34-468: (Redirected from Jesus Piece ) Jesus piece or Jesus Piece may refer to: Open pasture behind Jesus College, Cambridge , upon which cricket was played "To a Young Ass: Monologue to a Young Jack Ass in Jesus Piece", 1794 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Jesus piece (jewelry) , a type of jewelry depicting the face of Jesus Jesus Piece (album) ,
68-608: A 2012 album by hip-hop artist the Game Jesus Piece (band) , a hardcore/metal band from Philadelphia. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jesus piece . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jesus_piece&oldid=1106390769 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
102-425: A Lower Second (a 2.ii), 1 point for a Third and no points for someone only granted an allowance towards an Ordinary Degree. The scores in each subject are then weighted to a common average, to avoid the bias towards colleges with higher proportions of students entered for subjects which receive higher average grades. The result is expressed as a percentage of the total number of points available. The differences between
136-412: A belfry and steeple; this collapsed in 1277. The chapel was also used as the parish church of St Radegund. Twice the chapel was ravaged by fire, in 1313 and 1376. When the college took over the precincts during the 15th century, the parish was renamed after the college as Jesus parish, with the churchyard still being used for burials. This was short-lived, as by the middle of the 16th century Jesus' parish
170-476: A century. The Benedictine Convent, upon dissolution, included the chapel and the cloister attached to it; the nuns' refectory, which became the college hall; and the former lodging of the prioress, which became the Master's Lodge. This set of buildings remains the core of the college to this day and this accounts for its distinctly monastic architectural style, which sets it apart from other Cambridge colleges. A library
204-610: A degree, or those whose names the Council have determined should be withheld from public display. [2] They are meant for internal use of Colleges but not the University, being distributed to the Senior Tutors of the Colleges [3] , with the full tables not being published publicly or outside of the Colleges, and some students being unaware of their existence. However, the rankings of Colleges in
238-507: A nature trail, inspired by poetry composed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge during his time as a student. Jesus College is one of the few colleges to allow anyone to walk on the lawns of its courts, except First Court, Cloister Court and those that are burial sites for nuns from the original nunnery. A major addition to the College – the largest in modern times – is the West Court development, which
272-671: A visiting professorship at the Cavendish Laboratory and has been an Honorary Fellow since 1978. Peter D. Mitchell , an undergraduate and later research student, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1978). He became an Honorary Fellow in 1979. Eric Maskin was a joint winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2007. Maskin was a research fellow from 1976 to 1977 and has been an Honorary Fellow since 2009. Several prominent figures in
306-878: A week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays), and sung Eucharist on Sunday mornings. There are also Compline twice a term, as well as Masses on major holy days. The chapel, famed for its warm but clean acoustics, is also a much sought-after space for concerts and recitals, as well as recordings. Jesus College maintains two choirs, the College Choir and the Chapel Choir. Between September 2009 and December 2016 Mark Williams , former assistant organist at St Paul's Cathedral , served as director of music, being succeeded by Richard Pinel, former assistant organist at St George's Chapel, Windsor and Organ Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford , in January 2017. After Pinel's departure at
340-473: A wide range of scholarships. The college consistently performs well in the informal Tompkins Table , which ranks Cambridge colleges by undergraduate results. Along with students from Trinity , King's , Christ's and St John's , students of the college have been members of the Cambridge Apostles . The main entrance to Jesus College is a walled passage known as the "Chimney". The term is derived from
374-501: Is also the first black leader of an Oxbridge college. When founded in 1496, the college consisted of buildings taken over from the Nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund , which was founded at the beginning of the 12th century. The chapel is the oldest university building in Cambridge still in use and predates the foundation of the college by 350 years; it also predates the university by half
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#1732884011771408-471: Is an annual ranking that lists the Colleges of the University of Cambridge in order of their undergraduate students' performances in that year's examinations. Two colleges— Darwin and Clare Hall —do not have undergraduate students and do not feature in the list. It was created in 1981 by Peter Tompkins, then a third-year undergraduate mathematics student at Trinity College , who compiled it for many years. It
442-669: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge . The college's full name is The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge . Its common name comes from the name of its chapel, Jesus Chapel. Jesus College
476-467: Is known for its particularly expansive grounds which include its sporting fields and for its proximity to its boathouse . Three members of Jesus College have received a Nobel Prize . Two fellows of the college have been appointed to the International Court of Justice . Sonita Alleyne was elected master of Jesus College in 2019, 40 years after the college began admitting women as students. She
510-1070: The International Court of Justice in November 2014. Current Honorary Fellows include Lord Roger Toulson of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom , Sir Rupert Jackson of the Court of Appeal , and Sir Colman Treacy , also of the Court of Appeal, all of whom were students of the college. Honorary fellows include Dame Sandra Dawson ; Sir Anthony Gormley ; Anthony Gubbay ; Sir David Hare ; Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow ; Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn ; Robin Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton ; Sir Bernard Silverman ; Richard Tuck ; and Alan Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond . Tompkins Table The Tompkins Table
544-460: The 500th anniversary of the foundation of the college in 1996. Completion of the library was shortly followed by a new accommodation building in 2000, now known as Library Court. The Quincentenary Library has a particularly large law collection, housed in a law library on the ground floor. The Old Library was in regular use until 1912. It still contains over 9,000 books and is available to private researchers upon appointment. The Old Library includes
578-499: The Baxter Tables are sometimes referred to by Colleges in publicly available literature, [4] [5] and the methodology used to compile the Baxter Tables is also available. There is also a 'value-added' table, which shows how students' results improve over the course of their years at Cambridge, and is intended to give a measure or indication of the quality of teaching at the different Colleges. [6] However, with such small sample sizes,
612-530: The Choristers of Chichester Cathedral . Sonita Alleyne was elected master of the college in 2019. She was preceded by Ian White , former Van Eck Professor of Engineering at the university. Previous masters of the college include: Three members of the college have received Nobel Prizes . Philip W. Anderson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (1977). Anderson was a fellow from 1969 to 1975 while he held
646-713: The Malthus Collection, being the family collection of alumnus Thomas Malthus , famous for his study An Essay on the Principle of Population which influenced Charles Darwin . Jesus College has large sporting grounds on-site. These include football, rugby, cricket, tennis, squash, basketball and hockey pitches. The Jesus College Boat House is 400 yards away, across Midsummer Common. The college frequently hosts exhibitions of sculpture by contemporary artists. It has hosted work by Sir Antony Gormley , Sir Eduardo Paolozzi , and Barry Flanagan . The college grounds also include
680-513: The Middle French word cheminée , for "little path" or "little way". The Chimney leads directly to the Porter's Lodge and then into First Court. All the courts at the college, except for the cloister , are open on at least one side. The Quincentenary Library is the main library of Jesus College and is open 24 hours a day. The library was designed by Eldred Evans and David Shalev in commemoration of
714-479: The Tompkins Table, but have significantly more graduate students than undergraduate students, so the results here are not representative of the majority of the student population of each of these colleges. Below is the table for 2024, using the following scoring system: five points for a 1st, three for a 2:1, two for 2:2, one for a 3rd. Score shown is a percentage of total points available.: Certain Colleges of
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#1732884011771748-655: The University of Cambridge commission similar tables called Baxter Tables from Martin Baxter who is a financial analyst specialising in mathematical modelling and who developed the Electoral Calculus website. Baxter tables rank colleges' undergraduate students by their year and subject separately and are delivered in July or August. [1] They are compiled using published Class Lists, which do not include students who are not candidates for Honours degrees, or those who have failed to gain
782-537: The end of the 2022 academic year, Peter Wright served as acting director until the appointment of the current director Benjamin Sheen, who took up the post in January 2023. Former Organ Scholars include Malcolm Archer , who (until 2018) was the Organist and Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College , James O'Donnell , Organist and Master of the Choristers of Westminster Abbey , and Charles Harrison , Organist and Master of
816-462: The examination process brought about as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic . Initially, it only included final year exams but since 1997 has covered all exams for which grades are allocated. The table allocates 5 points for a First Class degree, 3 points for an Upper Second (known also as a 2.i), 2.5 points for a Second Undivided (A second class degree that is not divided into Upper or Lower), 2 points for
850-533: The highest places on the table are usually very slight. Christ's College was the top college in 2019, after coming top in 2018 following seven years in which Trinity College came top. The rankings are not officially endorsed by the University. Since Darwin College and Clare Hall admit only graduate students, they do not feature in this undergraduate ranking. Some of the mature colleges, including St. Edmund's College , Hughes Hall , Lucy Cavendish College , and Wolfson College , tend to perform relatively poorly in
884-481: The law have been fellows of the college. Professor Glanville Williams , described as Britain's foremost scholar of criminal law, was a Fellow from 1957 to 1978. The Glanville Williams Society, consisting of current and former members of Jesus College, meets annually in his honour. Justice David Hayton , editor of Underhill and Hayton's Law of Trusts and Trustees and current judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice
918-417: The misericords dating from 1500, which had been preserved in the Master's Lodge as templates. Repairs were also undertaken by George Frederick Bodley between 1864 and 1867, who commissioned decorative schemes from Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. The same firm returned in the 1870s to install stained glass. Said and sung services are held every day during term. Choral Evensong takes place four times
952-447: Was a Fellow from 1973 to 1987. Professor Robert Jennings was a Fellow of the college and later Whewhell Professor of International Law (1955–1982) before his appointment to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where he served as a Judge (1982–1991) and later as President (1991–1995). Professor James Crawford was also a Fellow of the college and later Whewhell Professor of International Law (1992–2014) before his appointment to
986-461: Was absorbed into that of All Saints . Significant alterations were carried out to the church under Alcock, transforming the cathedral-sized church, which was the largest in Cambridge into a College chapel for a small group of scholars. A large part of the original nave was replaced by College rooms, and subsequently part of the Master's Lodge. The misericords were created by the architect Augustus Pugin between 1849 and 1853. Pugin used fragments of
1020-458: Was established in 1496 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund by John Alcock , then Bishop of Ely . The cockerel is the symbol of Jesus College, after the surname of its founder. For the 300 years from 1560 to 1860, Jesus College was primarily a training college for Church of England clergy. Jesus College has assets of approximately £375m making it Cambridge's fourth-wealthiest college. The college
1054-400: Was formerly published by The Independent . Since 2016, it has been published by Varsity , a student newspaper of the University of Cambridge . It is not an official University of Cambridge table. It does not take account of students who are not candidates for Honours degrees, or those who have failed to gain a degree. It was not published in 2020 or 2021 as a result of the restrictions to
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1088-473: Was founded in 1157 and took until 1245 to complete, and is believed to be the oldest university building in Cambridge still in use. Originally it was the chapel of the Benedictine Convent of St. Mary and St. Radegund , which was dissolved by Bishop John Alcock . The original structure of the chapel was cruciform in shape and the nave had both north and south aisles. A high, pitched roof was surmounted by
1122-505: Was officially opened in October 2017 by HRH the Earl of Wessex. Its facilities include a 180-seat lecture theatre, medical teaching suite, guest and conference accommodation, a café bar, research space and student social areas. The development is built on part of the site of Wesley House, the freehold of which had previously belonged to the College and was returned to it in 2014. The College Chapel
1156-466: Was soon added, and the chapel was considerably modified and reduced in scale by Alcock. At its foundation, the college had a master, six fellows and six scholars. Jesus College admits undergraduate and graduate students to all subjects at the university though typically accepts a larger number of students for engineering, medicine, law, natural sciences, mathematics, economics, history, languages, and human, social and political sciences. The college offers
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