bumps
. All four boats were successful gaining a total of 21 spots on the river and winning the college 3 new blades. The boat club was awarded the Pegasus Cup for the 2nd time (also won it in 2007), awarded annually to the most successful boat club in Cambridge. The achievements of the boat club are even more significant considering the fact that Hughes Hall admits many students on one-year degrees. As such, the boat club trains many novices each year, and top performers are often given opportunities in the first VIII. The Boat Club houses its four rowing shells in the Emmanuel Boathouse. The women's crew is organised jointly with Lucy Cavendish College Boat Club affectionately called Lucy/Hughes Boat Club.
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. It is often informally called Hughes, and is the oldest of the four Cambridge colleges which admit only mature students. The majority of Hughes Hall students are postgraduate, although nearly one-fifth of the student population comprises individuals aged 21 and above who are studying undergraduate degree courses at the University.
It was originally founded in 1885 as the Cambridge Training College (CTC) for Women Teachers, and its first principal was Miss Elizabeth Phillips Hughes
Elizabeth Phillips Hughes
Elizabeth Phillips Hughes was a Welsh scholar, teacher, and promoter of women's education. She used the bardic name Merch Myrddin....
. It began with 14 students in a small house in Newnham
Newnham, Cambridgeshire
Newnham is a district of the city of Cambridge in England. Historically, the name refers to a hamlet centred on a mill on the River Cam, a short distance to the southwest of the city centre. The modern council ward of Newnham covers much of the west of the city...
called Croft Cottage. One of the first matriculants, Molly Thomas, recounted the experience of the first class of students in A London Girl of the 1880s (published under her married name, M.V. Hughes
Mary Vivian Hughes
Mary Vivian Hughes , usually known as Molly Hughes and published under M. V. Hughes, was a British educator and author....
). By 1895 the college moved to its present site, which was designed by the Cambridge architect William Fawcett. Expanding slowly over the next 40 years, the college finally became part of the University in November 1949 and was renamed Hughes Hall in honour of its first principal. Hughes Hall became an Approved Foundation of the University in 1985 and achieved full College status in 2006.
The College's first male students arrived in 1973, and students began to arrive to study a wider range of affiliated post-graduate degrees. Student numbers have gradually risen over the eighties and nineties. Today, Hughes Hall has approximately 500 graduate and affiliated and mature (aged over 21) students, of both sexes, studying a wide range of subjects. The college is one of the most international Cambridge colleges, with its students representing over 60 nationalities.
The majority of the Fellows of the college are academics engaged in teaching and research in the various departments and faculties of the University. They come from diverse backgrounds and work in many fields. Students and Fellows mix freely in all aspects of college life. Unusually, Hughes has no special provisions for Fellows at meals (such as a High Table - students and Fellows sit with each other at the same tables and eat the same meals) or in the use of the college's recreational facilities. All members have many opportunities to share interests and learn from one another in the interdisciplinary environment of the College.
In 2005 Hughes opened a new residential, dining, and meeting building, the Fenners Building, which overlooks the University cricket grounds, also named Fenners. A new Learning Resources Centre, which includes a new library and computer room, was completed in the summer of 2009.
Hughes has many specialities, including students in professional disciplines such as medicine, law, business, and post-graduate studies in education, as well as a disproportionately high number of Cambridge 'Blues' - sports men and women who have excelled in fields including rugby, rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
and others.
Presidents
- 1953-1973: Margaret Wileman (Principal, later President)
- 1973-1978: Sir Desmond LeeDesmond LeeSir Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee , known as Desmond Lee, was an English classical scholar specializing in ancient philosophy who became a Fellow and tutor of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, a lecturer in the University, and head master successively of Clifton College and Winchester College,...
- 1978-1984: Richard D'AethRichard D'AethRichard D'Aeth was a British educationalist and President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge, from 1978 to 1984.-Early life:...
- 1984-1989: Basil Herbertson
- 1989-1993: Desmond Hawkins
- 1993-1998: John Dingle
- 1998-2006: Peter Richards
- 2006-present : Sarah SquireSarah SquireSarah Squire , is a former British diplomat and has been President of Hughes Hall, one of the Colleges of the University of Cambridge, since 2006...
College Officers
Squire, Mrs Sarah (President) Hughes Hall.Blamire, Prof Mark G (Vice-President) Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.
Melville, Dr Sara E (Deputy Vice-President) Hughes Hall.
Devereux, Dr Bernard (Pro-Vice-President, Graduate Admissions Tutor, DoS in Geography) Unit for Landscape Modelling, Sir William Hardy Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QB.
Franklin, Dr Michael J (Praelector, Registrary, Undergraduate Admissions Tutor, Director of Studies in History, IT Director and Honorary Archivist) Research Centre for English & Applied Linguistics, Keynes House, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QA.
Johnston, Dr Philip (Senior Tutor) Hughes Hall.
Taylor, Mr Jonathan (Development Director) Hughes Hall.
Taylor, Mr Neil E (Bursar) Hughes Hall.
Boat Club
Hughes Hall College Boat ClubHughes Hall College Boat Club
Hughes Hall College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Hughes Hall, Cambridge. It is more formally known by the Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs as the Hughes Hall/ Lucy Cavendish Combined Boat Club after its merging with the boat club of Lucy Cavendish College, an all-women's...
has been very successful in recent years. In 2009, the boat club entered four boats (2 men and 2 women) in the May Bumps
May Bumps
The May Bumps are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of March. Prior to the separation there had been a single set of annual bumps dating from...
. All four boats were successful gaining a total of 21 spots on the river and winning the college 3 new blades. The boat club was awarded the Pegasus Cup for the 2nd time (also won it in 2007), awarded annually to the most successful boat club in Cambridge. The achievements of the boat club are even more significant considering the fact that Hughes Hall admits many students on one-year degrees. As such, the boat club trains many novices each year, and top performers are often given opportunities in the first VIII. The Boat Club houses its four rowing shells in the Emmanuel Boathouse. The women's crew is organised jointly with Lucy Cavendish College Boat Club affectionately called Lucy/Hughes Boat Club.
Further reading
Histories of the College were written in its Centenary in 1985, and the 125th anniversary of its foundation in 2010:- Margaret Bottrall, Hughes Hall 1885-1985 (Cambridge, 1985).
- M.V. HughesMary Vivian HughesMary Vivian Hughes , usually known as Molly Hughes and published under M. V. Hughes, was a British educator and author....
, A London Girl of the 1880s (Oxford, 1936).
External links
- Hughes Hall website
- College MCR website
- Hughes Hall Graduate Law Society
- Hughes Hall May Ball
- Varsity on Hughes Hall achieving full college status