Why attend?

Experience world-class teaching

Experience world-class teaching

At Cambridge, you’ll take part in up to 20 hours of academic study with world-leading experts in your chosen subject. Our subject-specific sessions will introduce you to a variety of new topics, as well as giving you a real sense of what it’s like to study at a highly-selective, research intensive university.

Understand Student Life

Understand Student Life

Outside of the departments, there’ll be plenty of opportunity to experience student life. You’ll be able to explore Cambridge and we’ll host a variety of activities for you and your Summer School friends.

Make a Competitive Application to University

Make a Competitive Application to University

Over the course of the programme we’ll provide you with the information and guidance you need to confidently make an application to University. Whether you’re unsure about personal statements or student finance, we can offer support.

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Courses

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

The ASNC Summer School introduces you to this multi-and inter-disciplinary subject, which ranges across the medieval languages, literatures, and hi...

Archaeology (with Biological Anthropology)
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

As a broad subject, Archaeology encompasses questions about the origins of our species, the diversity of ancient cultures, the development of seden...

Architecture
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

The University of Cambridge Architecture Summer School will give you a chance to get hands-on experience of working in a studio environment and of ...

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

Are you interested in the world's fastest growing economy? Have you ever wondered why politics and religion seem to be inseparable in the Middle Ea...

Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Pathology and Pharmacology
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

This subject strand will give you a taste of a broad range of subjects from the Natural Sciences Tripos that you may not have had the opportunity t...

Biological Sciences: Zoology, Botany and Physiology
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

The Biological Sciences Summer school will introduce you to the multidisciplinary nature of Biological Science at university. A key focus of the co...

Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

The Summer School aims to bring awareness about the Chemical Engineering and its importance in addressing many challenges such as sustainability, e...

Classics
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

The Classics Summer School at Cambridge will give students a chance to begin exploring the breadth and diversity of the classical world with a vari...

Computer Science
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

In the Department of Computer Science and Technology we study and develop the ideas and innovations that make modern computing possible. There is a...

Earth Sciences
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

Understanding our planet is vital to tackling the global challenges our society faces - be it climate change, environmental hazards, the transition...

Education
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

Students will attend a series of lectures, seminars and workshops designed to capture the rich variety of the subject of Education in all its facet...

Engineering
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

On this Summer School you will get the chance to sample a range of Engineering disciplines. You will be treated as though you are a first-year unde...

English
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

This strand of the Sutton Trust Summer School will introduce students to University-level English. Over the week, you'll attend a series of lecture...

Geography
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

The Geography summer school introduces students to a variety of learning and teaching styles that are common in a Geography degree: analysing and i...

History
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2023
End Date:
09 August 2024

The History summer school will give you a taste of life as a history undergraduate and expose you to new areas of history. Our lecturers and postgr...

History of Art
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

You will spend the week working with the History of Art department, where you’ll be taught by world-leading experts in your subject. During the...

Human Social and Political Sciences
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

Human, Social, and Political Sciences (HSPS) is a unique degree programme only offered at the University of Cambridge. During the Summer School we ...

Law
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

The one-week Summer School at the Faculty of Law will give participants a chance to experience studying law as an undergraduate at the University o...

Mathematics
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

The Sutton Trust Mathematics summer school aims to give you a flavour of university style mathematics, introduce you to some exciting new areas of ...

Medicine
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

The Sutton Trust Summer School in Medicine gives you the opportunity to experience life as a medical student, studying at a world-leading universit...

Modern and Medieval Languages with Linguistics
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

The Sutton Trust Summer School in Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics offers a unique opportunity to improve your skills in a foreign la...

Music
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

The Music Summer School offers the opportunity for you to broaden your musical horizons. The course aims to introduce you to key areas covered in m...

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

Why do people behave as they do? What accounts for differences between them? What behavioural differences occur between small and large groups? Wha...

Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
19 August 2024
End Date:
23 August 2024

Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies together celebrate a shared history, engaging with questions relating to human flourishing and the comm...

Veterinary Medicine
Location:
University of Cambridge
Start Date:
05 August 2024
End Date:
09 August 2024

The Veterinary Medicine Summer School gives you a flavour of what it's like to study to become a vet at university. The week-long programme introdu...

Alumni Stories

Shuaib

University of Cambridge Summer School 2020

Student

Read Shuaib's Story

Tom Chudley

University of Cambridge Summer School 2011

PhD student, Cambridge University

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Josiah Senu

University of Cambridge Summer School 2013

Law student, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Read Josiah's story

Contact

Cambridge Sutton Trust Summer School Team

E: [email protected] T: 07840638822 University of Cambridge

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