Final year engineering student Bryn Pickering, from Bangor, is one of the stars of “My Cambridge,” a new film designed to show potential applicants what life here is really like.

Realise, the University of Cambridge's events programme exclusively for Children in Care, returned for another successful half-term this October.

Students and teachers in Yorkshire and the North of England have welcomed the first session of “The Subject Matters” to be held outside Cambridge.

More students in more areas of the UK will be able to join an HE+ project this autumn as the University of Cambridge’s scheme continues to develop.

The University of Cambridge has made 295 National Scholarship Programme awards to support students from low-income families starting at the university this year. Over 50 of these grants were made to students who had previously claimed Free School Meals.

Over 16,500 applications were received by the University of Cambridge this year, the highest number since University records began.

Neale-Wade Academy has teamed up with the University of Cambridge to give Year 11 pupils a flying start when it comes to choosing their post—16 options.

The benefits of higher education include better access to jobs, a rewarding social life, and the opportunity to live independently. But there’s no denying that the costs are also significant: university tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year quickly mount up. By running finance workshops in schools, the HE Partnership project aims to tackle the fear of debt which can be a barrier to staying on in education.

The Mayor of Hastings joined Scholars from the Villiers Park Educational Trust Scholars Programme for an evening of celebration hosted by Hastings Academy. The Hastings Scholars Programme is sponsored by the University of Cambridge as part of the collegiate University’s commitment to encouraging able students from backgrounds under-represented in Higher Education to aspire to university.

What is it like studying at university? How do students really spend their time? A team of eleven Y10 students from The Manor Community College in Cambridge took on the task of finding out with the Day in The Life challenge from the HE Partnership project.