College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham
The College of St Hild and St Bede, commonly known as Hild Bede, is a college of Durham University in England. It is the university's second largest collegiate body, with over 1000 students. The co-educational college was formed in 1975 following the merger of two much older single-sex institutions, the College of the Venerable Bede for men and St Hild's College for women.
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| University of Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St Hild and St Bede College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arms of St Hild & St Bede Arms: Argent on a Chevron Purpure three Ammonites of the first in base a Cross paty quadrate Gules a Chief Azure thereon between two Lions rampant Or a pale of the last charged with a Cross patonce also Azure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54.7775°N 1.564815°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Latin: Eadem mutata resurgo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto in English | I rise again, changed but the same | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1975 (precursors in 1839 and 1858) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named for | The Venerable Bede & St Hild | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal | Simon Forrest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 1123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior tutor | Laura Todd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location in Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hild Bede is neither a Bailey nor a Hill college, and is situated on the banks of the River Wear between Durham's 'peninsula' and Gilesgate, making it the only 'river' college.
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