Hughes
Hall Hughes
Hall
Cambridge University
| Hughes Hall began in 1885 as the Cambridge Training College for Women Teachers. This makes it one of the newest colleges in Cambridge University's seven hundred and fifty year history. Located a mile to the east of the city centre, Hughes Hall overlooks Fenners, the University's famous cricket ground. In 1895, Hughes Hall moved into new red-brick buildings reminiscent of those at Newnham College, which helped set up Hughes Hall. In 1949, the college's named was changed to Hughes Hall, in commemoration of Miss E. P. Hughes, its first Principal. Men were first admitted in 1973 to read for higher degrees and diplomas, when Hughes Hall became a graduate college of Cambridge University. |
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| Accommodations | The Victorian main building of the College was constructed in 1893 and is now listed among national buildings of historical importance. It contains student bedrooms, IT and reading rooms, administrative offices and the main social facilities of the college: the dining room, bar, and common room. A new wing has added lecture and seminar rooms, and adjacent buildings provide most of our student accommodations. |
| Formal Hall | A very important College social activity is dining together in Hall. Lunch and dinner are available in Hall from Monday to Friday. Our catering standards are very high, and our Saturday brunch is famed throughout Cambridge. All students, including those who have private accommodation, are encouraged to attend. On Tuesday and Thursday evenings in term time the arrangement is slightly different and is called Formal Hall |
| Academic Life | At Hughes Hall all student members are over 21 years old and many play an active role in the daily life of the College. In addition to University and Departmental events, Hughes Hall organises lectures, concerts, seminars and special meals in College. For an example of recent events, see The Kathleen Hughes Memorial Lecture on Mediaeval Welsh History. |
| Students | The student body at Hughes Hall is noted for its diversity with over 50 countries represented. |
| Facilities | The Garden Room is a separate classroom facility reserved for the exclusive use by students in the UW Oshkosh Study Abroad Cambridge Program. The College also maintains conference facilities, the Middle Common Room, a computer room with copying equipment and a library. (more...) |
| Location | Hughes Hall is located close to the ancient centre of the City of Cambridge. Not one of the big colleges of the central 'tourist trail', it is conveniently close to all the main libraries and lecture rooms of the University and all the amenities of the town. (more...) |
| 2002 Picture Gallery | By selecting this link, you will be taken to a growing gallery of pictures. from the 2002 term. A number of these pictures illustrate various facets of life at Hughes Hall. (Consult this site often for additional pictures) |
| Contact Infomation | Address: Hughes Hall / Mortimer Road / Cambridge CBL 2EW Hughes Hall Telephone:+44 (0)1223 334898 Fax: +44 (0)1223 311179 Email:enquiries@hughes.cam.ac.uk
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