Christ's College

Christ’s College is a warm family with lots of friendly students. The College cares a lot about the welfare of the students in all aspects including academic performance, financial problems and accommodation. Frances

Christ’s is the College of John Milton and Charles Darwin and has a distinguished tradition of scholarship and academic excellence. The atmosphere is a blend of traditional and modern, as befits a College founded 500 years ago by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, but situated at the heart of a bustling city. The College is small enough to be friendly and personal, yet large enough for everyone to be able to find friends with similar interests. Our students come from all over the world and from all types of schools and social backgrounds. There is no typical Christ’s student: everyone can feel at home here.

At Christ’s we aim to provide the very best teaching and pastoral support. Our students have an outstanding record of academic achievement. While we particularly encourage applications from schools and areas with little tradition of applying to Cambridge, our admissions decisions and offers are based solely on academic merit and potential. After interview, some very highly rated applicants receive an ’easy offer’ that takes their academic potential and individual circumstances into account.

Our courts and gardens are spacious, calm and beautiful. We can offer comfortable accommodation to all undergraduates, either in College or nearby in College-owned houses for the entire three (or four) years of their course. All student rooms have internet connections, many have recently been renovated and upgraded and 40 per cent are en suite. We have three rooms specially equipped for students with disabilities.

Facilities for both academic study and extracurricular activities are excellent: the library is open 24 hours a day and has wi-fi; there’s a newly refurbished theatre, a visual arts centre, fitness suite, squash court and much more. The well-equipped boathouse and sports grounds, with an all-weather hockey pitch, are both located nearby.

Our students take full advantage of these facilities, with successful men’s and women’s teams for football, hockey, rowing and many other sports. There are also very active theatre and film societies, as well as a flourishing music scene and a wide range of other student-run clubs and activities.

Why not visit our website for more information? And don’t forget to look at our students’ own website: www.thejcr.co.uk. Alternatively, please get in touch with the Schools Liaison Officer (access@christs.cam.ac.uk) if you would like to arrange a visit to your school, or a group trip to Cambridge.

Factfile

UCAS campus code A Courses available The College accepts applications for all courses except Veterinary Medicine. Open days 2010 Booking required. See the College website for further information. All subjects 16 March, 30 June, 28 September Mathematics 24 April Informal information morning for all subjects 24 April See also Cambridge Open Days Student numbers 422 undergraduates, 150 postgraduates. For men and women. Master Professor F P Kelly Senior Tutor Dr Robert Hunt Director of Admissions Mrs Paula Stirling

Directors of Studies Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic Dr R C Love† Archaeology & Anthropology Dr S B Bayly Architecture TBC Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Dr Q Kan† Chemical Engineering Mr R L Skelton† Classics Professor D N Sedley Computer Science Dr M P Fiore Economics Dr A W A Peterson Education Mr J G A Raffan† Engineering Dr E Punskaya English Dr D L Wakelin Geography Dr N S Arnold† History Dr S F Howard History of Art Miss J A Munro† Land Economy Dr J S L McCombie† Law Dr J M Scherpe† Linguistics Dr B Vaux† Management Studies Dr M de Rond† Manufacturing Engineering Professor W J Fitzgerald Mathematics Dr R E Hunt Medicine Dr J M Edwardson (Pre-Clinical), Professor J H Gillard (Clinical) Modern & Medieval Languages Dr M Rigaud-Drayton Music Professor D E Rowland Natural Sciences Dr M K Higgins (Biological), Dr W G Rees (Physical) Philosophy Dr A Broadbent† Politics, Psychology & Sociology Dr G K Ingham Theology & Religious Studies The Reverend C M Woods † external Director of Studies