Grey College
| Year founded | Total student population | Total PG population | Length of contract |
| 1959 | 934 | 105 | 50 weeks or 40 week PGCE lets |
Grey College occupies a pleasant site close to the science area, the Bill Bryson Library and central Student Support Services within the Palatine Centre. The College is recognised for its strong commitment to academic excellence. It has a growing population of graduate students and good accommodation is provided to a high standard.
Graduate students enjoy membership of the Middle Common Room (MCR) and, by invitation, the Senior Common Room (SCR). Grey has an active Fellowship Scheme that puts graduate students in close contact with leading international academics. The College has excellent recreational and sporting facilities, a library, music rooms and a Chapel. The College actively encourages all of it members to dine together in our Dining Hall. The College Trust may have funds for additional support for graduate students. Some graduate students may also become College Mentors.
Additional college costs
Middle Common Room (MCR) Fee: £30
Accommodation
| Total PG rooms | % standard | % ensuite | % single gender | % shared |
| 40 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Postgraduate accommodation is on separate corridors in our Elvet block.
Catering options
Postgraduates living in college accommodation can either be part-catered (during undergraduate term-time only) or self-catered. Special requirements can be met for vegan and vegetarian diets. Please contact our Catering Department if you require further information in this regard.
Facilities
Dedicated PG facility:
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MCR common room
Other facilities include:
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Societies, sports and outreach
Though the postgraduate community has no specific societies, the MCR organises a number of social events. Further information is available on the MCR website: www.durham.ac.uk/grey.mcr. Postgraduates may also participate in art exhibitions, concerts, public lectures and seminars that are put on by the Master and Senior Common Room (SCR) for the benefit of all members of the College
Postgraduates dine together formally at Postgraduate Guest Nights and the College provides a number of events (receptions, dinners and lunches) specifically for postgraduates throughout the year. We recently introduced a number of dedicated seminars, arranged by the College, in which graduate students discuss and explain their research.
Support
The MCR President presides over the Middle Common Room, liaises with College administration and works with the MCR executive committee to organise social events. Our Postgraduate Tutor works closely with the MCR President overseeing induction arrangements, day-to-day queries and overall continuity between successive years of postgraduates.
Each Postgraduate student at Grey is appointed a Pastoral College Mentor.
