The World of Words Residential event is organised in collaboration with King's College, Cambridge for students who attend UK state schools in Year 12 England/Wales, Year 13 Northern Ireland and S5 in Scotland, to find out more about the University of Cambridge, student life and explore a variety of academic sessions themed around languages, literatures and cultures. There are around 100 places available for this programme.
Students can make an individual application (to be accompanied by a teacher reference), and we will also accept direct nominations from teachers. The deadline for applications is 26 Feb (28 Feb for nominations and accompanying teacher references).
The programme will take place from 27-28th March 2024 and involves staying overnight here in Cambridge, during which you will attend various academic sessions exploring languages, literatures and cultures, which will cover subjects perhaps already familiar to you as well as those you are yet to explore. We particularly welcome those who may be interested in more than one possible university course at this stage, or know you are interested in these areas but perhaps have not narrowed down to a specific university degree.
You can expect sessions available on a variety of subjects delivered by experts in their fields, and if selected for the event, you will be able to make a choice of the three academic sessions to attend during your stay. Sessions will be wide-ranging include those exploring literature both from the English-speaking world and others; perhaps an opportunity to explore hieroglyphs; European and Classical languages, their histories, cultures, and beyond. As such, we are looking to identify students with strong backgrounds and interests in languages and/or literature.
You will also have the opportunity to interact with current undergraduate students in these disciplines, to find out more about living and studying at Cambridge, as well as meeting other young people from around the country with similar interests.
Full eligibility criteria, plus to apply or make a nomination please click here.
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