Cambridge from the Inside

Stay tuned to hear Professor Graham Pullan share everything you need to know about applying for Engineering at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. More information about Professor Graham can be found below:https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/people/professor-graham-pullan/ESAT Admissions Test past papers can be found below: https://esat-tmua.ac.uk/esat-preparation-materials/...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about the UCAS school reference. A list of topic discussions can be found below: 00:00 Introductions01:50 What is the school reference? 02:50 When is the deadline to submit the school reference? 03:40 Is there a character limit? 04:00 What changes were made to the school reference in 2024?06:55 What...

Stay tuned to hear our Sam, Outreach Communications Officer for the Department of Land Economy, explain everything you need to know about applying for Land Economy. For super-curricular activities/reedling lists, please find the below: https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/page/preparing-land-economy-degree A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions01:20 Who is most interested in...

Stay tuned to hear Dr Heather Inwood, Director of Studies in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese), share everything you need to know about studying Chinese at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. More information about Dr Heather Inwood can be found below:https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-heather-inwood/00:00 R.F. Kuang01:30 Introductions02:20 Is AMES a lite...

Stay tuned to hear Lola, 4th-year Modern and Medieval Languages student, share everything you need to know about the year abroad! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 02:10 What is the Year Abroad? 03:00 If you’re studying two languages, do you go to two countries during your Year Abroad? 03:50 What did Lola do during her Year Abroad? 05:30 How Lola found moving...

Interviews may be online or in person, depending on which College is assessing your application. Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about interview format. More information about the interview format all the colleges are adopting can be found below:https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/after/cambridge-interviewsA list of top...

Stay tuned to hear Dr Lee de-Wit, University Associate Professor of Political Psychology, share everything you need to know about studying Psychological & Behavioural Sciences at Cambridge. You can find more information on Dr Lee de-Wit in the link below: https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/lee-de-witA full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions01:50 What is Psychol...

Stay tuned to hear Dr Cristiano Ristuccia, share everything you need to know about studying Economics at Cambridge. We’ve recorded another podcast on what it’s like to study Economics at Cambridge with one of our students, Nikolai — which you can find below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd_yt9Lz4dMA full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 00:40 What kind of studen...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr. Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about Admissions Assessments! A list of topic discussions can be found below: More info on Admissions Assessments can be found in the link below: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/how/admission-tests 00:00 Introductions00:30 What are Admissions Assessments? Are they different from A...

Stay tuned to hear Rhiannon, PhD student at Trinity Hall, share everything you need to know about studying Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtics studies at Cambridge! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 00:30 What is ASNC? (Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic) 01:00 Is ASNC a course where students study languages, history, or literature? 04:15 What advice do you have for s...

Stay tuned to hear Marcus, our Director of Admissions, discuss whether Cambridge has a bias towards school types. Our 'How will we assess your application?' podcast where Marcus and Siam go through lots of hypothetical situations, can be found in the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn4e8XTcgOw A list of topic discussions can be found below: 00:00 Introductions 01:30 Does the Un...

Stay tuned to hear Dr Rebecca Dell, share everything you need to know about studying Geography at Cambridge. A full list of discussion points can be found below. Dr Rebecca Dell is a glaciologist based at the Scott Polar Research Institute within the Department of Geography, and a Director of Studies in Geography at Trinity Hall. Her work focusses on the stability of Antarctic ice shelves. Rebecca...

Stay tuned as Dr Stephen Plant, Director of Studies for Theology at Trinity Hall, delves into everything you need to know about studying Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion at Cambridge. A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Simone Weil and Simone de Beauvoir — Behind the Scenes04:10 What is Theology?05:30 The flexibility of the Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religio...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about Post–A Level Applications. A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions02:05 What to do if you’ve got A Level results that are much better than you expected?11:15 How many applicants miss their offer?13:30 How do we compare applicants who are applying post–A Level with...

Stay tuned to hear our Director of Admissions, Dr Marcus Tomalin, explain everything you need to know about the Summer Pool and the August Reconsideration Pool. A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions00:40 What to do if you’ve missed your offer03:30 What is the Summer Pool?09:45 What is the August Reconsideration Pool?14:15 How will students know if they are in the Summe...

Stay tuned as Marcus and Siam discuss a recent update made to the new UCAS personal statement. Our full podcast on The New Personal Statement can be found below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rM-4pCKTgkA list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions02:00 What is the update? 03:00 How the personal statement is assessed?04:00 What to include in each of the three sections of the...

Stay tuned as Dr Michael Sutherland, Senior Tutor at Trinity Hall, explores what the Natural Sciences course at Cambridge offers to students curious about Physics. Learn more about Dr Sutherland and he's research in the link below: https://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/profile/dr/Check out other podcast on the Natural Sciences - Studying Chemistry at Cambridge - link is below: https://www.youtube.com/watc...

Stay tuned as Professor James Keeler, Head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, explores what the Natural Sciences course at Cambridge offers to students curious about Chemistry. Learn more about Professor Keeler in the link below: https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/person/jhk10Check out our other podcast on the Natural Sciences - Studying Biology at Cambridge - link is below:https...

Stay tuned to hear Laura, 3rd-year Music student, share everything you need to know about studying Music and all the music opportunities here at Cambridge and Trinity Hall ! A full list of discussion points can be found below. 00:00 Introductions 00:50 What made Laura choose to study Music? 01:20 Do Music students often feel they have to choose between a practical decision and one that aligns with...

Stay tuned to hear Neve, a first-year Human, Social, and Political Sciences student, discuss how her first year at Cambridge has been. Find Neve's first podcast on her experiences of first term in the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak1rWU6sbjUA list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions 02:20 How Neve has been doing since her first term06:50 How Neve plans to...

Stay tuned as Sam, a third-year student, shares everything you need to know about the poetry scene at Cambridge, how she approaches writing poetry, how she set up the open-mic spoken word society Give Us the Mic, and reads her own poem about life at Trinity Hall. You can find Sam's new book— Naked Pen — in the link below:https://sam-elbahja.squarespace.com/naked-penYou can find Sam's poem...

Stay tuned as Marcus and Siam discuss everything you need to know about the Cambridge Open Days. For more information about the Open Days, the link is below:https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/cambridge-open-daysVirtual tours of the university can be found here: https://www.virtualtour.study.cam.ac.uk/Virtual tour of Trinity Hall and its accommodation can be found here:https://www.tri...

Stay tuned as Professor Pedro Ramos Pinto, History Director of Studies at Trinity Hall, delves into everything you need to know about studying History at Cambridge. Check out Pedro's other videos below, on History interviews and belonging at Cambridge:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g36BNI5R7sMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChUufEJ9rLYA list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Intro...

Stay tuned as Professor Fuerst Mathematics delves into what the Land Economy course offers and what sets it apart from other university programs. A list of topic discussions can be found below. Professor Fuerst is Professor of Housing and Real Estate Finance and Cambridge University Land Society Fellow. His research interests include ‘green’ real estate economics, financial analysis of sustainable...

Stay tuned as Siam interviews Lisa, our Head of Wellbeing, to discuss Trinity Hall's 'Improve Wellbeing to Enhance Learning and Academic Performance project.' A list of topic discussions can be found below:00:00 Introductions01:10 Lisa’s role as Head of Wellbeing 03:10 Wellbeing support provided by the SU04:40 Wellbeing support provided by Trinity Hall06:00 What’s the difference betwee...