12 September 2025

Key information about your visit

Lucy Cavendish College will be open on 12th September from 09:30am-4:30pm. We will be offering guided tours with our student ambassadors, which includes student accommodation, as well as an opportunity for a 1-1 conversation with our Admissions Team and Student Support Team (in which staff can discuss accommodation and pastoral support). These sessions are available on a drop-in basis and give you a chance to ask any questions about our admissions process and life at Lucy. We will also be offering free refreshments to all guests, including hot drinks. 

Click the drop-down menus below for more key details on the events Lucy Cavendish College is running as part of the Open Days 2025.

Planning your visit to Lucy Cavendish College

Please ensure that you enter the College via the entrance on Madingley Road entrance (rather than the entrace via Lady Margaret Road):

Our Open Days Hub will be in the College café in our New Building, with student ambassadors on hand throughout the day to help guide you).  Our College site is generally flat and one level, and our New Building café is fully accessible.  You can read more about accessibility at Lucy Cavendish here:https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/disability-access-guide. If you have any accessibility requirements that you would like to discuss with us further, then please email admissions@lucy.cam.ac.uk 

Map of College

You can see where our New Building Café and other facilities are in our College map here:

Parking

We are unfortunately unable to offer parking on-site as our small car park is fully taken up by students and staff during the day. You may like to consider other options such as the Madingley Park, which is within walking distance of the College and also linked to the city with a regular bus service: https://cambridgeparkandride.info/madingleyroad.shtml. If you have any accessibility requirements and would find parking on-site helpful, then please get in-touch with us on admissions@lucy.cam.ac.uk to discuss what could be possible.

Getting to know Lucy Cavendish more - Virtual tours

Explore Lucy Cavendish College with a tour led by our students, Preksha and Tom

Explore our grounds and facilities further with our interactive virtual tour

Who we are

Lucy Cavendish College's purpose has always been to provide opportunities for underrepresented groups to study at Cambridge. We welcome applications from suitably qualified students of all genders and, uniquely among Cambridge Colleges, we aim to admit a majority of our students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds.                           

We admit around 135 undergraduate students every year. Our modern, informal campus is a short stroll from the centre of Cambridge, within easy reach of all University departments and facilities. 

Our community is truly global, with students from over 60 countries represented across the College. We pride ourselves in having the most socioeconomically diverse student community in Cambridge and we are uniquely committed to widening participation at Cambridge. We are a College that feels a bit different from the rest - come and find out more!

What we stand for

Widening participation is at the heart of everything we do. We have the highest proportion of students from state schools of any Cambridge College, admitting over 90% of our UK students from state schools. 

You will find many opportunities to meet, mix and share ideas from every background. The shared goals of tackling 21st Century challenges and having a positive impact on society – through your academic work and beyond – draws our community together across all the courses and research programmes.

Combining the best of Cambridge’s historic traditions and world-leading education with an environment and a community that reflects modern society, we are a College that is proud to be different. We are a driving force for change - come and join our inclusive, forwarding-thinking College

See the subjects you can study    Find out more about our campus   

Find out more about our Student Support  Scholarships and financial support

Find out more about what a week in the life might look like whilst studying at Lucy Cavendish by clicking on the drop-down section below.

Student Life at Lucy

Moving somewhere new can be daunting, but Lucy is an informal college with a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and you’ll feel at home here very quickly.

"Lucy’s diverse community is unique; it was immediately clear that everyone genuinely wanted you to thrive - personally and academically. I couldn’t imagine a friendlier, more supportive, or better place to study and live. Lucy has undoubtedly made Cambridge home." - Sophia

Hear from current students Jinheum, Natalie and Eva about what it is like to live and study at Lucy.

Find out more

As the most diverse College in Cambridge, Lucy Cavendish College is dedicated to supporting students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds to apply to Cambridge and to achieve their full potential. Our exciting and extensive outreach programme aims to provide prospective applicants and their teachers/advisors with transparent and comprehensive information and advice about applying to Cambridge, and to raise attainment among high-achieving students from backgrounds that are disadvantaged or underrepresented at Cambridge.

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