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13 Sep 2022: Degrees:      B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc., Ph.D. Awards & Prizes:     Martha T. Muse Prize for contributions to Antarctic science and policy (2018), awarded by T

13 Jul 2022: We were delighted to welcome the Year 4 students from Mayfield Primary School, Cambridge, to the College recently to see the sculpture in our gardens.  Not only did they draw the works from The W

19 Jan 2022: Five students from Murray Edwards College take you through a day in their life (filmed December 2020).

24 Mar 2022: The University of Cambridge Area Links Scheme enables the Cambridge Colleges to build strong and effective relationships with schools and colleges throughout the UK.  Through the Area Links Sc

16 May 2022: Paying living wages can positively affect all aspects of business activity including bottom line  A new report indicates living wages not only offer a way out of in-work poverty and help tackl

19 Jan 2022: Economics. Dr Theofanis Papamichalis.

17 Aug 2022: Freshers' Frequently Asked Questions I need to open a UK bank account and so need a letter to say that I am a student. We cannot issue you with a bank letter until you have arrived in Cambridg

19 Jan 2022: Sophie is a second year Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) student. She talks to the College President about her background, applying to Cambridge, and life at Murray Edwards. Dulcie

11 Feb 2022: A warm welcome to Craig Harley, the newest member of the Porters' Lodge team at Medwards.  We caught up with Craig to see how he is settling in to life at College. Welcome to Murray Edw

15 Aug 2022: Welcome to Murray Edwards Congratulations on getting your place.  These pages contain lots of information and will be updated often between now and when you arrive in October so please visi

21 Jan 2022: We are delighted to announce that Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, has accepted our invitation to be a Visiting Professor at the College during Lent Term. Maria has also taken up the Slade Pro

19 Jan 2022: Our focus is on creating a warm and welcoming environment for everyone, and fostering a diverse and inclusive community in which every student can thrive and succeed. Honorary Fellow, Baroness La

19 Jan 2022: Societies, music and sport

8 Jun 2022: It is with great sadness that the College has learned today of the death of Dame Paula Rego who was elected to an Honorary Fellowship of Murray Edwards College in 2013. Dame Paula Rego was born in

18 Jan 2022: Canning and Eliza Canning and Eliza Fok House can accommodate 40 postgraduate students in groups of eight en suite bedrooms, which share a very spacious kitchen/living room area. Licences are fo

22 Apr 2022: The Helen Richards Creative Writing Award was launched in 2019/20 to acknowledge literary talent at Murray Edwards College. College alumna, Helen Richards (1998, English) passed away in 2017 and th

16 Aug 2022: Information for International Freshers Please also see the information for all freshers International Student Office Pre arrival information Collecting your BRP Your responsibilities as

22 Mar 2022: For current students Instagram @medwardsjcr The JCR Instagram is used to highlight events and information for students. It tells students more about the JCR Committee, runs student takeovers, an

16 Aug 2022: Information for Postgraduate Freshers Please also see Information for all Freshers Welcome letter from Tutorial Mock Exams: some taught postgraduate courses have compulsory mock exams just be

18 Jan 2022: Buckingham House Buckingham House has 35 generous en suite bedroom and is the most modern undergraduate accommodation in College. There are two large kitchens on the first two floors and a smaller

6 Oct 2022: Dorothy Byrne, President of Murray Edwards College, spoke at this year's Alumni Festival about the unprecedented increase in mental health problems of girls and young women, from high levels of an

12 Apr 2022: From 20 April 2022, the art collection at College will revert back to its original name: The Women’s Art Collection (formerly the New Hall Art Collection). The Women’s Art Collection at

2 Mar 2022: On Monday 28 February, Professor Stephen Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge issued the following statement on the invasion of Ukraine: The University of Cambridge’s colle

31 Dec 2022: Honorary Fellow, Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, is the subject of Ben Proudfoot's short film, I Changed Astronomy Forever.  He Won the Nobel Prize for it. Growing up in a Quaker househol

19 Jan 2022: Murray Edwards Music Society  The Murray Edwards Music Society seeks to support all College musicians and give everyone an opportunity to participate in College musical life. All musical style

20 Jan 2022: The Accommodation Office, located in the basement of Pearl House, is typically the first port of call for any accommodation queries. Contact them by calling 01223 767775 or emailing accommodation.enqu

16 Jun 2022: Dr Anna Barford, Bye Fellow in Geography at Murray Edwards College, has been working with Business Fights Poverty on a report on Lifting youth participation through financial inclusion, which has been

23 Feb 2022: Murray Edwards College has been a customer of CoolerAid since 2008. CoolerAid supply bottled and mains fed water coolers throughout the College, and whilst they are primarily a national supplier

20 Jun 2022: On Tuesday 14 June 2022, we welcomed Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC as she was admitted as an Honorary Fellow of Murray Edwards College. Chantal-Aimée, who read History at New Hall (as Murray Edwards Co

19 Jan 2022: As well societies for music, sports, and subjects, there are several other societies at Murray Edwards.  Junior Combination Room  The Junior Combination Room (JCR) is the name giv

26 Apr 2022: In the largest study of its kind, a team of scientists led by College alumna and Honorary Fellow, Professor Serena Nik-Zainal, analysed the complete genetic make-up of more than 12,000 NHS cancer pati

2 Nov 2022: During the summer of 2022, I used my Gateway Challenge Funding to visit Edinburgh during the world-famous Fringe Festival. Since I had never been to a theatre festival before, I was excited about the

19 Jan 2022: Facilities  Murray Edwards has a squash court and netball/tennis courts available for College members on-site. There is also lots of equipment available for anyone in College to use in the Spo

23 Jun 2022: We are delighted that our Honorary Fellow, Professor Dame Jessica Rawson, has been awarded the 2022 Tang Prize Laureate in Sinology. Rawson's academic background is in Sinology with a particular re

5 Jan 2022: I used my Gateway funding to go on an independent tour of the Southwest of the UK from the 30th of June to the 4th of July. I was primarily based in the Glastonbury area in Somerset, however I managed

7 Mar 2022: Telephone Campaign 2023 Students for this year's campaign - which runs from 20th March - 2 April 2023 - are featured below.  Carina What subject are you studying? I am

5 Jan 2022: With help of the Gateway Challenges funding this year, I’m able to attend the British Society for Immunology Summer School 2021 in the topic of Immunology and a course about image analysis with FIJI s

5 Jan 2022: During the summer of 2021, I used the Gateway fund and the Murray Edwards Travel Bursary to visit Shakespeare’s Globe and other literary sites in London for the weekend. The money funded my train, acc

2 Nov 2022: In September 2022, I visited France, funded by the Gateway Challenges Funding and Rosemary Murray Travel Awards. It was a six-day trip to visit the numerous cultural attractions Paris had to offer.

5 Jan 2022: I used my Gateway Challenges funding to complete the coast to coast cycle route (Whitehaven to Tynemouth) at the end of the summer vacation. The cycle took me three days, and I stayed for two nights i

4 Feb 2022: During university, I knew I was interested in human behaviour and healthcare, and was open to a range of career options that would help me combine the two. For a long time, I thought this would limit

2 Nov 2022: In July 2022, with the support of Gateway Challenges Funding, I was able to go on a three week interrailing trip around Europe. Primarily I travelled from city to city by train, visiting seven countri

2 Feb 2022: From mid-July until the beginning of October, I spent nine weeks working with the Quantum Matter group in the Department of Physics, University of Cambridge. My project involves growing yttrium-based

2 Nov 2022: This summer, after I finished my second year in biological Natural Sciences, I used my Gateway Funding to fund the living costs for my two work experiences in Neurology and Psychiatry in Cambridge. I

2 Nov 2022: This year I was fortunate enough to receive funding from Gateway to take a trip to the south of Spain. As a former modern languages student, studying French and Spanish, I wanted to use the funding to

5 Jan 2022: With my Gateway Challenges Funding Award, I travelled alone from the 9th to the 15th of September to Seville. There were several reasons which pushed me to do this trip. The first was that I was reall

2 Feb 2022: In September 2021, I visited Munich and Vienna, funded partially by the Gateway programme and the Gateway Challenges funding and a Rosemary Murray Travel Exhibition.  Originally, I planned to

5 Jan 2022: With COVID restrictions still in place, I was unable to go interrailing as I had planned for my Gateway funding, so I had to resort to my Plan B which was hiking in the Lake District. The Gateway Chal

5 Jan 2022: For my Gateway challenge, I decided to complete the three highest peaks in the United Kingdom: Ben Nevis (Scotland), Scafell Pike (England) and Snowdon (Wales).  On the morning of the 14th of

2 Feb 2022: In summer of 2021, I used the Gateway fund and the Murray Edwards Travel Bursary to travel to Manchester as part of an all female production of literary materials. The show covered topics ranging from