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Girton College is hosting Molecules & Monkeys - a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Biological Natural Sciences. It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.

In allocating places, we will consider the teacher's recommendation as well as contextual data including the school background and regional representation at Cambridge.

Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Year 12 students must be studying at least two Science subjects as well as Maths, and be on track to receive A*A*A or equivalent.

Teachers can nominate up to 3 students until Friday 7 February at 9am..

Please note this is open to our Link Area schools only.

As an extension of our Open Days this year, we are hosting groups of Year 12 students. The day will include a tour of the College from our Student Ambassadors, talks from our Admissions Tutors, and subject-specific masterclasses given by our own Academics. We are happy to either fund your school's coach travel up to £500 or offer lunch!

Please email if you would like to secure your space. There is a maximum of 20 students per school.

Girton College is hosting Life, the Universe & Everything - a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Philosophy and TRPR (Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion). It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.

In allocating places, we will consider the teacher's recommendation as well as contextual data including the school background and regional representation at Cambridge.

Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Year 12 students must be on track to receive A*AA or equivalent.

Teachers can nominate up to 3 students until Friday 7 February at 9am.

Please note this is open to our Link Area schools only.

As part of our Pathways Scheme, we are hosting Year 10 students for a day at Girton College. The day will include talks from our Admissions Tutors, a Q&A panel with our Student Ambassadors, a tour of the College, and self-guided materials for a tour of the city centre.

Please email if you would like to secure your space. We have capacity for 25 students to attend.

Girton College is hosting People, Pots & Poetry - a Taster Day for students to experience the study of Classics, Archaeology and ASNaC (Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic). It is open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 11 students are welcome to apply, but Year 12 students will be given priority.

In allocating places, we will consider the teacher's recommendation as well as contextual data including the school background and regional representation at Cambridge.

Students must make their own way to and from Girton College. We regret we do not have space for parents, teachers, or supporters to remain during the day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Year 12 students must be studying a Humanities subject and be on track to receive A*AA or equivalent.

Teachers can nominate up to 3 students until Friday 14 February at 9am here.

Please note this is open to our West Midlands Link Area schools only.

Our Roadshows are fantastic opportunities for us to visit multiple schools and talk to students about applying to Higher Education. The number of talks we can offer to your schools depends on demand and availability. Each talk is 1 hour long.

We can offer:

Key Stage 3 (Y7-9): What is University and GCSE Choices

Key Stage 4 (Y10-11): Study Skills, Post-16 Choices & Introduction to Oxbridge

Key Stage 5 (Y12): Making a Competitive University Application

Schools interested in booking should complete our form.

If you are not able to book a talk at this time, we would still very much like to meet with teachers in person to discuss how we can best support your students towards applying for university. Please email if you would like to set up a meeting with one of our representatives at the start or end of the school day.

This annual competition is an opportunity for students to research and write beyond the curriculum, using one or more of the Lawrence Room museum objects, as their focus. Essays or creative responses (such as dramatic monologues or short stories) are equally welcome. We are looking for the ability to connect different areas of knowledge, to think about details and to communicate clearly.

The competition is open now and closes on Thursday 20 March 2025.

Open to: UK students in Year 12 who have an interest in the Humanities. 

Prizes: Up to £500 cash and books to the value of £400 from Cambridge University Press, the latter to be shared between the winning entrant/s and their school/s. The prize fund may be divided between winning entrants.

For more information, please see Humanities Writing Competition | Girton College.

This competition is an opportunity for students to research and present beyond the curriculum, using the topic set by our prize convenors, as their focus. This competition is open to State Schools in Girton College’s Link Areas (College Area Links | Undergraduate Study) which are Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, and Wolverhampton.

The competition is open now and closes on Thursday 20 March 2025.

Open to: UK students in Year 12 who have an interest in the Medical Sciences.

Prizes: The prize fund consists of £250 cash for the first-place entry and book tokens from Cambridge University Press. Subsequent cash prizes and book tokens will be awarded to runners up. 

For more information, please see Girton Medicine Prize | Girton College.