Christ's College

From the moment I stepped in Christ's felt like home; I just got a good feeling about it! The College is a fantastic community, I've made so many friends and can't think of anywhere I'd rather live and study. Emmie

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 2011 Booking required. See the College website for further information. All subjects 15 March, 6 July, 27 September Mathematics 14 May See also Cambridge Open Days Student numbers 420 undergraduates, 170 postgraduates. For men and women. Master Professor F P Kelly Senior Tutor Dr R E 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 Dr F Hernandez† Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Dr Q Kan† Chemical Engineering Mr R L Skelton† Classics Professor Dr C Vout Computer Science Professor I M Leslie Economics Dr J Shvets Education Mr D A Whitley† Engineering Dr E Punskaya English Dr S C N Read Geography Dr S A Radcliffe History Dr S J Thompson History of Art Ms J A Munro† Land Economy Dr J S L McCombie† Law Dr J R Edwards Linguistics Dr B Vaux† Management Studies Dr M E J 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 R C Clark Music Professor D E Rowland Natural Sciences Dr P T Monie (Biological), Dr A T Winter (Physical) Philosophy Dr A Boutel† Politics, Psychology & Sociology Dr D Bell Theology & Religious Studies The Reverend Dr B C Randall † external Director of Studies