Turing College, Kent Explained

Turing College
University:University of Kent, UK
Named After:Alan Turing
Established:2014

Turing College is the University of Kent's sixth college.

Named in honour of the mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing,[1] [2] the college's residential accommodations are divided into "Turing Houses" and "Turing Flats".[3] The dining area, "Hut 8", is named after Turing's section at Bletchley Park.[4] [5]

Turing College is unlike the other colleges at the University of Kent in the sense that it is strictly residential and has no academic facilities other than a study space above the dining area.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Recognising shrouded genius of computer whizz Turing is overdue. Sturgess. Trevor. 2014-11-24. Kent Online. 2018-01-14. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Dig at university's Iron Age site. 2013-07-25. BBC News. 2018-01-14.
  3. Web site: Turing College - Estates - University of Kent. www.kent.ac.uk. 2018-01-13.
  4. News: University college named after codebreaker Alan Turing. 2015-11-30. Kent Online. 2018-01-14. en-GB.
  5. News: Breaking the student delivered takeaway enigma. Oakman. Hannah. 2016-02-03. University Business. 2018-01-14.
  6. Web site: 2015-11-30 . University college named after codebreaker Alan Turing . 2022-06-04 . Kent Online . en.