Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

Sidney Sussex College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. It is often just called Sidney by the students. It was created in 1596. It takes its name from Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, who gave money to build it. Today it has about 550 students.

It is quite a small college, and it is found in the town centre of Cambridge. Because it is in quite a small area, it has changed little since it was first built. The buildings were made of red brick at the beginning, but then they were covered by cement. 

Many important people have studied here:
Oliver Cromwell, a military and political leader in Great Britain
Cecil Frank Powell, who won the 1950 Nobel Prize in Physics
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, who won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics
John E. Walker, who won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Alan MacDiarmid, who won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Carol Vorderman, a television presenter

 Other websites 

Official website

Category:Colleges of the University of Cambridge
Category:1596 establishments
Category:1590s establishments in England