Trevelyan College

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Overview

Year founded	1966
Motto	Vera Fictis Libentius (Truth More Readily than Falsehood)
Number of students living in the college	320 of 990 total students
1st year rooms	272
Catering options	Catered
Gowned formal dinners	Yes

Trevelyan College

Trevelyan College has a distinctive hexagonal architecture and beautiful College grounds.

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About us

Trevelyan is a small, progressive college renowned for its friendliness - and its distinctive hexagonal architecture. Trevelyan encourages every student to venture out of their comfort zone and be the best they can be, promoting an environment of support, inclusion, and curiosity.

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College life

Common Rooms

Trevelyan is made up of three active common rooms, the Junior Common Room, our undergraduate community, the Middle Common Room, our postgraduate community, and the Senior Common Room, our community of staff, academics, alumni, and other friends of the College.

The three common rooms combine to create the diverse and inclusive community that is Trevelyan - a College that values every member and challenges every member to excel in new ways.

College Life

From sports teams to musicals, Trevelyan offers a wide range of clubs and societies. We also have excellent facilities to support these co-curricular endeavours, including a 60-seat theatre, a soundproof recording room, and indoor and outdoor sports courts.
Alumni and Friends

Trevelyan is a lifelong community. We like to think of graduation not as you are leaving our student community, but as you enter our alumni community. From events to mentorship, our alumni have so many ways to stay involved in College life.

College Life

From sports teams to musicals, Trevelyan offers a wide range of clubs and societies. We also have excellent facilities to support these co-curricular endeavours, including a 60-seat theatre, a soundproof recording room, and indoor and outdoor sports courts.

Alumni and Friends

Trevelyan is a lifelong community. We like to think of graduation not as you are leaving our student community, but as you enter our alumni community. From events to mentorship, our alumni have so many ways to stay involved in College life.

Location

Student updates

We offer students a unique opportunity to write a new chapter in Durham University's proud history.

Highlights

Not Getting Your First Choice of College

Harry talks about not getting his first choice of college and how he found life at Trevelyan.
Living in Shoichi Hall – Trevelyan College

Imogen talks about what it's like to live in Shoichi Hall, as a Trevelyan student.