Churchill College, Cambridge

Churchill College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge and was founded in 1960 as the national and commonwealth memorial to Winston Churchill.

History

In 1955, on holiday in Sicily soon after his resignation as Prime Minister, Winston Churchill discussed with Sir John Colville and Lord Cherwell the possibility of founding a new institution. Churchill had been impressed by MIT and wanted a British version, but the plans evolved to the more modest proposal of creating a Scientific and Technological based college within the University of Cambridge. Churchill wanted a mix of non-scientists to ensure a well rounded education and environment for scholars and fellows.

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1955 - Sicily - Sir John Colville - Lord Cherwell - MIT - University of Cambridge

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The bias to science and engineering remains as policy to the current day, with a general aim of a ratio of 3 technology students to 1 arts student amongst the college population.

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