Magdalene Open Days 2018
Magdalene will be open to all on Wednesday 4, Thursday 5 and Friday 6 July to coincide with the University of Cambridge Open Days. You can just drop in and look round the College, there is no need to book in advance.
Tours of the College will be available all throughout the day led by current Magdalene students and our Admissions Tutors, Directors of Studies, Admissions Team, and current students will be available to answer all your questions about applying to and studying at Cambridge.
Sample Lectures
If you would like to get a taste of teaching at Cambridge of find out more about student finance or writing the perfect personal statement for your UCAS application, come along to our sample lectures.
Wednesday 4 July
| Time | Lecture | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 2.30pm | Student Finance | Mr Sandy Mill School Liaisons Officer |
| 4.00pm | English practical criticism and mini-lecture session | Professor Helen Cooper Professor Emeritus of Medieval and Renaissance English |
Thursday 6 July
| Time | Lecture | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00am | From Republic to Empire: the ancient city of Rome | Dr John Patterson Director of Studies in Classics |
| 11.30am | Quality of life in our urbanising world |
Dr Nicholas James |
| 1.00pm | Student Finance | Mr Sandy Mill School Liaisons Officer |
| 2.30pm |
Why medicine? Including practical 'hands-on' session. |
Dr Nicholas Carroll College Lecturer in Medical Sciences |
| 4.00pm | English practical criticism and mini-lecture session | Dr Jane Hughes Director of Studies in English |
Friday 7 July
| Time | Lecture | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00am | The probability of coincidences | Dr Sergio Bacallado College Lecturer in Pure Mathematics and mathematical Statistics |
| 11.30am | Linguistics Lecture | Dr Theresa Biberauer Director of Studies in Linguistics |
| 1.00pm | Drafting personal statements for competitive universities | Mr Sandy Mill School Liaisons Officer |
| 2.30pm | Increasing Consciousness? | Dr Hannah Critchlow Outreach Fellow |
| 4.00pm | English practical criticism and mini-lecture session | Dr Michael Hrebaniak College Lecturer in English |
Subject-specific Sessions
Magdalene teaching staff, College Lectures and Directors of Studies will be giving subject-specific sessions, including sample supervisions, mock interviews and drop-in question and answer sessions.
The full listing of available subjects and timings is on the Open Days webpage.
If you would like to attend any of the subject sessions pop along to the Welcome Desk for further information and directions.
You do not need to book to visit Magdalene but you do need to book onto the University Open Days on the 5 and 6 Jull if you wish to attend any of the centrally organised sessions, please see the University Open Days page for more information.
We look forward to welcoming you at our Open Days.