Girton College, Cambridge Girton College, Cambridge Girton College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. The college was established in 1869 by Emily Davies, Barbara Bodichon and Lady Stanley of Alderley as the first women's college in Cambridge. In 1948, it was granted full college status by the university, marking the official admittance of women to the university. In 1976, it was the first Cambridge women's college to become coeducational. The main College site, situated on the outskirts of the village of Girton, about 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of the university town, comprises of land. In a
Astronomy departments in the University of Cambridge medieval times, the departmental structure has changed frequently, and all three of departments listed above were founded within the last two centuries. The first astronomical observatory at the University of Cambridge was built at the top of Trinity College gatehouse in 1704. Astronomy departments in the University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge has three large astronomy departments as follows: There is frequent collaboration between departments as research interests overlap. The Kavli Institute for Cosmology at Cambridge (KICC) is operated jointly by the first two departments, with close connections to the third. It is located on the same site as