Homerton set to become Cambridge’s ‘newest’ College

It is hoped that by the end of the year, the University’s 800th anniversary, this process will be completed to make Homerton a full college of the University.

Homerton, formerly a teaching-training college, has been in Cambridge since 1894 and its students and staff have been University members for over 30 years but, as an Approved Society, it has been governed by Trustees. Now the College, which is the largest in Cambridge, will become self-governing and take its full place in the University.

Dr Kate Pretty, Principal since 1991, said: “This is an exciting day for Homerton. The approval of the Grace will be warmly welcomed by both past and present members.

“Homerton students have established a remarkable sense of community - characterised in a national competition as the 'friendliest' College - with a strong sense of public service and collegiality.

“Since 1991 the whole of the College has been refurbished, all undergraduates can be housed in college accommodation, many in new accommodation with en-suite rooms, and there is a conference centre and a new library and teaching rooms, some leased to the University's Faculty of Education, which shares the Homerton site.

“The 25-acre site contains some of the most beautiful trees and gardens in Cambridge and is a green oasis beyond the stony suburbs of the Hills Road railway bridge. It is a College to be proud of.”