Churchill College

Churchill’s motto is ‘Forward’ and this applies directly to the student experience. The College combines Cambridge’s unrivalled academic excellence with a less traditional atmosphere and world-class, modern facilities.Gabe

Churchill College was founded in 1958 as the national and Commonwealth memorial to Sir Winston Churchill - celebrated wartime leader and Nobel Prize Winner for literature. Today it reflects both his interest in science and technology, and his personal stature as a visionary politician and man of letters.

Churchill is uncommonly distinctive. We are probably best known for the high proportion of science students we admit. Those better acquainted with the College also know about the outstanding academic performance of our arts students - who are in a minority but, in a large College, still very plentiful in number - and our remarkable Archives Centre, which houses the papers of two of Britain’s most important Prime Ministers: Churchill himself and Margaret Thatcher. (In addition, it houses a representative example of one of Mrs T’s famous handbags.)

Cambridge undergraduates know Churchill for its vibrant student life; particularly its ‘Pav’(a free, weekly student club night) and outstanding facilities. These include on-site playing fields, squash and tennis courts, a large gym, a theatre/cinema, a radio studio and state-of-the-art music facilities. The College’s modernist architecture gives it a definite character and floods the place with light while retaining Cambridge’s traditional courts and staircases.

Another plus is our location, just outside the city centre (it takes less than 10 minutes to walk to the middle of Cambridge), and adjacent to the University's exciting West Cambridge science development. The University Library and arts departments are also nearby, so we are right at the centre of things as the University moves west. Undergraduates live within our vast leafy site (rather than in 'outer hostels'). Accommodation is excellent: warm, bright and nearly 30 per cent en suite.

Churchill is a very friendly, unfussy and open place. You’ll hear a lot more talk of the future than of the past (unless you’re an historian!). People are here to contribute, enjoy themselves and above all to excel intellectually - both within the formal setting of learning and exams, and the informal one of subject societies and social gatherings. The College provides you with excellent teaching and guidance, plus the practical tools (an outstanding library, for instance); it’s then your job to forge your own exciting path through your subject. So, in admission, we strongly prioritise academic results, while actively encouraging students from a great diversity of backgrounds. To quote our students ‘we peel away the bad bits about Cambridge and maintain all that is great about the University’.

Factfile

UCAS campus code B Courses available The College accepts applications for all courses except Land Economy, and Theology & Religious Studies. Open days 2011 Booking required. See the College website for further information. All subjects 15 April, 7 July, 8 July, 23 September Mathematics 14 May See also Cambridge Open Days Student numbers 455 undergraduates, 275 postgraduates. For men and women. Master Professor Sir David Wallace Senior Tutor Mr Richard Partington Admissions Tutors Dr Colm Caulfield (Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics) Dr Andrew Taylor (Arts) Dr Sally Boss (Geography, Natural Sciences, and Medicine and Veterinary Medicine)

Directors of Studies Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic Dr P Russel† Archaeology & Anthropology Dr E DeMarrais Architecture Dr A Fair Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Dr B Yuan Chemical Engineering Dr M Kraft Classics Mr H Hurst Computer Science Dr J Fawcett Economics Mr N Knight Education Dr D Wyse Engineering Dr C Hicks English Dr A Taylor Geography Dr A Reid History Dr A Strathern History of Art Dr L Skrebowski Law Professor M Kramer Linguistics Mrs A King Management Studies Professor D Ralph Manufacturing Engineering Professor M Gregory Mathematics Dr P Russell Medicine Dr B Kingston (Pre-Clinical), Dr A Crisp (Clinical) Modern & Medieval Languages Professor A Finch Music DR D Mordey† Natural Sciences Dr M Stevens (Biological), Dr M Miller (Physical) Philosophy Dr N Treanor Politics, Psychology & Sociology Dr P van Houten Veterinary Medicine Dr B Kingston (Pre-Clinical), Dr M Holmes (Clinical) † external Director of Studies