Upcoming Girton College Outreach Events
Join us for enriching masterclasses, immersive taster days, engaging talks, and exciting events. Experience hands-on learning, connect with like-minded individuals, and be inspired by thought-provoking discussions and activities.
These events provide a dynamic and supportive environment for personal and professional growth, whether you're a school student, teacher, or parent/supporter.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate requests for in-person Careers and HE Fairs for 2025-26. However, please do still let us know about your event by contacting access@girton.cam.ac.uk as we would be delighted to send some resources to be displayed. Together, we can discuss how we can best support your students with our upcoming programme of events for the year.
Modern Languages Taster Day Competition
Following on from our taster day, held Wednesday 15 October 2025, students were invited to write a short paragraph in their chosen language about their experience. Congratulations to Jasmine, who won a £50 National Book Token for their entry in German:
Der Tag war sehr spannend, und es war eine tolle Möglichkeit, mehr zu erfahren über Sprachen, Girton College und das Studium in der Universität.
Was ich interessant und unerwartet fand, war die Wichtigkeit von Bilder, Fotos, und Filmen. Eine Sprache zu studieren ist auch eine Kultur (oder verschiedene) zu studieren, und am Taster-Tag war es was Neues für mich, ein deutsches Plakat von der dritten Reich zu sehen und nachzudenken: wie hat das die Geschichte beeinflusst? Was sind die Themen, die man hinter die Farben und Wörter sehen kann? Ich verstand, dass solche Frage eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Wie Wittgenstein gesagt hatte, die Grenzen meiner Sprache bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt. Es ist also fazinierend, sie zu ändern und verbreitern, durch das Studium einer andere Sprache.
Es war auch motivierend, so viele andere junge Leute zu treffen, mit gleiche Interesse. Manchmal hatte ich die Idee, dass ich fast die Eine war, um mich für Sprachen zu interessieren – der Girton-Tag hat mich gezeigt, dass die keineswegs richtig war. Ich fand es gut, mit anderen über Sprache zu reden, und ich habe auch mein Deutsch und Französich geübt.
Zum Schluss, habe ich viel gelernt und es war einfach ein Höhepunkt meines Jahres.
Third Party Programmes or Initiatives
If your programme or charity would be interested in working with Girton College, please complete our short form for your request to be considered.
In-person events
Open to Cambridgeshire and West Midlands Link Area schools only.
As part of our Pathways Programme, we are hosting our Year 12 visit on 24 February. The day runs 10am-4pm and includes admissions talks, taster lectures, tours of the college, a student Q&A, and a Personal Statement workshop. We can offer up to £500 toward hiring a coach, or reimburse mileage for your own minibus. We can also offer a free lunch.
We can host up to 20 students per school. Please email us if you would like to book your space.
Girton College is hosting ‘Molecules & Monkeys’ – a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Biological Natural Sciences on 25 February, 10am-4pm.
It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.
Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Year 12 students must be studying at least two Science subjects as well as Maths, and be on track to receive A*A*A or equivalent. Teachers can nominate up to 3 students per school.
For successful applicants from state-schools, we can reimburse public transport receipts, with thanks to funding from the Isaac Newton Trust.
Booking will open w/b 5 January 2026 and decisions will be communicated w/b 2 February 2026.
Girton College is hosting ‘Life, the Universe & Everything’ – a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Philosophy and TRPR (Theology, Religion, & Philosophy of Religion) on 26 February, 10am-4pm.
It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.
Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Year 12 students must be on track to receive A*AA or equivalent. Teachers can nominate up to 3 students per school.
For successful applicants from state-schools, we can reimburse public transport receipts, with thanks to funding from the Isaac Newton Trust.
Booking will open w/b 5 January 2026 and decisions will be communicated w/b 2 February 2026.
Girton College is hosting ‘People, Pots & Poetry’ – a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Classics, Archaeology and ASNaC (Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic) on 3 March, 10am-4pm.
It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.
Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Year 12 students must be studying a Humanities subject and be on track to receive A*AA or equivalent. Teachers can nominate up to 3 students per school.
For successful applicants from state-schools, we can reimburse public transport receipts, with thanks to funding from the Isaac Newton Trust.
Booking will open w/b 5 January 2026 and decisions will be communicated w/b 2 February 2026.
Girton College is hosting ‘Our Rapidly Changing World’ – a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Human, Social, and Political Sciences on 4 March, 10am-4pm.
It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.
Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Year 12 students must be studying a Humanities subject and be on track to receive A*AA or equivalent. Teachers can nominate up to 3 students per school.
For successful applicants from state-schools, we can reimburse public transport receipts, with thanks to funding from the Isaac Newton Trust.
Booking will open w/b 5 January 2026 and decisions will be communicated w/b 2 February 2026.
NEW FOR 2026
Open to students from BAME backgrounds, with particular priority given to the under-represented groups highlighted in the University's Access & Participation Plan, i.e. British-Bangladeshi, British-Pakistani, and Black-British students.
The day runs 10am-4pm and includes admissions talks, taster lectures, tours of the college, a student Q&A, and a Personal Statement workshop.
For successful applicants from state-schools, we can reimburse public transport receipts, with thanks to funding from the Isaac Newton Trust.
This is a self-nominated event. In the event of over-subscription, widening participation criteria will apply. Students must be predicted A*AA or equivalent.
Bookings will open w/b 5 January 2026 and decisions will be communicated w/b 2 February 2026.
After the success of our 2025 West Midlands Roadshow, we are thrilled to work with Oriel College, University of Oxford, and visit schools across our shared link areas in April 2026.
Bookings will open w/b 5 January 2026 and will be circulated via email to school contacts. Please note, if you are not already signed up to our Teacher Mailing List, please email us to make sure you receive the information.
We will be offering presentations to KS3, KS4, and Year 12.
Our Schools Liaison and Outreach Officer, Head of Student Services, and Senior Admissions Tutor will be back on the road visiting schools in the area w/b 20 April 2026.
Bookings will open w/b 5 January 2026 and will be circulated via email to school contacts. Please note, if you are not already signed up to our Teacher Mailing List, please email us to make sure you receive the information.
We will be offering presentations to KS3, KS4, and Year 12.
Schools across Camden will have been contacted about an exciting opportunity to collaborate with us on a scheme aiming to bring schools together and offer localised outreach support. This scheme is available for students in Year 12. We can offer 10 spaces per school, but if demand is low, we may be able to release further spaces.
We hope that by establishing consistent contact via this scheme, students become familiar with the Outreach and Admissions team at Girton and respond well to the localised attention and support we are offering, rather than just in a one-off online session. Over time, we hope students will become inspired and excited to move forward through their educational journey, equipped with the critical skills needed to apply for more competitive universities.
The sessions are as follows:
- Thursday 29 January 2026, 15:30-17:00 at Capital City College Group, King’s Cross Campus.
- Friday 27 February 2026, 10:00-16:00 at Girton College, University of Cambridge. We can offer up to £500 toward coach travel and a free lunch (with consent, we can also release names of schools/contacts so schools can arrange travel with each other to bring down costs).
If you are a teacher in Camden and would be interested in joining this scheme, please contact access@girton.cam.ac.uk.
Online events
Make sure to follow our social media accounts to keep up with our 'A Subject A Day in May' series.
It is important for students in Year 10-12 to be thinking about what subject they may want to study at University as early as possible, as the choices they make post-16 will impact what doors are open to them.
This will be a series of short videos giving a glimpse into the subjects and courses offered at Girton College. Viewers can hear from our own Fellows and students discussing different aspects of the courses, whether that is a structural overview of the content, or papers that they particularly enjoy learning or leaching about.
This is an opportunity for students in Year 12 or equivalent to research and write beyond the curriculum, using one or more of five selected objects from the Lawrence Room museum objects, as their focus. Essays or creative responses (such as dramatic monologues, short stories or poems) are equally welcome.
Deadline? Friday 20 March 2026
Who? Students in Y12 or equivalent
University of Cambridge events
All up-to-date information on events organised by the central University team and Colleges can be found here.
The Applicant Support Programme is a series of monthly webinars specifically aimed at helping you to make a competitive application to the Cambridge Foundation Year.
| Session | Date | Time |
| UCAS and Personal Statements | Wednesday 15 October | 16:30-17:30 |
| Foundation Year SAQ | Wednesday 12 November | 16:30-17:30 |
| Admissions Help Panel | Wednesday 3 December | 16:30-17:30 |
| Admissions Help Panel | Wednesday 14 January | 16:30-17:30 |
You will be able to choose which sessions in the programme you would like to attend when you sign-up.
All of the sessions will be recorded and available to view until 2 February 2026. You will need to sign-up to access the recordings.
Booking information
To attend the Applicant Support Programme, you must register in advance.
Date: Wednesday, 15 October, 2025 - 16:30 to Wednesday, 14 January, 2026 - 17:30
Event location: Online
Mad for maths? Positively passionate about physics? Crazy when it comes to chemistry?
The Thomas Young Physicists Programme—named after Emmanuel alumnus and eminent scientist/polymath—could be just the programme for you!
Featuring a short series of online taster lectures across a range of subjects, the programme will introduce you to what it might be like to study Physical Natural Sciences at university. The entire programme is free of charge, with the cost of food and travel for those selected to come on the in-person visit day covered by the College. You will also be given access to academic resources outside of the webinars and in-person visit day.
Who: Y12 students in the UK, from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds (see website for full list).
When: December 2025-September 2026
Details: You’ll Fit In is a free programme that supports students with the Cambridge admissions process but also aims to reassure potential applicants that, if they were to apply and obtain an offer, they would not feel out of place socially while studying at Cambridge. Those who sign up will be able to participate in online webinars that will offer advice about admissions, information on student life and the opportunity to hear from current students from a range of backgrounds and ask them lots of questions. Parents and guardians are invited to join us for their own Q&A session. In addition, a smaller group of participants who meet widening participation criteria will experience life as a Cambridge student by joining us for a three-day residential at Trinity Hall in either April 2026 or August 2026.
For the first time in 2025/26 we will be running a limited number of super curricular exploration sessions for students to get a flavour of small group teaching at Cambridge, while improving their oracy skills and exploring topics outside the curriculum.
The deadline is 8th December.
Target Oxbridge Y12 Programme
Target Oxbridge is a partnership programme run by the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and RARE Recruitment.
Who is eligible?
Black African/Caribbean students or students of mixed race with Black African/Caribbean heritage in Y12 attending UK state schools hoping to apply to Cambridge or Oxford.
Academic entry requirements
Medicine - 8 GCSEs at grades A*, 9 or 8.
All other academic disciplines - 5 GCSEs at grades A*, 9 or 8.
What does the programme involve?
- 1:1 Mentoring with a member of the RARE team.
- Group academic mentoring with current Black Oxbridge students.
- Access to supercurricular sessions.
- Admissions test prep and interview prep.
- An opportunity to visit Cambridge or Oxford for a residential experience.
How do I apply?
Follow this link to submit your application: Target Oxbridge | Careers at Target Oxbridge
When is the deadline?
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis but to be in with the best chance of securing an interview apply by November 23rd.
ClickCambridge is an exciting outreach programme designed to support Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Arab (BPA)/mixed-BPA students to prepare for Sixth Form and university-level study. The programme is completely free of charge.
Eligible students from state (non fee-paying) schools can join the programme in Year 11 (England and Wales), S4 (Scotland), or Year 12 (Northern Ireland). The programme will begin with a series of interactive webinars held between January-March 2026. Topics will include making post-16 subject choices, study skills, and preparing for university. Sessions will feature insights from current BPA Cambridge students.
Students can also apply to attend a one-night residential at the University of Cambridge in August 2026. The residential is completely free of charge, including travel, accommodation, food, and all activities. Students will visit Cambridge Colleges and departments, explore the city centre with current Student Ambassadors, and engage in activities with other ClickCambridge participants. Places on the residential are limited. Students do not have to attend the residential to participate in the online portions of the ClickCambridge programme.
Link: Apply here!
Applications close on 15 December 2025.
The Exploring Law Conference was founded fifty-one years ago to give Year 12 (Y13 NI/S5 Scotland) students who may be interested in studying Law at degree level a balanced view of the Law, both as an academic subject and as a profession, and also to offer an insight into life as a Cambridge undergraduate.
The 2026 Conference will be a four day in-person Conference at the University of Cambridge. The committee and the Faculty are working hard to bring 250 students into Cambridge for a residential experience which will aim to offer students a taste of the study of Law. The conference will run between Monday 30th March and Thursday 2nd April 2026.
The fee for the conference will be £240 for the 100 self-funded participants. Please note: this fee is part-subsidised to keep the cost of self-funded places as low as possible. There are additionally 150 fully funded places for qualifying students who are selected, and travel bursaries are also available. Further information can be found on our website.
Applications opened on the 1st November 2025 and will close on the 31st of December 2025. You can find the application form on the Conference website.
For more information, visit our website or email president.exploringconference@law.cam.ac.uk , outreach@law.cam.ac.uk or us (applications.exploringconference@law.cam.ac.uk).
Head Up! is accepting mentee signups for our 2026 mentoring programme!
Our free mentoring scheme supports 14-18 year-olds who self-identify as disabled (or anyone who has a physical/mental health condition, SpLD, or neurodivergence).
As a mentee, you'll be paired with a student/recent grad according to subject or condition. You'll meet online for an hour per month for at least 1 year, and can cover topics with your mentor such as UCAS, exams, or the broader issues that come with disability. You'll also be able to attend the events that we run throughout the year covering disability, education, and university. You can sign up to attend just these events if you'd prefer.
To find out more information, access articles and resources, and sign up for our mentoring scheme, visit www.head-up.org
The objectives of the competition are to promote discussion and interest in public policy issues among secondary school students and provide an opportunity to practice writing in the concise style of professional policy papers and memos. When much political discourse is surrounded by misinformation, emotional appeals, and short-term solutions, TWS aims to encourage pragmatic, insightful, and balanced debate.
The competition is free to enter and open to all students who are resident in the UK and were aged 16-18 years old on the 10th of September 2025.
For further information, please visit - Board of Patrons | THE WILBERFORCE SOCIETY.