She Talks Science
She Talks Science
She Talks Science is our programme for high-performing young women with an interest in STEM. We provide networking opportunities, academic courses, and admissions advice for Year 12 students from all over the UK to encourage them to pursue a degree, and a career, in STEM subjects.
As a college for women, we are all too aware of the gender gap that still exists in STEM degrees, labs, and industries across the globe. Our students often comment on how refreshing it is to study STEM subjects at Murray Edwards - where they are never the only woman in the room! That's why we focus on community building during all of our She Talks Science events.
Student Conference
Our Student Conference for young women and non-binary students in Year 12 interested in Maths-based Sciences will take place on Saturday 7th February 2026 from 10.00am-4.30pm.
Join us for a day of taster sessions and talks, including opportunities to try out different Maths-based courses at Cambridge, as well as hearing from our STEM Director of Admissions. Throughout the day, you will have the chance to meet our academics and current undergraduates, as well as the opportunity to explore Murray Edwards College and enjoy a free lunch in our Dome dining hall.
Thanks to funding from the Isaac Newton Trust, travel support is available for students facing financial barriers to attendance at this event.
STEP summer school
Students hoping to study Mathematics at certain top universities must undertake an additional examination known as the STEP paper. This exam requires special preparation as the question style and answer format are very different to your A Level exams. Murray Edwards offers a 4 day residential summer camp specifically aimed at preparing young women to sit the STEP exam - with truly fantastic results! Students who attend the summer school leave feeling much more confident as mathematicians, and with the STEP paper, as part of a community of like-minded female mathematicians.
Our latest STEP Summer School took place in August 2025 - you can read all about it here.
“Meeting other girls who like Maths was such a valuable experience for me! I feel a lot more motivated and excited to prepare for STEP now." (Participant, STEP 2025)
This page will be updated when details of future summer schools are available.
STEM SMART
As part of the STEM SMART programme, Murray Edwards College welcomed students for their residential in August 2025.
You can find out more about STEM SMART here.
Our She Talks Science webinars are a chance for you to delve a little deeper into STEM subjects at Cambridge. The webinars include a taster lecture from one of our fellows and the chance to ask questions.
Visit our webinars page to find out more.
You can also visit the Murray Edwards YouTube channel to watch a recording of some of our She Talks Science webinars from earlier in the year.
Medicine Taster Day
It was such a pleasure to welcome so many Year 12 students interested in Medicine at Cambridge to our 2025 Medicine Taster Day. Students were treated to a series of Undergraduate level lectures from Murray Edwards academics, including subject specialists in Anatomy and Dementia and Cognition, to give them an insight into aspects of the subject. After lunch in our beautiful Dome Dining Hall, students were able to hear from our Director of Admissions for STEM subjects to find out about applying to Cambridge. They also had the opportunity to see the college and speak to current students about their experiences of studying Medicine at Cambridge.
"It was a very useful experience that made applying to Cambridge seem less intimidating" (2025 Participant)
"Being here was like a reflection of myself, my interests and aspirations seen in other girls my age which was all reassuring and motivating" (2025 Participant)
"It was an excellent and insightful conference and I am very grateful for the opportunity to have attended" (2025 Participant)
You can read more about the day here.
Our Maths Open Morning took place on Saturday 3rd May 2025. Students were able to look around the college, take part in Maths taster sessions and talk to current Maths undergraduate students to find out more about college life.
"Being surrounded by lots of female mathematicians is extremely inspiring"
"An engaging opportunity to delve into life at Cambridge and meet like-minded girls..."