Jane Franklin Hall
| Jane Franklin Hall | |||||||||
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| University of Tasmania | |||||||||
| Location | 6 Elboden Street, South Hobart, Tasmania, 7000 Australia | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°53′41.8″S 147°18′59.1″E / 42.894944°S 147.316417°E | ||||||||
| Full name | The Jane Franklin Hall, residential college of the University of Tasmania | ||||||||
| Motto | "Veritas Liberabit" (Latin) | ||||||||
| Motto in English | "The truth will set you free" | ||||||||
| Established | 1950 | ||||||||
| Named for | Jane, Lady Franklin | ||||||||
| Sister college | Burgmann College, Australian National University St. John's College, University of Manitoba | ||||||||
| Principal | Joanna Rosewell, MJ | ||||||||
| Undergraduates | 180 | ||||||||
| Postgraduates | 10 | ||||||||
| Website | jane.edu.au | ||||||||
Jane Franklin Hall in Hobart, Australia is an independent non-denominational residential college of the University of Tasmania. Familiarly referred to as "Jane", it was founded by the Tasmanian Council of Churches in 1950 as a residential college for women before becoming co-educational in 1973. Jane is a non-denominational Christian institution supported by chaplains of various Christian traditions and is the only college in the Oxbridge style attached to the university.
Although there is no direct link between them, the college is named in honour of Jane, Lady Franklin, wife of the famous but ill-fated Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, who from 1837 to 1843 was the sixth Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land. The college embraces Lady Franklin as a namesake, placing a high value on education and community wellbeing.