Articles about 'access'

Trinity College and the University of Cambridge’s new £48 million programme enabling fully-funded PhDs has been launched.

A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge feature in a new graphic book highlighting their individual journeys into the career of their dreams.

We talk to some of Cambridge's Mastercard Foundation students, who are hoping to change the world.

‘Get In Cambridge’, a programme that encourages students from under-represented ethnic minority backgrounds to come to Cambridge, has almost doubled in size this year.  The programme aims to break down barriers around perception and finance through outreach activities and financial support for undergraduates and Master’s students.

The University of Cambridge is increasing its efforts to support students who have a care background or who are estranged from their families. It’s establishing a panel of care experienced students to advise on ways to ensure proper support is available and will be recruiting a team of mentors to help guide new students through their time at Cambridge.

The University of Cambridge has been instrumental in establishing a new group to promote opportunities higher education can offer to parents in the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire.  

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 has become the first higher education institution outside of the USA to partner with the Posse Foundation, offering graduate studentships to young people from under-represented backgrounds.  

Postgraduate students applying to undertake a doctoral degree at Cambridge will no longer have to pay a fee to submit their application to study at Cambridge. This will come into effect from the 2022/23 application cycle, for admissions in 2023/24. The University will also reduce the application fee for non-doctoral postgraduate study to £50.

David Izuogu’s ambition is to establish a research institute in his home country of Nigeria. But he isn’t waiting until he realises his goal to help others get ahead.