Visit the College

College Open Days

Primarily for high achieving young women in Year 12.

• Talk with academic Fellows and current students
• Find out about the application process
• Take a College tour
• Get a feel for what life is like as a Cambridge student

Subject taster days

For young women in Year 12 who would like to find out more about what it is like to study a particular subject at Cambridge University.

• Take part in subject taster sessions led by academics from Murray Edwards College
• Find out about the Cambridge application process
• Meet current students who are studying the subject
• Find out more about the HSPS and PBS Taster Day on 18 Feburary 2020
• Find out more about the Geography, Land Economy and Economics Taster Day on 21 February 2020

This summer school is designed to encourage academically able students – from areas of the country where students are less likely to enter higher education – to consider making applications to top universities, including Cambridge.

For school students in Year 12 in Greater Manchester, Derbyshire and Haringey who are seriously considering applications to Cambridge.

• Find out about the application process
• Participate in an interview workshop
• Find out about extended reading
• Talk with undergraduates about student life at Cambridge

For school students in Year 10 from Greater Manchester, Derbyshire and Haringey who may aspire to university and who are beginning to consider the choices ahead.

• Hear about post-GCSE opportunities and options including A Level choices
• Take a College tour

Wednesday 12 February and Friday 20 March 2020

A one-day conference for young women in Year 12 who are considering studying STEM subjects at a top universities.

• Hear inspiring women talk about their careers in science
• Take part in an academic seminar about a topical science issue
• Find out about the Cambridge application process

An overnight event for high achieving young women in Year 12.

• Hear about the different perceptions of what 'success' looks like in the world of work
• Take part in an academic seminar in a subject of interest
• Make sense of academic and career choices

A one-day conference for sixth form science teachers and leaders:

• Hear from Murray Edwards Science Fellows about their research and their experiences of teaching science to women at university
• Discuss your own experiences of preparing women to study science at university

A two-night residential for young women in Year 12 who are intending to study maths at a top university.

• Participate in workshops dealing with the type of maths found in STEP exams
• Take part in lectures given by members of the University of Cambridge Maths Faculty
• Hear about career opportunities available to maths graduates

Run in conjunction with Cambridge University Students' Union. Please see their website for more details.

• Shadow a current undergraduate
• Get a feel for life as a Cambridge student