Join our masterclasses, taster days, webinars and events

More information about the below events will be advertised in due course:

• Year 12 Masterclass Day
• Year 10 Pathways Visit
• Taster Days: Natural Sciences, Classics, Archaeology, ASNC, Philosophy, TRPR, and HSPS
• West Midlands Roadshow

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 currently. 

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 scheme currently includes an in-person talk at Westminster Kingsway College in January 2026 and a visit to Girton College in February-March 2026. 

If you are a teacher in Camden and would be interested in joining this scheme, please contact access@girton.cam.ac.uk. 

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.

To support students who have been offered an interview at the University of Cambridge, we will be running a webinar with our Senior Admissions Tutor and the Schools Liaison and Outreach Officer. This session will give guidance on how to approach the interview, as well as reviewing mock-interview resources and giving advice.

When? Friday 21 November, 17:00-18:00

Who? Students with a University of Cambridge interview

Link? Register here

Applications for the next STEM SMART programme are open now and close on 31 October 2025. You can find more information, including how to register, on our webpage.

The Shadowing Scheme is a university access scheme designed by current Cambridge undergraduates and run by Cambridge Students' Union (Cambridge SU). The Scheme is for home students in their penultimate year of secondary school, with little family history of attending University, who go to schools where few people progress to University. We also prioritise students who:

• Are eligible for free school meals
• Are refugees
• Have caring responsibilities
• Have been/are in local authority care
• Are estranged

In February, participants come to Cambridge, 'shadow' an undergraduate mentor who is studying a subject they are interested in, attend lectures, stay in student accommodation, meet lots of current students at a range of events and activities, and get advice on applying to Cambridge from staff and students.

Participants can also stay in contact with their Mentor after the Scheme, and attend online application and study skills sessions in summer, in order to help them make well-informed, successful University applications.

The Scheme is free to all Shadows, including accommodation, meals and travel. 

Applications are open now and students can register via the SU webpage.

Curious about university life and keen to explore your subject choices? Subject Masterclasses are a great way to explore what it’s like to study your favourite subject at Cambridge.

Link: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/masterclasses 

Cost: £15

Funded places are available for eligible students: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/fundedplaces

The Medical Schools Council is seeking the view of students who are or have in the past considered a career in medicine, to get a better understanding of the perceptions of the career, the push and pull factors affecting the decision to apply to medicine and the challenges which they may face during the application.

Link: https://forms.office.com/e/SbTXDiiQY8

Open to: Y12/13 (England), S5/S6 (Scotland), Y13/14 (Northern Ireland)

Win: £50 Amazon voucher

Deadline: 14 November 2025

The Peterhouse JCR Arts Competition is open to students currently in Year 10 or 11 (England and Wales), S3 and S4 (Scotland), and Year 11 and 12 (Northern Ireland) who are educated at a state school in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The competition aims to provide a platform for young artists to creatively share their stories and experiences, utilising the power of art in all forms: from paintings to poems. The theme for this year's competition is 'A Changing World'. 

We would like you to submit a short piece of work that interprets the theme in a medium of your choice. For example; a poem, a photograph, a painting, or via another art form. You will also need to include a short description (maximum 250 words) of how your submission relates to the theme. 

Submissions will close on Tuesday 21 October at 23:59 pm GMT. 

10 shortlisted entrants will be invited to a celebration day at Peterhouse on Thursday 30 October, and will have the opportunity to present their work to the JCR committee members and Peterhouse staff. The JCR will also select an overall winner who will be awarded a prize of £150. 

Find more information here: Peterhouse JCR Arts Competition | Peterhouse

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.

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.

Book now

Date: Wednesday, 15 October, 2025 - 16:30 to Wednesday, 14 January, 2026 - 17:30

Event location: Online

Launching this October, the Downing Scholars Programme (or DSP) is a 9-month programme designed to inspire and challenge Year 10 through to Year 12 UK Home students with interests in the Arts and Humanities. The DSP will introduce students to the breadth and depth offered by the Arts and Humanities, supported by a study programme that reaches widely across the Undergraduate Subjects offered at the University of Cambridge.

Made up of taster lectures, engaging activities, and academic support, this programme will allow students to explore their academic interests beyond the school curriculum.

Deadline: 20 October at 12pm

Link: Downing Scholars Programme | Downing College Cambridge

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.

Link: Thomas Young Physicists | Emmanuel College

Student Voices is a programme for Year 11 students attending a state-maintained school and from under-represented backgrounds.

This is your opportunity to speak to students at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, and ask them all your questions!

Link: Student Voices | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | College of the University of Cambridge