Founded in 1473, St Catharine's College ? affectionately known as 'Catz' ? is one of 31 self-governing colleges of the University of Cambridge, located in the heart of the city. This new history is published to mark its 550th anniversary and chronicles its rise from one of the university's smallest colleges, through successive expansions, including major 20th century building programmes. Today it is a welcoming, thriving and vibrant academic community of about a thousand students, Fellows and staff. AUTHOR: Dr Sarah Paris is a Bioarchaeologist, currently working as a Senior Teaching Associate in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge and is an Associate Lecturer in Forensic Science at Anglia Ruskin University. She matriculated at St Catharine's College in 2015, researching for a doctorate in Biological Anthropology.
