Downing College, Cambridge
Downing College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge and currently has around 950 students. Founded in 1800, it was the only college to be added to Cambridge University between 1596 and 1869, and is often described as the oldest of the new colleges and the newest of the old. Downing College was formed "for the encouragement of the study of Law and Medicine and of the cognate subjects of Moral and Natural Science", and has developed a reputation amongst Cambridge colleges for Law and Medicine.
| Downing College | |
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| University of Cambridge | |
Downing College Chapel | |
Arms of Downing College Arms: Barry of eight argent and vert, a griffin segreant or within a bordure azure charged with eight roses of the first seeded and barbed proper. | |
| Scarf colours: black, with three narrow magenta stripes | |
| Location | Regent Street, Cambridge (map) |
| Coordinates | 52.2008°N 0.1248°E |
| Full name | Downing College in the University of Cambridge |
| Abbreviation | DOW |
| Motto | Quaerere Verum (Latin) |
| Motto in English | Seek the truth |
| Founder | Sir George Downing |
| Established | 22 September 1800 |
| Sister college | Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Master | Graham Virgo |
| Undergraduates | 493 (2022-23) |
| Postgraduates | 455 (2022-23) |
| Endowment | £70.7m (2022) |
| Visitor | The Crown ex officio |
| Website | www |
| JCR | www |
| MCR | downingmcr |
| Boat club | www |
| Map | |
Location in Central Cambridge Location in Cambridge | |
Downing has been named one of the two most eco-friendly Cambridge colleges.
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