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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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An experiment at the Cavendish Laboratory

Raising aspirations in local schools

09 Dec 2015

Members of a Cambridge University access group dedicated to raising aspirations in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough state schools have arranged over...

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Talking in Languages 2.0

Languages are fighting back

12 Nov 2015

The number of young people studying languages in the UK is falling. Determined to change this, the University is running an increasing number of...

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20 Years of Mandela Magdalene Scholarships

06 Nov 2015

Magdalene College recently celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the Mandela Magdalene scholarships which support graduates from South Africa in...

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Robinson College's Women in Science Festival students at the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy

Closing the Gender Gap

02 Oct 2015

Every year, 200,000 young people participate in access initiatives run by the University and the Colleges. This programme includes a wide range of...

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Jamie and Louise Arnell

Alumni couple boost college outreach work

03 Sep 2015

A couple who met at Downing as undergraduates are supporting their College’s outreach work in the South West of England.

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PhD student James Munro with HE Getaway students

Year 10s test drive maths at Cambridge

06 Aug 2015

A group of intrepid fifteen-year-olds recently visited the University’s Centre for Mathematical Sciences as part of a high-octane HE getaway.

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The Salters' Chemistry Camps at Cambridge's Department of Chemistry

Teenagers distill wonders of chemistry

21 Jul 2015

120 fifteen-year-olds from schools across the UK recently took over a chemistry lab at Cambridge to conduct university level experiments and explore...

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Pathways to Success 2015 at Murray Edwards College

Young women explore pathways to success

09 Jul 2015

One hundred Year 12 students from across the UK have attended a potentially life-changing event at Murray Edwards College, where they heard from...

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Copleston High School at Jesus college.

Colleges inspire students of the future

26 Jun 2015

More than 100 high-performing pupils from 16 state schools have embarked on a potentially life-changing educational journey with The Brilliant Club...

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Will Lyon Tupman at the Realise Science Carousel

Inspiring young people in care

17 Jun 2015

A Cambridge undergraduate who grew up in care is inspiring others to aim high and realise their potential.

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