Year 12 (Y13 NI / S5 Scotland)

Magdalene College is delighted to announce a brand-new Arts and Humanities Essay Competition for 2023. The competition is open to students attending state-maintained schools in the UK, and who are in their penultimate year of education (Year 12 in England and Wales, S5 in Scotland, or Year 13 in Northern Ireland).

The Robinson Access Programme (RAP) is an online scheme for Year 11 / S4 / Year 12 (Northern Ireland) and Year 12 / S5 / Year 13 (Northern Ireland) students, designed to help you think about university as an option for your future. The programme will consist of online sessions held every three weeks afterschool from March to August 2023. Year 11 sessions will introduce you to what university is, how it works, and what it's like to be a student, alongside content that will help you develop your study skills.

An online course designed for 16-18 year olds who are thinking about whether to study Law at a UK university.

Meet lecturers and students and find out if studying Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion (TRPR) at Cambridge is for you. 

Enter your school in this inter-school competition, promoting philosophical enquiry and discussion.

Create a 5-minute film inspired by Cambridge in Your Classroom lectures and be in the running for a share of £500 prize money.

The Secret Subjects Taster Day aims to showcase Cambridge's slightly more 'niche' subjects to Year 12 students from maintained sector schools and colleges, who may not have considered them before. A collaboration between Corpus Christi, Sidney Sussex, and Trinity Hall, the virtual event will give participants the chance to explore these subjects through a taster lecture, meeting alumni, and a Q&A with current students. The subjects on offer will be:

Fitzwilliam College is excited to be hosting a Q+A webinar for students interested in Computer Science, during which you will have the opportunity to hear from undergraduate and postgraduate students at Fitz in the field! This event is open to students who identify as female, non-binary, or another marginalised gender, and are in Years 11-12 (England and Wales), S4-S5 (Scotland), Years 12-13 (Northern Ireland) or equivalent overseas*. The Q+A will take place via Zoom 5pm to 6pm on Wednesday 29th of March 2023 and a recording will also be available afterwards.

Sidney Sussex Outreach is very excited to collaborate with our College’s Student Union (SSCSU) to deliver our BME Cambridge Taster Day on Sunday, the 19th of February 2023. This will be a brilliant opportunity for Year 12 BME students to get a taste of Cambridge life and learn more about living and studying as a BME student in the University. You can expect academic taster sessions, talks about the Oxbridge applications and opportunities to hear from and discuss with current BME students.

To apply you must:

On Saturday 4 March 2023 St Catharine's is pleased to be a hosting an open day for students from ethnicities which are under-represented at Cambridge University. The day will include opportunities to meet current students, explore the college, and hear about the application process and life at university.
Applications open Monday 16 January and close Friday 13 February.

To be eligible for this opportunity students must fulfil all of the following criteria: