Conference Venue
WYNG Gardens, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge (legally The Chancellor, Masters,
and Scholars of the University of Cambridge) is a collegiate public research
university in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal
charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in
the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university.
The university grew out of an association of scholars who left the University of
Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople. The two 'ancient universities'
share many common features and are often referred to jointly as 'Oxbridge'. The
academic standards, history, influence and wealth of the University of Cambridge
has made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions which include 31 constituent
Colleges and over 100 academic departments organised into six schools. Cambridge
University Press, a department of the university, is the world's oldest
publishing house and the second-largest university press in the world. Cambridge
Assessment, also a department of the university, is one of the world's leading
examining bodies and provides assessment to over eight million learners globally
every year. The university also operates eight cultural and scientific museums,
including the Fitzwilliam Museum, as well as a botanic garden. Cambridge's
libraries, of which there are over 100, hold a total of around 15 million books,
eight million of which are in Cambridge University Library, a legal deposit
library.
WYNG Gardens is four-storey
development on Thompson’s Lane offers 67 en-suite double rooms and five en-suite
single rooms for students and a reception and seminar space. The building offers
high-spec contemporary interiors designed to be a suitable living and study
space for Trinity Hall undergraduates, as well as offering residential
conferencing facilities.
The architect for WYNG Gardens is Freeland Rees Roberts, founded by Trinity Hall
alumnus Tristan Rees Roberts, who studied architecture at the College in 1967
and who has also designed the College’s Sports Pavilion and Jerwood Library.
Tristan Rees-Roberts said: “Our aim for the new building in Thompson’s Lane was
to design a good looking, contemporary building which would respond sensitively
to its surroundings. The scale and materials of the building were carefully
considered to fit into the streetscape and the interior has been designed to
give a high standard of accommodation for 72 students, with facilities which
will allow use of the public areas for College functions.”