The majority of the Academic staff working in the College have their base in Durham departments. The College which opened its doors in 1992 plans to grow to between 1500 and 2000 full-time students by the year 2000. You can find details of the different Colleges and Societies in the University's Undergraduate and Postgraduate prospectuses. In most Colleges there are 400-600 students. All Colleges, except the Graduate Society, provide meals, a library and common room facilities.
Students often participate in sport, music, drama and other events which take place in College.
These College-based activities often supplement University student activities. It is a way of involving as many students as possible in all kinds of activities, however good they may be. College Senior Commons Rooms New members of the Academic and Related staff are usually invited to join a College Senior Common Room by the President of the Senior Common Room concerned. If you are not a member of a Senior Common Room and would like to belong to one, a pamphlet is available from the Personnel Office containing brief details of each College and its SCR, and who to contact if you are interested in joining. If you would like to become a College Tutor, you should first join a Senior Common Room and then tell the Master or Principal of your interest.