Colleges of Durham University Colleges of Durham University The Colleges of Durham University are residential colleges which are the primary source of accommodation and support services for undergraduates and postgraduates at Durham University, as well as providing bursaries and scholarships to students. They also provide funding and/or accommodation for some of the research posts in the University. All students at the University are required to be members of one of the colleges. Durham University has 16 colleges, of which University College is the oldest, founded in 1832. The newest college is Josephine Butler, founded in 2006. The last single sex college, St Mary's, became
Theoderich van Are the clergy. He was succeeded by his first son Lotharius. His second son, Gerhard, was from 1124 till 1169 provost of St. Cassius in Bonn (Bonn Minster), and from 1154 till 1160 provost of the St. Servatius in Maastricht. Theoderich van Are Theoderich of Are (German: Dietrich von Are, Dutch: Dirk van Are; 1087–1126) was the first count of Are (Germany). Theoderich was a nephew of bishop Odo of Toul, who in 1065 bestowed on him Heerlen and Steinfeld Abbey. He was made count of Are (the area around Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate) by Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. Theoderich probably