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| Durham University | ||||||||||||||||
 Main building of Stephenson College | ||||||||||||||||
 Arms of Stephenson College Arms: Argent a chevron between two fleurs-de-lis in chief and a cross fleurettée in gules a chief gules theoreon three lions rampant argent | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°45′34″N1°34′53″W / 54.759410°N 1.581444°W /54.759410; -1.581444 | |||||||||||||||
| Motto | Latin:Me quondam mirabitur orbis | |||||||||||||||
| Motto in English | One day I shall astonish the world | |||||||||||||||
| Established | 2001 | |||||||||||||||
| Named for | George Stephenson | |||||||||||||||
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| Principal | Professor Rob Lynes CMG[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 1200 | |||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 120 | |||||||||||||||
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  Location in Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||
Stephenson College (formallyGeorge Stephenson College,[2] known colloquially asStevo) is aconstituent college ofDurham University inDurham, England.
It was founded in 2001 as part the university'sQueen's Campus inThornaby-on-Tees. During 2017 to 2019, it relocated to the city ofDurham, joiningJosephine Butler College at the Howlands Farm site on Elvet Hill. It is named afterGeorge Stephenson, the 19th-centuryrailway engineer and pioneer.
In 1992,University College, Stockton (UCS) was established on a new site inThornaby-on-Tees, in the borough ofStockton-on-Tees, as a joint venture between theUniversity of Durham and theUniversity of Teesside. This was initially a joint venture, granting jointdegrees validated by both institutions (BAs andBScs). However, Teesside, which had only become a university in 1992, had difficulties in taking on its responsibilities for the college and Durham took full control in 1998.[3]
A programme of integration with Durham began, leading to the college becoming a college of the University of Durham in 1994 — the only college with teaching responsibilities. Further integration led to the campus being renamed the University of Durham, Stockton Campus (UDSC) in 1998, with teaching responsibilities being separated from the college structure.[4][3][5] In 2001 UDSC was split into two colleges: George Stephenson College andJohn Snow College.[3]
In 2006 the college name was changed to Stephenson College.
2010 saw the opening of Stephenson Central, in the middle of the college, housing a library, games, meeting and TV room with a bar at the centre, as well as theJunior Common Room office.[6]
Stephenson College and the other Queen's Campus college,John Snow College, relocated to Durham on a phased basis starting in October 2017, completing in 2019. Stephenson College took over buildings formerly occupied byUstinov College on the Howlands Farm site, adjacent toJosephine Butler College.[7]The college is a 15 minute walk from the Mountjoy site which contains many departments and large lecture theatres.
Stephenson is a self-catered college, with rooms arranged in flats with shared kitchens.[8] All rooms are single-occupancy, and include en-suite rooms as well as those with shared bathrooms.[8]
As of 2023, the college has 1304 members, with 433 living in college accommodation.[9]
Communal facilities in the college include "Platform 1", the college's café and bar;[10] "Platform 2", a performance venue and social space with two dart boards and a pool table;[11]"Platform 3", a study space and library; a shop, two gyms, further study spaces and a music room.[12] The college also shares use of a multi-use space, Howlands Hall, withJosephine Butler College, which is used for sporting activities as well as formal meals.[13][14]
Stephenson is a self-catered college and has no dining hall.[14] However, optional formal and informal communal meals are held, with around six of each during the year.[14]
The undergraduate student body (Junior Common Room or JCR) is governed by an elected Executive Committee headed by the President and supported by several other officers. Regular JCR meetings are held to discuss and vote on important issues.
The JCR also supports many societies run exclusively for college students. The most popular societies includeStephenson College Boat Club (SCBC), Football, Rugby and Badminton.
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