St Catherine’s College urgently needs your help. As you may be aware, several key buildings have been closed to normal use since September 2023 due to safety concerns around RAAC—a lightweight building material that is susceptible to structural failure. To keep the College open, we have worked hard to ensure that life for our students, staff, and academics continues as normally as possible. We have installed a number of temporary structures, including a Dining Hall, Lecture Theatre and Seminar Suites and JCR (bar included!), alongside conducting extensive remedial work to keep our iconic staircases open.
These vital investments are costly and a significant drain on our financial resources, especially as we look toward the future work necessary to fully repair and restore the site.
The College is currently developing a RAAC remediation plan, which will involve the replacement of the affected roof structures, with the Kitchen, JCR, SCR and Dining Hall roof the focus of the initial works. A major capital campaign will be launched in the Autumn to help finance these necessary works.
