Warden is the title given to or adopted by the heads of some university college and other institutions.[1] University staff members can also be Wardens of accommodation sites. It dates back at least to the 13th century at Merton College, Oxford; the original Latin version is Latin: custos.[2]
University of Durham – vice-chancellor and warden
Residential colleges at Australian Universities adopt a variety of titles for their heads. Those colleges established by the Anglican Church use the title Warden more commonly, but it is also adopted by colleges established by other denominations and those with no religious affiliation.
Australian National University
University of Sydney
University of Western Australia
Examples of holders of this office in fiction occur in the following works; the name of the fictional institution is also given:
| Title of work | Author | Name of fictional institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvie and Bruno | Lewis Carroll | Fairyland or Outland | |
| The Warden | Anthony Trollope | Hiram's Hospital | |
| Gaudy Night | Dorothy L. Sayers | Shrewsbury College, Oxford | |
| The Late Scholar | Jill Paton Walsh | St Severin's College, Oxford | |
| Max Beerbohm | Judas College, Oxford |