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Downing College in the University of Cambridge was founded in 1800 by the bequest of Sir George Downing. Set amidst 20 acres of magnificent grounds in the heart of the city, Downing College is a community of committed scholars and students, current and future leaders in their fields.
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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.
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- 22 September 1800; 223 years ago
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Explore Downing. Summer Programmes Study like a legend. Live like a local. Downing College offers students from around the world the opportunity to experience Cambridge’s unique scholarly environment with small-group teaching and memorable social excursions.
Founded in 1800, Downing is both the newest of the ‘old’ Colleges and the oldest of the ‘new’, set in a spacious landscape of lawns, trees and gardens in the heart of Cambridge. We welcome applications from anyone with talent and commitment to join our friendly, academic community.
THE HISTORY OF DOWNING COLLEGE. INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURE. The highly respected Georgian architect, William Wilkins, designed the College around a great quadrangle of 300 square feet. To plan the College on a spacious campus layout was innovatory, and Downing was the first example of this type of collegiate architecture.
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