Magdalene in Liverpool

Previously held at Goodison Park, the home of Everton Football Club, this year the event moved to the Museum of Liverpool.

Offering brilliant purpose-built facilities and the opportunity to engage with the museum’s collections, the venue proved to be a fantastic location that reflected the College’s academic focus and strong relationship with the local Merseyside community.

As part of the day, 350 Year 10 and 11 students, along with teachers from 38 schools from across the College’s Link Areas of Merseyside and North Wales, took part in a number of sessions run by undergraduate students, Fellows and the Schools Liaison Officer. Sessions were designed to give attendees a fuller picture of the opportunities available to them at the University of Cambridge. Students took part in two taster sample lectures, one on Medicine from Director of Studies Dr Cecilia Brassett (2009) examining the intricacies of anatomy with some willing volunteers. Meanwhile, College Lecturer Mr Alastair Mills (2006) gave students an insight into the field of Public Law. There was also the opportunity for attendees to ask plenty of questions to our students, academics and Fellows that had made the trip to Liverpool.

Magdalene students who hail from the Merseyside area, many of whom had attended the College’s Outreach Events and Residential ran a special session titled ‘From Liverpool to Cambridge’. The session focused on some of the worries and concerns about moving away from home to study in Cambridge. The session dealt with many of the fears of prospective students in a frank, honest and uplifting way and it showed them that students like themselves can, and do, go to Cambridge and achieve amazing things.

The Academic Office would like to thank the Fellows, students and staff who were involved in such a successful day, and for continuing to make a difference in the vital outreach work that the College undertakes.

Area Links Scheme Explained

The University assigns each College one or more geographic areas through its Area Links Scheme. The Scheme enables Cambridge to build effective, coherent relationships with schools and colleges across the UK, giving schools and colleges a direct way of staying in touch with the University via specific contact points, while helping each College to better understand specific regions and their unique local educational environments. Magdalene’s assigned Link Areas are Merseyside and North Wales.

By Mr Sandy Mill
Schools Liaison Officer