St Cuthbert's Society, colloquially known as Cuths, is one of sixteen collegiate bodies within the University of Durham. It was founded in 1888 for students who were not attached to the existing colleges. St Cuthbert's Society is a bailey college, based on Durham's peninsula next to the River Wear, although it also has other accommodation elsewhere within the city.
Cuths retains its title of 'society', although its workings have changed since its formation Its foundation as such differed from that of Durham's other colleges in that it was established as a common room for, and by, its students. Other Societies followed: St Aidan's Society - now St Aidan's College, and the Graduate Society - now Ustinov College. It is still home to the highest proportion of local students of those at Durham-based colleges (although not if the two Stockton-based colleges are included), and also traditionally houses a high proportion of mature students. It is the only collegiate body to offer undergraduates catered, self-catered, and part catered accommodation.
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