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Department of Sociology

 
Students on the 2019 Sutton Trust Summer School

Opportunities for schools and prospective students 

Our open days, outreach events and taster courses are a great introduction to studying sociology at Cambridge. They are designed for everyone, whatever your background.  

 

Any questions? Please contact our Communications and Outreach Coordinator


Open Days 

Undergraduate Open Days 

These Open Days are for students in Year 12 and 13 (or equivalent) and mature applicants (aged 21 or over), together with their parents and supporters.

Attendees can tour the University and chat with current undergraduates and staff. Sample lectures and presentations about our courses, the application process, student life, and finance. Visit the Undergraduate Study website for more information, including videos of past events. Bookings for 2025 events open in April.

 

Postgraduate Open Days 

Our online and in person postgraduate open days and information sessions cover the University’s 300+ postgraduate courses. These events are aimed at graduates or final year undergraduates interested in postgraduate study. Come along to find out about the application process, how to find funding, what it's like to study here and careers after your course.  

A  recording of the November 2024 online Open Day can be accessed at Postgraduate Open Day website

Watch ‘Discover Cambridge: Master’s and PhD study’ webinars 

Sign up to our postgraduate newsletter 

 

Subject Masterclasses 

These subject-specific online and in person sessions offer a taste of undergraduate teaching. They are designed for students in Year 12 (S5 for Scotland, Year 13 for NI, or equivalent) and mature students looking to apply in October. 

Find out more about Subject Masterclasses 

 

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Outreach events and initiatives

Sociology Photography Competition 

Our annual schools photography competition is open to students in Years 10-13.  Entrants are invited to submit a photo on a specific sociological theme.  The winner gets a prize of £100 for themselves and £100 for their school. The 2025 competition opens in March.

Visit our Photo Competition page for more information. 

 

Sutton Trust Summer Schools 

Sutton Trust Summer Schools are free, subject-specific, short residential courses for Year 12 students studying at state-maintained schools in the UK. Students experience what it is like to live and study as a first-year undergraduate student at Cambridge. 

For more information visit the Undergraduate Study website. 

 

SHARE Summer School 

Our Social Sciences and Humanities Access to Research Experience (SHARE) programme is a 4-week paid internship for undergraduates. It’s an opportunity for current undergraduates to experience postgraduate research in the social sciences and humanities at the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University.  Applications for this year can be made from Monday 20 January 2025.

For more information visit the SHARE website. 

  

Foundation Year 

The Cambridge Foundation Year is a one-year programme that offers talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds a new route into undergraduate study.  

For more information visit the Foundation Year website. 

Undergraduate Outreach

Cambridge University runs a variety of outreach events for prospective undergraduates including open days, summer schools and masterclasses.

Need help travelling to our events?

Young people with experience of the care system can apply for funding to travel to our events through our Care Travel Fund.

More University of Cambridge outreach projects

Hundreds more outreach initiatives and events are run each year in Cambridge and in schools and colleges across the UK.