5 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁hall ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁w arden ▁was ▁the ▁historian ▁and ▁poet ▁Aud rey ▁Be ech am . ▁The ▁hall ▁was ▁ref urb ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁n urs ing ▁pione er ▁Florence ▁Night ing ale , ▁and ▁originally ▁stored ▁the ▁university ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁documents ▁and ▁memor abil ia ▁associated ▁with ▁her , ▁although ▁this ▁is ▁now ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁Hall ward ▁Library ▁and ▁the ▁Florence ▁Night ing ale ▁Museum ▁in ▁South w ark , ▁London . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁hall ▁was ▁all ▁female , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁mixed . ▁The ▁Hall ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁offer ▁students ▁' large ▁study ▁bed room ' ▁accommod ation ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁rooms ▁are ▁fitted ▁with ▁three - qu arter ▁s ized ▁b eds , ▁and ▁a ▁mini ▁fr idge ; ▁this ▁is ▁now ▁common ▁across ▁all ▁of ▁University ▁Park . ▁The ▁present ▁w arden ▁is ▁Professor ▁Jan ▁Brad ley . ▁ ▁R ut land ▁ ▁R ut land ▁Hall ▁() ▁provides ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁ 2 8 4 ▁students . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁both ▁the ▁East ▁Mid lands ▁county ▁of ▁R ut land ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁R ut land ▁himself . ▁The ▁hall ▁was ▁originally ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁expansion ▁of