Sidgwick Site
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The Sidgwick Site is one of the largest sites within the University of Cambridge, England.[1][2]
Overview and history
The Sidgwick Site is located on the western side of
On 29 October 2006, Education Not For Sale supporters at Cambridge University organised the first occupation in the UK in protest at the introduction of top-up fees on the Sidgwick Site Lecture Hall, occupying it for 12 hours.[citation needed] In 2009, Cambridge Gaza Solidarity occupied three lecture theatres and the common area of the law faculty.[5] On 22 February 2022, Cambridge Defend Education, a student-led campaign group, occupied a lecture block declaring support for the current University and College Union strike. Cambridge Students' Union, although not directly involved in the occupation issued a statement in support of the action, declaring themselves opposed to the marketisation of education.[6]
Although less popular now, the site was formerly a thriving location with the local skateboarding community because of its undercover benches, numerous sets of stairs and L-shaped concrete banks. These features have since been amended to discourage skateboarding.[7]
Faculties on the Sidgwick Site
The following University of Cambridge faculties and departments are located on the site:[8]
- Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
- Faculty of Classics with the Museum of Classical Archaeology
- Faculty of English, incorporating the Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
- Faculty of Music
- Faculty of History
- Faculty of Law
- Department of Politics and International Studies
- Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Divinity
- Faculty of Philosophy
- Institute of Criminology
- Centre of Latin American Studies
The
Facilities
The site has a
There is a student prayer room on the Sidgwick Site located at the back of Lecture Block A. Here, the University Islamic Society holds Jamaat five times a day.
See also
- Lady Mitchell Hall, a large lecture theatre on the site
- Listed buildings in Cambridge (west)
References
- ^ University of Cambridge Official Map — Sidgwick Site Archived 1 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Cam.ac.uk
- ^ Access map of Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge, UK.
- ^ "Sidgwick, Henry. Admm. pens. (age 17) at TRINITY, Apr. 14, 1855. [3rd] s. of [the Rev.] William (1823), of Rugby (and Mary Crofts)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-9556687-3-9.
- ^ [1], Cambridge News, 25 January 2009.
- ^ "Statement on the Student Occupation". www.cambridgesu.co.uk. Cambridge Students Unions. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Making a sleek piece from a pig's ear | Architectures | Dan Lockton". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "AccessAble - Your Accessibility Guide". AccessAble - Your Accessibility Guide. Retrieved 25 March 2020.