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The History of St Mary's: Bringing Shakespeare to Life

From its earliest days, St. Mary’s has indulged in dramatic activities, even when there were only six students in 1900. The Principal arranged suitable productions for ladies and every student was expected to take part. Here is the history of the Shakespearean play at St Mary's. - by Anne Elliott
Image showing book of Shakespeare plays open with image of Shakespeare

The Start of the Horizons Careers & Enterprise Programme

Calling St Mary Alumni! Join the Horizons Careers & Enterprise Programme to help students explore career pathways through meeting people from diverse industries and backgrounds.
Horizons

Honouring a Century of Mary’s Rowing at Durham Regatta

This June marks a major milestone for the St Mary’s College Boat Club (SMCBC). Here’s how the St Mary’s community is celebrating!
Colour photo of the full 1987 boat club

St Mary's Donor Report

We have produced a donor report to showcase how donations help our students and help us achieve our plans for the future.
St Mary's College Fergusson Building

St Mary's Alumni Society - Save the date

The St Mary's Alumni Society are busy making plans for the 2026 reunion.
Former VP Catherine Paine with alumna Sandra Ward and Anne Elliott

Anne's Archives

St Mary’s Alumna Anne Elliott (1966-1969) is our volunteer college archivist. She has spent many years writing articles for various newsletters and creating displays in College.
Red postbox with Durham Cathedral in the background

125 Faces of St Mary's

There is still time to claim your photo.
125 faces of St Mary's

The first 'Men of Mary's'

The academic year 2025/26 marks 20 years since St Mary’s College welcomed its first cohort of men, 106 years after its foundation in 1899.
First Men of Mary's dressed as Ghostbusters at a student event

St Mary's Alumni: Mary's Magazine

The 2024/25 Mary's Mag is now live!
St Mary's lawn and cloisters

SCR and St Mary's Alumni Society Guest Lecture

The Magic of Crystallography : from Penicillin and Chocolate to Drug Discovery.
Durham University Lecture

The final 125th anniversary celebration

What an anniversary celebration we’ve had!
St Mary's alumni in Kenworthy Hall

125th Anniversary Weekend of Celebration

On Saturday 22 March and Sunday 23 March, we welcomed over 70 St Mary’s alumni to celebrate 125 years of Marys with a dinner, a celebration of life and a play.
Joan Kenworthy Painting