Upcoming Girton College Outreach Events
Join us for enriching masterclasses, immersive taster days, engaging talks, and exciting events. Experience hands-on learning, connect with like-minded individuals, and be inspired by thought-provoking discussions and activities.
These events provide a dynamic and supportive environment for personal and professional growth, whether you're a school student, teacher, or parent/supporter.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate requests for in-person Careers and HE Fairs for 2024-25. However, please do still let us know about your event by contacting access@girton.cam.ac.uk as we would be delighted to send some resources to be displayed, and together, discuss how we can best support your students with our upcoming programme of events for the year.
Third Party Programmes or Initiatives
If your programme or charity would be interested in working with Girton College, please complete our short form for your request to be considered.
In-person events
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
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.
Online events
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.