Josephine Butler College, Durham
| Josephine Butler College | |
|---|---|
| Durham University | |
College buildings at the Howlands Farm site | |
Arms of Josephine Butler College Arms: Gules on a chevron Or charged with a Cross formy, with cotises invected, between in chief two lions Argent and in base an open book charged with two covered cups | |
| Coordinates | 54°45′33″N 1°34′44″W / 54.7592°N 1.5789°W |
| Motto | French: Comme je trouve |
| Motto in English | As I find |
| Established | 2006 |
| Named for | Josephine Butler |
| Colours | |
| Principal | Gillian Hampden-Thompson |
| Vice principal | Harriet Tebbs |
| Undergraduates | 1300 |
| Postgraduates | 110 |
| Charities | Grace House |
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Josephine Butler College is a constituent college of Durham University. The college was opened in 2006. It is named after Josephine Elizabeth Butler, a 19th-century feminist and social reformer who had a significant role in improving women's public health and education in England. Butler's father was the cousin of the 2nd Earl Grey, after whom Grey College, Durham is named.
The college is a fully self-catered college of the university, and is comparatively new about other existing Durham undergraduate colleges. All rooms in the college are en-suite. It is one of the university's first fully self-catered constituent colleges in Durham. The college bar is the largest of all the college bars in Durham. The college also has extensive leisure facilities including a library, study spaces, sports hall, outdoor tennis court and music room. It is located within the Howlands Farm site along South Road, next to Stephenson College, Durham.