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Magdalene College in the twenty-first century continues a tradition of education and exploration on this riverside site that goes back nearly 600 years. About Our People College History
Magdalene College (/ ˈ m ɔː d l ɪ n / MAWD-lin) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene.
El Magdalene es famoso y conocido por su estilo 'tradicional', gozando de unas comidas iluminadas por velas muy conocidas (que se llevan a cabo cada mediodía), y tiene la distinción de haber sido el último college, en Oxford o Cambridge, exclusivamente masculino que hubo, tras admitir a la primera mujer en 1988 (el Oriel College fue el ...
There has been a continuous tradition of academic study on the Magdalene College site for nearly 600 years. Discover the history of the College, from its founding in the early years to the twenty-first century.
We are a small but lively academic institution, committed to excellence in intellectual work, to the care and nurture of all our Members, and to the broad vision of University education as a preparation for an active, rich engagement in society and culture.
Magdalene College has the advantage of an attractive and convenient location on the banks of the River Cam, with the longest waterfront of all the Cambridge Colleges, and less than 5 minutes’ walk from the city centre.
Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor. He wanted a college on the grandest scale, and his foundation was the largest in Oxford, with 40 Fellows, 30 scholars (known at Magdalen as Demies), and a large choir for his Chapel.
