Darwin College, Cambridge

Darwin College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1964 as the first college for graduate students only. It is named for the family of Charles Darwin, which previously owned some of the land on which the college stands.

The college has around 600 students, mostly studying for M.Phil (a one-year course) or Ph.D. (normally three-year course) degrees. About half the students are from overseas.

The college hosts the annual Darwin lectures, a series of talks for a general audience around a single theme, given by eminent speakers who are leading authorities in their fields. Most of the series of lectures have been published as books.

Jane Goodall is a Darwin alumn.

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	Topics relating to Charles Darwin
	Family: Erasmus Darwin (grandfather) - Josiah Wedgwood (maternal grandfather) - Emma Darwin (wife) - William Darwin; Anne Darwin; Etty Darwin; George Darwin; Elizabeth Darwin; Francis Darwin; Leonard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Charles Waring Darwin (children) - Francis Galton (cousin)
	Contributions to evolutionary biology: Evolution by means of natural and sexual selection.
	Books: The Voyage of the Beagle - The Origin of Species - The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
	Named in honour of Darwin: Darwin Medal - Darwin, Australia - Charles Darwin University, Darwin College, Cambridge