Welcome to the official website of the Junior and Middle Common Rooms of Josephine Butler College.
As Durham’s youngest College having opened in 2006, we are free-spirited, flourishing and full of life. We are named after the 19th Century social reformer, Josephine Butler, who had a profound influence on society’s view of women’s health and education. Butler has a vibrant, inclusive community from a variety of backgrounds and encourage all our students to get involved with our pioneering spirit and we pride ourselves on inspiration, opportunity and excellent support.
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Student Groups
At Butler we probably have more societies than any other college. Listed below is but a few. Visit our societies page to see them all. You can setup your own societies too. View all Societies
Who are we? Butler FemSoc is a safe space where ALL feminists of ALL genders, races and sexualities can come…
Do you like nature? Or walking? Or a chance to take your mind off work? Then this society is for…
Uni is a stressful place so you need some time to relax. Yoga is the perfect way to do this.…
Butler Debating Society provides a forum for Butler students to discuss hot topics and important issues. Debates will be done…
Welfare Committee meets every week to discuss ideas and plans for upcoming campaign weeks, as well as any ideas for…
Winter Ball is a celebration of the first term at college and a great way to say goodbye to Butler…
Green Committee aims to make sure that everything we do in college is environmentally friendly. We strive to make sure…
In Social Comm, we're all about giving Butler students the chance to take their minds of work and enjoy their…
Welcome to the Butler Squash page! Training times: Thursday: 7-8 pm Friday: 9-10 pm Location: The Racecourse Where on earth…
Lacrosse is one of the few mixed-gender sports that are played at college level, for trainings and matches. The lacrosse…
We’re the Butler Tigers, and this year we’re looking for more men and women to join the squad! Our cheerleading…
Rounders at Butler is played weekly during the Easter term and matches against colleges are at Whinney Hill. It’s a…
Hey everyone! I’m Sam (He/Him), your JCR President for the year. My role is to oversee the activities that the JCR runs, keep in touch with current and past students, and to represent the common room outside of college. Though I’ve graduated now, my time at Butler left me with enough enthusiasm to stick around in a sabbatical role and remain part of the community here.
The sign of a successful year for me will be an engaged, active JCR. During your time at Butler you have a whole universe of opportunities to make the most of and every single one of you can leave a legacy here. I hope this year more than ever this JCR can grow to represent our community and ALL of its members.
Sam Winder (He/Him)
President of Josephine Butler JCR
