You can access the Cambridge Virtual Open Days via our Virtual Tour from Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July 2020 (please make sure your web browser is up to date).
You'll be able to find out about the University and Colleges by accessing pre-recorded presentations about our courses, the Colleges and departments, the application process, student life, and finance.
On Thursday 2 and Friday 3 July, we will be running many general, subject and College Live Q&A sessions. You will be able to sign up to these sessions in advance via the programme below and/or the Virtual Tour.
General Sessions
Pre-recorded videos of our general sessions are available in the 'Life in Cambridge' section of the Virtual Tour from 29 June – 5 July.
Live Q&A general sessions will take place throughout 2 and 3 July. To ensure everyone has the opportunity to attend, we are asking attendees to only sign up to one of each general session. Sign up links can also be found in the 'Life in Cambridge' section of the Virtual Tour.
| General sessionGeneral session | Session typeSession type | DateDate | Time (BST)Time (BST) | More infoMore info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General sessionApplying to Cambridge | Session typeVideo presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | Time (BST)Pre-recorded | More infoIn 'Life in Cambridge' section of Virtual Tour |
| General sessionApplying to Cambridge | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time (BST)9.30am – 10.15am | More infoSign up |
| General sessionApplying to Cambridge | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time (BST)1.15pm – 2.00pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionApplying to Cambridge | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time (BST)9.30am – 10.15am | More infoSign up |
| General sessionApplying to Cambridge | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time (BST)1.15pm – 2.00pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionCollege Life | Session typeVideo presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | Time (BST)Pre-recorded | More infoIn 'Life in Cambridge' section of Virtual Tour |
| General sessionCollege Life | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time (BST)12.00pm – 12.45pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionCollege Life | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time (BST)3.45pm – 4.30pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionCollege Life | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time (BST)12.00pm – 12.45pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionCollege Life | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time (BST)3.45pm – 4.30pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionGet in Cambridge: For students who identify as Black, Asian or from an ethnic minority | Session typeLive Q&A | DateDetails to follow | Time (BST)Details to follow | More infoDetails to follow |
| General sessionMature Students | Session typeVideo presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | Time (BST)Pre-recorded | More infoIn 'Life in Cambridge' section of Virtual Tour |
| General sessionMature Students | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time (BST)10.45am – 11.30am | More infoSign up |
| General sessionMature Students | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time (BST)3.45pm – 4.30pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionInternational Students | Session typeVideo presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | Time (BST)Pre-recorded | More infoIn 'Life in Cambridge' section of Virtual Tour |
| General sessionInternational Students: Asia and Australasia | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time (BST)8.30am – 9.15am | More infoSign up |
| General sessionInternational Students: The Americas | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time (BST)5.30pm – 6.15pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionInternational Students: India | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time (BST)8.30am – 9.15am | More infoSign up |
| General sessionInternational Students: Europe | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time (BST)8.30am – 9.15am | More infoSign up |
| General sessionStudent Life | Session typeVideo presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | Time (BST)Pre-recorded | More infoIn 'Life in Cambridge' section of Virtual Tour |
| General sessionStudent Life | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time (BST)10.45am – 11.30am | More infoSign up |
| General sessionStudent Life | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time (BST)2.30pm – 3.15pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionStudent Life | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time (BST)10.45am – 11.30am | More infoSign up |
| General sessionStudent Life | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time (BST)2.30pm – 3.15pm | More infoSign up |
| General sessionStudent Finance and Awards | Session typeVideo presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | Time (BST)Pre-recorded | More infoIn 'Life in Cambridge' section of Virtual Tour |
| General sessionStudent Finance: Choral Awards | Session typeVideo presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | Time (BST)Pre-recorded | More infoIn 'Life in Cambridge' section of Virtual Tour |
| General sessionStudent Finance: Music Awards | Session typeWebinar | DateDetails to follow | Time (BST)Details to follow | More infoDetails to follow |
University Facilities
The following University Facilities are participating in the Virtual Open Days. Visit the 'University Facilities' section of the Virtual Tour to find out more.
- Careers Service
- Counselling Service
- University Language Centre
- University Library
- University Museums
- University Sports Centre
Colleges
Visit the 'Colleges' section of the Virtual Tour to discover more about the Cambridge Colleges. All Colleges will be participating in the Virtual Open Days and many are running their own Open Days sessions, including live Q&As on 2 and 3 July. The majority of College live Q&A sessions will be delivered between 3pm and 5pm on 2 July, and between 10am and 12pm on 3 July.
Subject Sessions
Many courses will be offering a course presentation and sample lecture. These sessions are pre-recorded and will be available for you to view via the Virtual Tour from Monday 29 June – Sunday 5 July. You can find them in the Department section of the Virtual Tour, once you have selected a course.
We hope these sessions will give you a good insight into each of the courses at Cambridge. If you have specific questions, many courses will be offering Live Q&As on 2 and 3 July. The majority of these will be taking place between 12pm and 3pm on 2 July, and between 12pm and 5pm on 3 July.
| Course sessionCourse session | Session typeSession type | DateDate | TimeTime | More infoMore info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course sessionAnglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionAnglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time1.00pm – 1.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionArchaeology | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionArchaeology | Session typeLive Virtual Tour session | Date2 July | Time2.00pm – 3.00pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionArchaeology | Session typeLive Virtual Tour session | Date3 July | Time2.00pm – 3.00pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionArchaeology | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time12.00pm – 12.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionArchaeology | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time12.00pm – 12.45pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionArchitecture | Session typeCourse presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionArchitecture | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time2.00pm – 2.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionAsian and Middle Eastern Studies | Session typeCourse presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionAsian and Middle Eastern Studies | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time12.00pm – 12.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionChemical Engineering | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionChemical Engineering | Session typeVarious live Open Day sessions | Date2 & 3 July | TimeVarious | More infoSee Department website |
| Course sessionClassics | Session typeCourse presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionClassics | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time2.00pm – 2.45pm | More infoSee Faculty website |
| Course sessionClassics | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time2.00pm – 2.45pm | More infoSee Faculty website |
| Course sessionComputer Science | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionComputer Science | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 & 3 July | TimeVarious | More infoSee Department website |
| Course sessionEconomics | Session typeCourse presentatio | Date2 July | Time12.00pm – 12.45pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionEconomics | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time4.00pm – 4.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionEducation | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lectures | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionEducation | Session typeAdmissions talk | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionEducation | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time1.00pm – 2.00pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionEngineering | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionEngineering | Session typeVarious live Open Day sessions | Date2 & 3 July | TimeVarious | More infoSee Department website |
| Course sessionEnglish | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionEnglish | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time12.00pm – 12.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionGeography | Session typeCourse presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionGeography | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time12.00pm – 12.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionHistory | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionHistory and Modern Languages | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionHistory and Politics | Session typeCourse presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionHistory and Politics | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time2.00pm – 2.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionHistory of Art | Session typeCourse presentation | Date2 & 3 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionHuman, Social and Political Sciences (HSPS) | Session typeSample lectures | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionHuman, Social and Political Sciences (HSPS) | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time4.00pm – 4.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionLand Economy | Session typeSample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionLand Economy | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time3.00pm – 3.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionLaw | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionLaw | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time10.45pm – 11.25am | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionLinguistics | Session typeCourse presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionLinguistics | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time3.00pm – 3.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionMathematics | Session typeCourse presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionMathematics | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time1.00pm – 1.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionMedicine | Session typeSample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionModern and Medieval Languages (MML) | Session typeCourse presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionModern and Medieval Languages (MML) | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time2.00pm – 2.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionMusic | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time2.00pm – 2.45pm | More infoSee Faculty YouTube channel |
| Course sessionMusic | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time2.00pm – 2.45pm | More infoSee Faculty YouTube channel |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typeCourse presentation (Biological and Physical Sciences | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typePhysiology sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typePathology sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typePharmacology sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typePlant Sciences sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typeZoology sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typeZoology and Plant Sciences Live Q&A | Date2 July | Time12.00pm – 12.45pm | More infoDetails to follow |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typeZoology and Plant Sciences Live Q&A | Date3 July | Time12.00pm – 12.45pm | More infoDetails to follow |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typeBiological Sciences Live Q&A | Date2 July | Time1.00pm – 1.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Biological Sciences | Session typeBiological Sciences Live Q&A | Date3 July | Time2.00pm – 2.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Physical Sciences | Session typeCourse presentation (Biological and Physical Sciences | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Physical Sciences | Session typePhysics sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Physical Sciences | Session typeChemistry sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Physical Sciences | Session typeEarth Sciences course presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Physical Sciences | Session typeEarth Sciences course presentation | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Physical Sciences | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time2.00pm – 2.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionNatural Sciences: Physical Sciences | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time1.00pm – 1.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionPhilosophy | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionPhilosophy | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time1.00pm– 1.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionPsychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionPsychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time2.00pm – 2.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionPsychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time2.00pm – 2.45pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionTheology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionTheology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time12.00pm – 12.40pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionVeterinary Medicine | Session typeCourse presentation and sample lecture | DateAvailable 29 June - 5 July | TimePre-recorded | More infoIn 'Department' section of Virtual Tour |
| Course sessionVeterinary Medicine | Session typeLive Q&A | Date2 July | Time1.00pm – 1.45pm | More infoSign up |
| Course sessionVeterinary Medicine | Session typeLive Q&A | Date3 July | Time12.00pm – 12.40pm | More infoSign up |