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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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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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Science Teachers carry out experiments in the Cavendish Laboratory

"Brain Workout" for Physics Teachers at the Cavendish Laboratory

16 Jul 2014

“It’s a proper brain workout,” said one of the thirty-seven physics teachers enjoying three days of subject workshops, practical experiments and...

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You are the Admissions Tutor

08 Jul 2014

Teachers and HE advisers from across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough stepped into the role of Admissions Tutor last week, reviewing real, anonymised...

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Students from Cornwall, Devon and Dorset at Downing College for the South West Open Day

Downing College welcomes students to 15th Annual South West Open Day

02 Jul 2014

Forty students from Cornwall, Devon and Dorset have been enjoying a taste of Cambridge life thanks to Downing College’s 15th Annual South West Open...

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Future Scholar Reece with Cambridge undergraduates and staff.

Inspiring day for Future Scholars

01 Jul 2014

One hundred students from 21 different state schools were welcomed to Cambridge for a day of activities aimed at inspiring the students.

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