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Sir Christopher Greenwood, Master of Magdalene College

The College is a warm and thriving community in which we strive to make everyone welcome. We are committed to excellence not only in academic life but in all aspects of what we do and we take great pride in the many achievements of the Members of our community.

Sir Christopher Greenwood, Master of Magdalene
Welcome to Magdalene

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Undergraduates

200

Postgraduates

114

Fellows

8789

Alumni

595

Years of Study

First Court, Magdalene College Cambridge

About

Magdalene College in the twenty-first century continues a tradition of education and exploration on this riverside site that goes back nearly 600 years.

About
College Life

College Life

Find out about what it's like to live, study and socialise at Magdalene. Our small annual intake helps to foster a family atmosphere and a close-knit community.

College Life

Study

We are keen to encourage anyone with the academic potential to succeed at Cambridge to apply to Magdalene.

Study

Student Life

We value the opportunities we have to get to know one another, irrespective of our subject and status.

Student Life

Alumni

Magdalene alumni are Members of College for life and are at the centre of the College community.

Alumni
Supporting Magdalene

Supporting Magdalene

With your help, we can do even more to encourage our talented community of bright young minds to achieve their academic and personal potential

Supporting Magdalene
Events at Magdalene

Events

Magdalene hosts a wide range of events throughout the year for both resident and non-resident Members of the College.

Events
Pepys Building, Magdalene College Cambridge

Pepys Library

The Pepys Library houses one of the great national library collections: 3000 volumes preserved as they were when Samuel Pepys bequeathed them.

Pepys Library

Contact us

Please find details of how to contact us by post, telephone, email, or via the website, by following this link.

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News

Sport
Mens Lightweight Squad Boat Race 2024

Meet the Boat Race Men's Lightweight President

With only a few days until the Oxford and Cambridge crews clash on the Thames for the 2024 Boat Race, Magdalene is proud to have students as Presidents of both Women's and Men's Lightweight squads. We catch up Ben Jones (2021), President of the Mens Lightweight Crew.

News
Peter Peckard Memorial Prize

Peter Peckard Memorial Prize

Essay competition on modern-day slavery and exploitation. Magdalene invites submissions for its annual Peter Peckard Prize worth £1000 from the University of Cambridge undergraduate students body. Collective entries by societies and essays written for undergraduate degrees are welcomed.

Sport
Women's Lightweight Crew

Representing Magdalene at the Boat Race

With just a few days left until the oars slice through the water at this year's Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, we catch up with Magdalene student, Lauren Britten (2019), President of the Women Lightweight Crew, to ask her a few questions about rowing and representing Cambridge at such an iconic event.

Events

Alumni
MA Day

MA Day Reunion for 2017 Matriculands

Booking Closed - We are delighted to invite back those Members who matriculated with an undergraduate degree in October 2017 to receive their MA and attend a special Reunion Dinner on Saturday 6th April 2024. 

Alumni
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Dinner 2024

We are delighted to announce that the Master, Senior Tutor, and Development Director, will be returning to Hong Kong this April to meet with alumni and friends again. Members and their guests are invited to a Magdalene dinner in Hong Kong on Thursday 11th April 2024. 

Alumni
Singapore

Singapore Dinner 2024

The Master, Senior Tutor, and Development Director will be visiting Singapore this April to meet with alumni and friends. We are delighted to invite Members and their guests to a Magdalene dinner in Singapore on Saturday 13 April 2024.