Open Days and Outreach
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.
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.
The Postgraduate Online Open Days are held annually in November, the Department's Open Day was held on Tuesday 4 November 2025 - a recording of the session can be found here. PGOD 2025: Sociology
Further information about Postgraduate Open Days is available on the Postgraduate Open Day website.
Watch ‘Discover Cambridge: Master’s and PhD study’ webinars
Take an interactive 360° virtual tour of the Department and other University of Cambridge facilities.
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
Other ways to visit
- To get a feel for Cambridge before you arrive, take our Virtual Tour.
- Most colleges are open to visitors at other times of year. Check opening times and contact the College in advance if you’d like to meet with a member of staff.
- Take a look at University of Cambridge events listings to discover other events run by the Colleges and departments.
Outreach events and initiatives
Sociology Photography Competition
Our annual schools photography competition is open to students in Years 10 to 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 competition usually 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.
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.