What is Darwin College, Cambridge?, Explain Darwin College, Cambridge
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Title: What is Darwin College, Cambridge?, Explain Darwin College, Cambridge
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Description: Darwin College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded on 28 July 1964, Darwin was Cambridge University's first graduate-only college, and also the first to admit both men and women. The college is named after one of the university's most famous families, that of Charles Darwin. The Darwin family previously owned some of the land, Newnham Grange, on which the college now stands. The college has between 600 and 700 students, mostly studying for PhD or MPhil degrees. About half the students come from outside the United Kingdom, representing 80 nationalities as of 2016. Darwin is the largest graduate college of Cambridge.
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Darwin College Garden Tour
Walk around Darwin College gardens
Darwin College Garden at University of Cambridge
A lovely day in the garden behind Darwin College.
Ducklings at Darwin College, Cambridge
A flotilla of ducklings, River Cam, Darwin College Cambridge
England 2019 Episode 02: Cambridge - The Colleges
One of the world's most prestigious academic institutions, Cambridge has 31 separate colleges, each with its own monastic-style courtyard, chapel, library, and lodgings. Wordsworth, Newton, Tennyson, Darwin, and Prince Charles are a few of Cambridge's illustrious alumni.
In the 16th c., Cambridge was a center of Protestant scholarship, graduating the likes of Thomas Cranmer, Hugh Latimer, and Nicholas Ridley, all of whom would later be executed by Queen Mary for their un-Catholic beliefs. Their martyrdoms were profoundly inspirational and fueled the continued efforts of other reformers. Latimer and Ridley were burned at the stake together, with Latimer famously saying to his friend: “Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man, for we shall this day light such a candle in England as I trust by God’s grace shall never be put out.” Cranmer, who witnessed the executions and was terrified at the prospect of meeting the same fate, initially signed a recantation of his beliefs, but ultimately retracted it and was similarly sentenced to death. Before his martyrdom, he stated: “I have sinned in that I signed with my hand what I did not believe with my heart. When the flames are lit, this hand shall be the first to burn. He leaned forward and held his right hand in the fire until it was charred to a stump, meeting his death with total composure. Such is the legacy of Cambridge University’s Reformation-era scholars.
Queens' College
Founded in 1446, Queens' College is known for its wonderfully romantic Elizabethan courtyard and superb half-timbered buildings. Erasmus studied here. The campus is also home to the Mathematical Bridge, which ostensibly was built with such mathematical precision that it would remain fully functional even if all the nails were removed from the structure.
Pembroke College
Founded in 1347, Pembroke is the third-oldest college in Cambridge. Lancelot Andrewes, who oversaw the translation of the King James Bible, was a graduate and later the master of the college. Another graduate of Pembroke was Roger Williams, the Puritan leader who, in the 1630s, founded the city of Providence Rhode Island and established the first Baptist church in America.
The college's medieval dining hall is the red brick building with the bay window. The chapel, which dates to 1660, was the first building ever completed by famed architect Christopher Wren. The fancy building with the pointed clock tower is the library.
Emmanuel College
Emmanuel was founded in 1584 to train clergy for the new Protestant movement within the Church of England. It became a center of Puritan scholarship, training 67 of the original 100 Puritan clergy who emigrated to America to escape religious persecution. In the 18th c., the college graduated William Law, author of A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life (1728) which was a prime influence on the founders of Methodism, Wesley and Whitfield, and a personal favorite of mine.
The building with the clock contains the chapel, also designed by the Christopher Wren. Stained glass depicts famous graduates, including John Harvard, who emigrated to America and founded another prestigious school, and Thomas Cranmer, the 16th c. archbishop and Protestant martyr. The adjacent dining hall is marked by its big bay window. The garden behind the chapel incorporates a fish pond that goes back to monastic days when the occupants were a key part of the diet.
Christ’s College
A fine 16th c. gatehouse leads to the classic courtyard of Christ’s College. Charles Darwin was a notable alum.
Sydney Sussex College
We had a quick peak at the lovely courtyard of this college, founded in 1596 to further the founder's avowedly Protestant convictions. Oliver Cromwell was among the school's first students.
Saint John’s College
St John’s was founded in 1511. It is home to the Bridge of Sighs which we'll see later while punting on the river. Both Cambridge and Oxford have their own versions of the Bridge of Sighs as a salute to the real Ponte dei Sospiri in Venice.
Trinity College
Boasting 33 Nobel Prize winners, Trinity is the richest and biggest of Cambridge’s colleges. It was founded in 1546 by Henry VIII whose statue adorns the main gate. The nearby apple tree is allegedly a descendant of the one that inspired Isaac Newton (who spent 30 years at Trinity) to investigate gravity. The most notable building at Trinity is the 1695 Wren Library with some fascinating historic manuscripts on display, which we were privileged to peruse.
On a street that borders the student lodgings, we met three gentlemen who had attended Trinity some 40 years ago (you can see them along with Pam and Linda in a photo near the end of this segment). They were trying to locate the window through which they regularly smuggled in girls who were not allowed on the premises after curfew.
Please see the separate video on King's College and its spectacular Chapel.
University Challenge S48E04 SOAS vs Darwin - Cambridge
This week's match is between London's SOAS and Darwin College, Cambridge. A lot of of Americans this time. Original air date 13.8.2018
Darwin College May Ball 2012
Darwin College Cambridge May Ball 2012
Darwin College 50th Anniversary Lecture: Darwin, DNA, Cancer
Darwin, DNA and Cancer Lecture by Ron Laskey for the Darwin College 50th Anniversary Lecture Day (2014)
Staying at Downing College | CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND
A quick tour of our room...sorry it cuts off suddenly, hit the button by accident!
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Charles Darwin at Cambridge University
Mr. Hammack visits Christ College, Cambridge, and has an unusual encounter with a young, 22 year old, Charles Darwin.
Traffic jam on the river Cam near Darwin College
A lot of punts attempting to make their way into a narrow section of the River Cam near Darwin College, not to mention canoes, swans and cygnets. The Phase Transformations and Complex Properties research group punted to Grantchester for a picnic.
A bus trip into Cambridge City 17/10/17
A entertaining ride into Cambridge via Stagecoach and Park and Ride, on a Tuesday afternoon. We went to collect my dads car so we had to take a bus.
Cambridge info:
Cambridge (/ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/ KAYM-brij) is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of London. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, its population was 123,867, including 24,488 students.
There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area in the Bronze Age and in Roman Britain; under Viking rule, Cambridge became an important trading centre. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although city status was not conferred until 1951.
The University of Cambridge, founded in 1209, is one of the top five universities in the world. The university includes the Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The city's skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital and St John's College Chapel tower. Anglia Ruskin University, evolved from the Cambridge School of Art and the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, also has its main campus in the city.
Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology Silicon Fen with industries such as software and bioscience and many start-up companies born out of the university. More than 40% of the workforce has a higher education qualification, more than twice the national average. The Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the largest biomedical research clusters in the world, is soon to be home to AstraZeneca, a hotel and the relocated Papworth Hospital.
Parker's Piece hosted the first ever game of Association football. The Strawberry Fair music and arts festival and Midsummer Fairs are held on Midsummer Common, and the annual Cambridge Beer Festival takes place on Jesus Green. The city is adjacent to the M11 and A14 roads, and Cambridge station is less than an hour from London King's Cross railway station.
Geography:
Cambridge is situated about 50 miles (80 km) north-by-east of London. The city is located in an area of level and relatively low-lying terrain just south of the Fens, which varies between 6 and 24 metres (20 and 79 ft) above sea level. The town was thus historically surrounded by low lying wetlands that have been drained as the town has expanded.
The underlying geology of Cambridge consists of gault clay and Chalk Marl, known locally as Cambridge Greensand, partly overlaid by terrace gravel. A layer of phosphatic nodules (coprolites) under the marl were mined in the 19th century for fertiliser. It became a major industry in the county, and its profits yielded buildings such as the Corn Exchange, Fulbourn Hospital and St. John's Chapel until the Quarries Act 1894 and competition from America ended production.
The River Cam flows through the city from the village of Grantchester, to the southwest. It is bordered by water meadows within the city such as Sheep's Green as well as residential development. Like most cities, modern-day Cambridge has many suburbs and areas of high-density housing. The city centre of Cambridge is mostly commercial, historic buildings, and large green areas such as Jesus Green, Parker's Piece and Midsummer Common. Many of the roads in the centre are pedestrianised. Population growth has seen new housing developments in the 21st century, with estates such as the CB1 and Accordia schemes near the station, and developments such as Great Kneighton, formally known as Clay Farm, and Trumpington Meadows currently under construction in the south of the city. Other major developments currently being constructed in the city are Darwin Green (formerly NIAB), and University-led developments at West Cambridge and North West Cambridge, (Eddington).
The entire city centre, as well as parts of Chesterton, Petersfield, West Cambridge, Newnham, and Abbey, are covered by an Air Quality Management Area, implemented to counter high levels of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Corpus Christi College in Cambridge at Dusk in England
Corpus Christi College in Cambridge at Dusk in England
University of Cambridge - United Kingdom - Britain
Forward is the second university-level English-speaking world after the University of Oxford, and one of the seven ancient universities in the British Isles. Located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It topped the world ranking universities as ranked by QS for the year 2010, surpassing American Harvard for the first time seven years ago. Ames is one of the universities in the world. It was founded in 1209. In Russell Group and is a member and a member of the League of European Research Universities and always Tertabhe ranges between the first and second places alternating with the prestigious Oxford University. The oldest university in the world in the field of natural sciences, mathematics and physics.
The university has won 89 Nobel Prize, and so more than any other university in the world. It exited the university some of the most important scientists in the past centuries, including: Isaac Newton (gravity) theory, Charles Darwin (evolution), William Harvey, Dirac, Joseph Thompson (discoverer of the electron), Ernest Rutherford, James Maxwell, James Watson and Francis Crick (installation DNA), Alan Turing, Jacob
CULDT Darwin May Ball
Cambridge University Lion Dance Troupe performing at Darwin College May Ball on 24th June 2011
Darwin College QUIZ, Part 1
Darwin College QUIZ, Part 1
Comberton Productions
Producer: H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia
Kayaking in Cambridge
A kayak trip from Darwin College to Jesus Green and back in first-person view. You can see the Mathematical Bridge, King's College, Bridge of Sighs at St John's, etc.
The sun spoiled some parts of the video a bit but I had to go early in the morning because later on the river gets flooded with tourists.
Bicycle ride from Darwin College to St Ives
The ride was tough, we struggled to find hills, and there was absolutely no rain to cool our brows. A big thank you to all who took part, from Darwin College students and staff, materials scientists, metallurgists and to a lovely film maker. The event raised about 1500 GBP, but more than that, it was terrific fun.
Darwin College Cambridge Graduation July 2012
Darwin College Cambridge Graduation July 2012
Darwin's student rooms, ABC Radio and BBC Cambridgeshire, John van Wyhe
Charles Darwin's student life and rooms at Christ's College, Cambridge. Recorded in 2008-9.
Photographs by John van Wyhe and Allison Maletz.