Founded by Royal Charter in 1960, Churchill College is one of the newer Cambridge colleges.

Churchill College strives to be

• a place that fosters academic excellence and innovation
• friendly, welcoming and open
• progressive and outward looking

It was created to embody the vision of Sir Winston Churchill for how higher education can benefit society in the modern age.

Though the world in which Churchill College was founded was very different from our present, the desire to make a difference to the world, through providing the best education and support for our students, remains constant.

The College is renowned for its strong science and technology focus. Set up as the UK’s equivalent of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, around 70 percent of its students study STEM subjects. This focus on science and technology is mirrored in the specialist knowledge of the College’s teaching and research staff, known as Fellows. It is down to personal preference, but if you want to specialise in science and technology, Churchill College is an obvious choice. We also benefit from a thriving arts community, with an art studio, music centre and theatre on site.

The College counts over 30 Nobel Prize Winners among its alumni, including Francis Crick, James Watson and Sir Bob Edwards. The Churchill Archive Centre is also home to the personal papers of several notable scientists, including Rosalind Franklin.

We have become established as a diverse, international community.

We have consistently worked to ensure that everyone we admit has the potential to thrive in Cambridge, whatever their background.

Our College Archivist maintains a College archives within The Churchill Archives Centre on site. The annual Churchill Review has also run since 1963 providing a record of each year’s activity and achievements.