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Lucy Cavendish has a small but dedicated Mathematics community, and recent undergraduates have excelled in all parts of the course.

The Cambridge undergraduate mathematics course, known as the Mathematical Tripos, is internationally renowned. Highly challenging but also equally rewarding, it is wide-ranging and flexible, giving scope to students to determine their own work load and pattern. It offers a springboard to success in a variety of sectors, including business, commerce, industry and academia.

 

Further information about the course can be found on the Faculty and University websites.

Typical offers require

  • A Level: A*A*A + STEP
  • IB: 40-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level + STEP

For other qualifications, see the main entrance requirements pages on the University website.

Course Requirements

  • For A Levels: A* grades in both Mathematics and Further Mathematics, or equivalent, are essential

  • For IB: Higher Level Mathematics, or equivalent, are essential

  • Offers usually include grade 1 or above in the Sixth Term Examination Papers (STEP) papers 2 and 3

  • As a College, we take part in the Mathematics flexible offer scheme for Widening Participation students, you can find out more here.

Mature students and those taking other qualifications are encouraged to contact our Admissions Office, to discuss the entry requirements for their qualifications.

 

Number of students 

We aim to admit around five students per year.

Admissions Assessments

We don't require applicants to undertake an admissions assessment for Mathematics.

Written work 

Applicants are not expected to submit written work. 

For more information:

Director of Studies

Dr Julian Gilbey

Director of Studied in Mathemathics (Applied), CTO of Lyzeum Ltd, Researcher in image processing, De

Shortly after completing his graduate studies in pure mathematics, Julian Gilbey began teaching mathematics in secondary schools. After about 10 years, he returned to Cambridge to work on the Underground Mathematics project, developing teaching materials for A-level Mathematics. During that time, he was also a Director of Studies at Jesus College. 

Following a short stint developing materials for NRICH, Julian returned to the world of mathematical research, working in Prof. Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb's Cambridge Image Analysis group.

He is currently developing machine learning (AI) techniques for diagnosing coeliac disease from histopathological images.

Julian joined Lucy Cavendish in 2021. In addition to his mathematical research, he has a particular interest in the transition from school mathematics to undergraduate mathematics, and is developing materials to support students taking this step.

Professor Benedikt Löwe

Researcher in Mathematics, Director of Studies in Mathematics - Pure + Part II & III

Professor Benedikt Löwe is a researcher connecting mathematics, computer science, philosophy and the social sciences. He studied mathematics and philosophy in Hamburg, Tübingen, Berlin, and Berkeley. After his PhD, he worked at the universities in Bonn, Münster, Amsterdam, Hamburg, and Cambridge. Currently, his main affiliations are the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and the Mathematics. Department at the Universität Hamburg. His research includes mathematical logic, in particular set theory and infinite games, as well as empirical studies of mathematics, in particular with applications to the philosophy of mathematics. Löwe is currently President of the German logic society DVMLG and Secretary General of the Division for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union for History of Science and Technology (DLMPST/IUHPST). Löwe is external Director of Studies in Mathematics (Pure). He is a Fellow at Churchill College and teaches in Parts IA, II, and III of the Mathematical Tripos.

Bye-Fellows

Claire Metcalfe

STEP Support Programme developer and Post 16 coordinator for NRICH

After graduating in Mathematics from Cambridge, Claire became a secondary school teacher and worked in a variety of schools across East Anglia and the North West for 15 years.  In 2014 she worked on a pilot DfE funded "STEP Correspondence Course", which after a couple of years became the "STEP Support Programme".  She also writes resources aimed at Sixth Form students for NRICH.

Claire supervises IA Mathematics which, along with her work supporting students with STEP, she hopes will enable her to support more students with the transition between school and university level maths.

Dr Paul Fannon

CEO at Menelaus Math, Bye-Fellow

Dr Paul Fannon is Bye-Fellow at Lucy Cavendish College and Supervisor in Mathemathics.

He is the founder and CEO of Menelaus Math and a Fellow of Christs College Cambridge.

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