Girton College – Upcoming Outreach Events (masterclasses, taster days, webinars)
Girton College
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Girton College's outreach programme offers a mix of in-person taster days, online masterclasses, webinars and short programmes designed for secondary school students and teachers. The college runs subject-specific taster days (for example Biological Natural Sciences, Philosophy & TRPR, Classics/Archaeology/ASNaC, Human, Social & Political Sciences) that run 10:00–16:00 and include admissions talks, taster lectures, college tours, student Q&A and personal-statement workshops.
Booking for many Girton taster days opens the week beginning 5 January 2026 with decisions communicated the week beginning 2 February 2026. In addition to one-day taster events, Girton promotes and links to a wider set of University of Cambridge programmes: online webinar series (Applicant Support Programme), the Young Researchers online super-curricular projects for Year 10 state-school students, humanities writing competitions for Year 12, Target Oxbridge and the Exploring Law Conference (residential conference with a mix of fully funded and self-funded places).
Support measures such as reimbursements for public transport (for eligible state-school applicants) and coach-travel contributions for some school-collaboration days are provided where stated. How to apply and further details are available via the links on the Girton outreach pages; teachers can nominate students for many events and queries can be sent to access@girton.
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25 Feb 2026 – 25 Feb 2026
Molecules & Monkeys (Biological Natural Sciences) Taster Day
26 Feb 2026 – 26 Feb 2026
Life, the Universe & Everything (Philosophy & TRPR) Taster Day
03 Mar 2026 – 03 Mar 2026
People, Pots & Poetry (Classics, Archaeology, ASNaC) Taster Day
04 Mar 2026 – 04 Mar 2026
Our Rapidly Changing World (Human, Social & Political Sciences) Taster Day
29 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2026
Local outreach session — Capital City College Group, King's Cross (Camden scheme)
27 Feb 2026 – 27 Feb 2026
Camden outreach day — Girton College (coach travel support up to £500)
15 Oct 2025 – 14 Jan 2026
Applicant Support Programme (monthly webinars — University Foundation Year)
Young Researchers online programme (Year 10 state-school students)
Location
- Most in-person taster days (e.g. Molecules & Monkeys; Life, the Universe & Everything; People, Pots & Poetry; Our Rapidly Changing World) are open to students in Year 11 and Year 12; Year 12 students will be given priority.
- Year 12 applicants for science taster day must be studying at least two Science subjects plus Maths and be on track to receive A*A*A (or equivalent) as stated for that event.
- Year 12 applicants for humanities taster days must be studying relevant Humanities subjects and be on track to achieve A*AA (or equivalent) where specified.
- Teachers may nominate up to 3 students per school for the in-person taster days.
- Students must make their own travel arrangements; successful applicants from state schools can be reimbursed for public transport receipts (funded by the Isaac Newton Trust) where stated.
- Some events are targeted to specific groups (e.g. a new 2026 event open to students from BAME backgrounds with priority for British-Bangladeshi, British-Pakistani, and Black-British students; the Target Oxbridge programme is for Black African/Caribbean students or mixed-race with Black heritage in Year 12 at UK state schools).
- Young Researchers programme: open to Year 10 students currently attending a state school in the UK.
- Humanities Writing Competition: open to students in Year 12 (or equivalent).
- Head Up! mentoring scheme: supports 14–18 year-olds who self-identify as disabled (or have a physical/mental health condition, SpLD, or neurodivergence).
£240
Exploring Law Conference: £240 fee for self-funded participants; 150 fully funded places available and travel bursaries also offered.
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