Wentworth College

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Wentworth College, York

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Motto En Dieu est tou
In God is all
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Named after Lord Wentworth
Established 1972, refounded 2001
Provost Carl Thompson
Deputy Provost Jim Hoggett
Dean Derek Lavin
Undergraduates None
Postgraduates 460
Homepage Wentworth College

Wentworth College is a college of the University of York. Originally opened in 1972, since 2002 it has had the distinction of being the only college exclusively housing postgraduate students; though postgraduates can be resident in all colleges at the University. Wentworth has about 460 resident graduate students, and serves as the base for the Graduate Students' Association. The current provost of Wentworth is Carl Thompson.

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Wentworth houses the Department of Sociology, the top Sociology research department in the UK.

Edge, (formerly the Kasbah), a cafe by day which turns into a bar at night. Along with the Graduate Common Room, this plays host to many of the events organised by the GSA throughout the year.

In addition, Wentworth has a computer room, a quiet reading room for study and a laundry room.

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Coordinates: 53.9460° N 1.0588° W