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The course director forging a new pathway to higher education

18 Jan 2021

Dr Alex Pryce is the Course Director for the University’s new Foundation Year, which offers a pathway to higher education for disadvantaged students...

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ACS welcoming event

Increase in black student numbers

11 Oct 2019

The number of UK black undergraduate students starting at the University of Cambridge this term has risen significantly from last year. A total of 91...

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The student working to make education accessible to everyone

08 Oct 2019

Final-year chemist Shadab Ahmed reflects on his sabbatical year as CUSU Access and Funding Officer, the importance of role models, and how increasing...

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Professor Stephen J Toope, Vice-Chancellor

Vice-Chancellor's annual 1 October address to the University

01 Oct 2019

The Vice-Chancellor marked the start of the new academic year this morning by giving his annual address to the University in the Senate House.

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Gwilym Thomas, MB, Medicine (2015)

Graduate, get a job … make a difference #7

19 Sep 2017

Cambridge graduates enter a wide range of careers but making a difference tops their career wish lists. In this series, inspiring graduates from the...

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Current students via the Target Oxbridge programme

Supporting high-achieving black students

18 May 2017

The University is sponsoring Target Oxbridge, a free programme which aims to increase successful undergraduate applications from black students.

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Faculty launches new teaching resources for sixth-form mathematics

11 Jul 2016

Underground Mathematics is the culmination of a five-year project funded by the Government’s Department for Education and delivered by Cambridge’s...

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St John's College from the Kitchen Bridge. Photographer: Silas Hope.

Prospective students share their view of Cambridge

28 Apr 2016

Around 350 state school Year 12s and mature learners who took part in Cambridge University Students’ Union’s (CUSU) student-led Shadowing Scheme were...

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STIMULUS mentor, Alexander Simpson, with pupils at St Luke's Primary School, Cambridge.

Thirty years of maths support for local schools

07 Apr 2016

The University’s STIMULUS project has helped thousands of student volunteers to become teaching assistants in local schools.

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Fenland Engineering Taster Event in Chatteris

Local teenagers bridge the gap to a career in industry

18 Mar 2016

Students from six Fenland schools are taking part in a programme designed to encourage students interested in engineering and manufacturing.

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Shadows and mentors walking along King's Parade in Cambridge

Students share their lives at Cambridge

19 Feb 2016

350 year 12s and mature learners have just experienced life at Cambridge thanks to one of the UK's largest student-led access initiatives.

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myheplus.com

10,000 higher flyers and counting

29 Jan 2016

Cambridge access project celebrates student milestone and launches new learning resource

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