Josephine Butler College

Overview

Year founded	2006
Motto	Comme Je Trouve (As I Find)
Number of students living in the college	546 of 1,493 total students
1st year rooms	420
Catering options	Self-catered
Gowned formal dinners	Yes

Map showing the location of Josephine Butler College in Durham

College life

Welcome to Butler!

Josephine Butler College opened in 2006 and we are free-spirited, flourishing and full of life. We are named after the 19th Century social reformer, Josephine Butler, who had a profound influence on society's view of women's health and education. We are a vibrant, inclusive community from a variety of backgrounds and encourage all of our students to get involved with our pioneering spirit and we pride ourselves on inspiration, opportunity and excellent support.

Accommodation

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College Life

Explore our college common rooms and find out what life is like at Josephine Butler College.

Accommodation

Find out more about our College accommodation and catering options.

College Life

Explore our college common rooms and find out what life is like at Josephine Butler College.

Students sat on sofas surrounded by book shelves in the common room

Contact Us

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Junior Common Room

TStudents working in a group on laptops in the common room

Alumni

Student Support and Wellbeing

Fees and Funding

Student updates

Hear from our students at Josephine Butler College.

Highlights

Why Josephine Butler is ABSOLUTELY the College to Visit this Term!

History graduate Jess tells us what she loves about our College.
From Summer School to University

Physics student, Josh talks us through his experience at our Summer School before applying to Durham University.