Widening Participation

When Olivia was asked by a teacher on her Access course “have you considered applying to Cambridge?” she thought it was some kind of joke.

The University of Cambridge aims to support hundreds of UK state school students through their A-levels with enhanced learning, encouragement and...

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.

This summer more than 500 teenagers from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds will have stayed at the University of Cambridge to learn more...

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

From January 2017, East Anglia’s five Higher Education Institutions, working in close partnership with the region’s Further Education Colleges and...

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

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

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

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