Discover Your Future at Churchill College’s Undergraduate Open Days
Open Day at Churchill College: 11 September 2026
During the Open Day on 11 September, Churchill will be open to give you a taste for how our students live, work, and spend their time – and how close everything is in practice.
All our facilities are located on site at our extensive 42 acre campus. This includes all our accommodation, libraries, study areas, social spaces, catering facilities and sports facilities. Academic work and everyday life sit alongside each other here, rather than competing for attention.
How to reach us
Churchill is just off Madingley Road, with easy access from the Park & Ride. Many Open Day visitors begin or end their day here, before or after visiting other Colleges or academic departments in the city centre.
You don’t need to book to attend Churchill’s Open Days! Just show up!
See Student Accommodation and Facilities
- Visit student rooms.
- Go on a tour with one of our current students. Ask them all about life as a Churchill student.
- Visit libraries and study spaces, to understand the range of environments available for academic work, from quiet study to collaborative spaces.
- See the dining hall, Buttery cafe, sports fields, fitness spaces and the Bill Brown Creative Workshops.
Attend Course Admissions Talks
On 11 September, we’re hosting a series of Admissions Talks at Churchill. Each session includes a 30-minute presentation & 15-minute Q&A. Learn how courses are taught at Cambridge and how to make a competitive application. Session times are as follows:
🕙 10:00am: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (AHSS) (Dr Jerry Toner). This talk is for anyone thinking of applying to Archaeology, Architecture, Anglo-Saxon Norse & Celtic, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Classics, Design, Economics, Education, English, Geography, History, History of Art, History & Modern Languages, History & Politics, Human Social and Political Sciences, Law, Linguistics, Modern & Medieval Languages, Music or Philosophy.
🕚 11:00am: Engineering (Prof Seb Savory)
🕧 12:30pm: Computer Science (Dr John Fawcett)
🕧 2:00pm: Mathematics (Dr Alison Ming)
🕞 3:30pm: Natural Sciences (Dr Rita Monson & Dr Sonja Dunbar)
No need to book a space for these talks – just come along to whichever session interests you!
Speak with Admissions Staff
Throughout the day, academic Admissions Tutors will be on hand to answer your questions about admissions and about what to expect in your chosen course.
They will be available at the following times:
- Dr Mark King (Lead Admissions Tutor for all subjects): All day
- Dr Jerry Toner (Admissions Tutor for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences): All day
- Dr Sonja Dunbar (Admissions Tutor for Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Geography, Medicine, Natural Sciences, PBS, Veterinary Medicine): 13:00 – 15:30
- Dr Alison Ming (Admissions Tutor for Computer Science): 12:00 – 14:00, 16:00 – 16:30
- Dr Paul Russell (Admissions Tutor for Mathematics and Engineering): 9:30 – 12:00, 15:00 – 16:00
Eat and Drink
- Grab a meal in the Dining Hall or Buttery cafe.
- Cool down with a free ice-cream (tub or soft serve!) in our fabulous 50 acre site.
Understanding Churchill College
All Cambridge students follow the same academic courses through their University Departments. Visiting different Colleges will help you to see what daily life and living arrangements are like in different Colleges.
Visiting Churchill will help you to understand:
- how living in a College based on a single site, rather than a College split up around the city, can affect students’ experience;
- how a large College can help students to make connections inside and outside their course; and
- how the College’s structure and layout can support sustained academic work over time.
Churchill is designed to support serious academic work. It hosts spaces to think, people to think with, and an environment that houses and supports students throughout their studies. Visiting will allow you to see how that works in practice – and whether it feels right for you.
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