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Grey College was founded in 1959 and is one of 17 Colleges of Durham University. We are situated right next to the main Mountjoy Site in a beautiful landscaped setting. Grey has just over 1,200 undergraduate students and a further 150 students who are studying for a postgraduate degree. Together with College officers, staff and mentors, they ...
Grey College was founded in 1959 with 39 undergraduates and 8 postgraduates. The new Master, Sidney Holgate, and his wife, Belle, sought to create a family atmosphere and Grey has continued as an inclusive community ever since. Before Grey first opened there was serious fire, but, after repairs, the students arrived and the College took a ...
History of Grey College. Building a family for students. Grey College was founded in 1959 as part of the University’s drive to expand its student population which in 1951 stood at 1,150 (compared to 19,500 in 2019-20). Syd Holgate, the then Secretary of Durham Colleges, was employed to be the new Master. He and his wife Bel were concerned ...
After this I was part of the team setting up the new medical school in Sunderland before returning again to Durham University and joining the Grey community. I’m an alumnus of Cardiff & Durham Universities from my PG/Doctoral studies and have specific interests in student support and wellbeing, student transition to university, and academic self-concept.
College Facilities. Alongside the University facilities Grey College has a great set of its own: Four accommodation blocks. A dining hall for normal and formal meals. A large college lawn. College tennis court. Toastie bar and college shop. Junior Common Room – with TV, Pool and Table Tennis. TV Room.
The JCR. Grey JCR, or Junior Common Room, is more than just the room within the college. It is a charitable student run organisation that operates within Grey College to supply a student community. Grey JCR is run by students for all the students of Grey. All of the sports and societies, events and facilities fall under the JCR.
Grey College is located to the south of Durham city centre, off South Road. The College can be accessed via the A167 or the A177. Car parking is situated outside the main college and around the college campus. For more information on getting to Durham University please click here (opens new tab).
