Van Mildert College, Durham equipment. The College also has a gym, computer room, shop, tennis court and a full-size snooker table. The college arms are blazoned as "Gules two Scythe blades in saltire in chief the Cross of St Cuthbert Argent And for the Crest On a Wreath of the Colours in front of a Castle of three Towers Sable a silver penannular brooch proper the ends charged with Gilded Crosses of St Cuthbert." The scythes and the red field are taken from Bishop Van Mildert's episcopal arms; the cross of St Cuthbert is a common emblem of Durham City and University. The college
Van Mildert College, Durham as of 2012 Van Mildert College has been twinned with Halifax College, University of York. David Harper is the current Principal of the College, a palaeontologist and former Professor of Palaeontology in the University of Copenhagen. The following list is of the past Masters & Principals of the College: The college has two fellowships for visiting scholars; the Arthur Prowse Fellowship, named after the College's first Master, and the Arnold Bradshaw Fellowship. The fellowships are typically awarded for one academic term in conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Study with the fellow residing in the College and becoming a member