2013 open day programme

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Welcome

2 General information

4 General sessions

5 Course information

8 Colleges

10 Museums

11 Maps

Backcover

Getting around Cambridge

Welcome to Cambridge! Its fantastic to haveyou with us and we hope your visit will be

informative and enjoyable. The purpose of the

Open Days is to provide the opportunity for

you to find out more about the University, our

courses and the Colleges, and to talk with staff

and students.

With so much going on during the Open Days, we

suggest you look at the programme of activities in

advance or early in the day and make a plan so you

can make the most of your visit to help you withthis weve left spaces by the session times so you

can mark which you want to go to or in what order.

Thank you for taking the time to visit us and

we hope you have a great day. If you have any

questions, please do not hesitate to ask a member

of staff or a student (wholl be wearing turquoise

Cambridge Open Days t-shirts).

Please be aware that commercial organisations may have

students/staff in Cambridge collecting contact details of

potential applicants and/or advertising their services. If you

are approached by a representative and find their behaviour

intrusive, please inform staff at one of the Welcome Desks. These

organisations are not linked to either the University of Cambridge

or Oxford, and we do not support or encourage any of these

commercial enterprises none has access to any information

that is not already available free of charge from the Cambridge

Admissions Office, College admissions offices or Cambridge

University Students Union.

Got a smartphone?

The information in this programme

will be available on our mobile site

from 1 July, where you can also build

an itinerary for your visit and access

interactive maps to help you find

your way around.

www.camexplore.com

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If youre accompanying a prospective applicantPlease be aware that due to room capacity limits, for

the vast majority of sessions priority will be given to

prospective applicants. If seats are still available, our

staff and student helpers will let you know.

There are some dedicated sessions for parents/

carers/supporters, as well as an update for teachers

and HE advisers (see p4). You may also like to take

a walking tour (details available from the Main

Welcome Desk, map location W ) and/or visit one

of our museums or the Botanic Garden (see p10).

Visitors with a disability

If you have a disability or specific requirement that

means you may need particular support or facilities

during the Open Days, we are happy to help

wherever we can. Please contact the Cambridge

Admissions Office in advance or speak to staff at

one of the Welcome Desks on the day.

In case of an emergency

In case of an emergency, please contact the

nearest member of University staff or contact the

Cambridge Admissions Office (01223 333308).

In the event of a fire alarm, please vacate the

building immediately and follow staff directions.

Do not use lifts and remain outside until you

are informed by a member of staff that you may

re-enter.

PhotographyPlease note that we will be taking general

photographs of the event for publicity purposes.

If you do not wish to be in any photographs,

please notify a member of staff at one of the

Welcome Desks.

After the Open Days

We hope youre able to get everything out of your

visit that you want and need to. If theres something

you forget to ask, please visit our website

(www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/) or contact

a College admissions office (www.study.cam.ac.uk/

undergraduate/colleges/) or the Cambridge

Admissions Office ([email protected]).

So we can keep improving our events, were keen to

hear your thoughts on the Open Days. Well contact

you by email in the next few weeks to ask for your

comments and any time you can spare to provide

feedback is greatly appreciated.

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A few things to note


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Welcome DesksThe Main Welcome Desk at the Old Schools in

the city centre (map location W ) will be open

between 9.30am and 4.00pm each day. Staff will

be on hand to answer queries and youll be able to

pick up copies of various publications relating to

the Open Days, undergraduate study at Cambridge,

the Universitys Music Awards, student finance, and

walking tour guides. You can also have a look at

the exhibition of student photography on display

here, offering a student perspective of life at theUniversity.

In addition, information stands and representatives

from a range of other services will be based here:

Cambridge University Students Union (CUSU)

the Disability Resource Centre

(DRC, see also opposite)

the Language Centre (see also opposite)

the Careers Service

the Year in Industry

the Admissions Testing Service

There will be two smaller Welcome Desks one

on the Sidgwick Site (map location B1 ) and one

on the Downing Site (map location E1 ), open

between 10.00am and 4.00pm where you can

pick up additional copies of this programme and

a small number of other publications, as well as

speak to staff.

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General information


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Disability Resource Centre (DRC)Map location J1

Open: 9.00am 4.00pm

The DRC provides information and support to

prospective and current students with a disability/

specific learning difficulty/medical condition.

A session about the DRC, the Disabled Students

Allowances, and support for students with specific

learning difficulties will be offered at 2.30pm each

day and will last approximately one hour.

Language Centre

Map location E11

Open: 10.00am 4.00pm

Tours of the Language Centre will be available

throughout the day. A full tour will last

approximately 20 minutes but visitors can

join/leave a tour as time permits.

University Library

Map location H


As well as an information stand, tours of the

University Library and its unique collections will

be available throughout the day. Each tour will

last approximately 15 minutes, with the last tour

commencing at 4.00pm. Tour participants must

be aged 16 or over.

ADC Theatre

Map location R

Open: 12.00pm 5.00pmStudents will be on hand to answer questions.

Tours of the Theatre will be available at 12.00pm,

1.00pm, 2.00pm, 3.00pm and 4.00pm. Each tour

will last approximately 40 minutes.

Prayer room

A prayer room will be available for visitors on the

Sidgwick Site. Please speak to staff at the Sidgwick

Site Welcome Desk (map location B1 ) about access.

Refreshments

Refreshments can be purchased on someUniversity sites.

Sidgwick Site: Sidgwick Buttery (map location B7

9.00am 5.00pm) drinks, snacks, sandwiches;

Arc Caf (map location B11 9.00am 5.00pm)

drinks, snacks, sandwiches.

Silver Street/Mill Lane Site: University Centre

(map location F2 9.00am 7.00pm) drinks, snacks,

salads, sandwiches, hot food.

West Cambridge Site: William Gates Building

Cafeteria (map location K1 9.00am 5.00pm) drinks, snacks, sandwiches, hot food; West Caf

(map location K3 8.00am 5.00pm) drinks,

snacks, sandwiches, hot food.

If the weathers good, you may like to bring a picnic

there are a number of public parks and green spaces

where you can relax and soak up the atmosphere.

You can also find plenty of food stalls, sandwich and

coffee shops, restaurants, and pubs/bars serving

food throughout the city. Trinity Street/Kings Parade

and the streets around the Market Square (Market Hill)are a good place to start. Please note that the

University of Cambridge accepts no liability for the

products/services provided by these companies.

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If the weathers good, you

may like to bring a picnic

there are a number of public

parks and green spaces where

you can relax and soak up

the atmosphere.


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General sessions

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1Presentations, lectures and tours operate on a first-come first-

served basis, with priority given to prospective applicants. Ourstaff and student helpers will let parents/carers/supporters know if

seats are still available.

Cambridge

Explained

An introduction tothe University and

overview of the

application process.

Session Time Location Room Cambridge Explained1

An introduction to the University and

overview of the application process.

10.00am 10.45am B1 LG19

F1 LT3

11.00am 11.45am B1 LG19

F1 LT3

12.00pm 12.45pm B1 LG19

F1 LT3

Student Life1

Cambridge University Students Union

(CUSU) session covering what its liketo study, socialise and live in Cambridge.

10.00am 10.45am B1 LG17

F1 LT9

11.00am 11.45am B1 LG17

F1 LT9

12.00pm 12.45pm B1 LG17

F1 LT9

Student Finance1

An outline of the costs involved in going

to university and the financial support

available for (primarily UK) students.

10.00am 10.45am E5

12.00pm 12.45pm B1 LG18

Parents and Supporters Session

A summary of our Admissions Policy,

and what the University and Collegeshave to offer your prospective applicant.

The session also includes a Q&A led by

an Admissions Tutor.

10.00am 10.45am B1 LG18

F1 LT1

11.00am 11.45am B1 LG18F1 LT1

Teacher and HE Adviser Update

The latest information about the

Admissions Policy and process for teachers

and HE advisers.

1.30pm 2.15pm F1 LT1


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Whats happening where - courses

Course information

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Anglo-Saxon, Norse,and Celtic (ASNC)

Information stand 10.00am 1.00pm B1

Department drop-ins and tours 1.30pm 4.15pm B10

Architecture Information stand 10.00am 12.30pm B1

Course presentation 1.30pm 2.15pm F1 LT9

Exhibition of student work 10.00am 5.00pm L Foyer

Asian and MiddleEastern Studies(AMES)


Sample lecture TBC

ChemicalEngineering

Course presentations (on the hour) 10.00am 4.00pm G3

Department tours (on the half hour) 10.30am 4.30pm G3Classics Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B1

Course presentation 2.30pm 3.15pm B5 G19

Faculty tour 1.30pm 2.15pm B5 Foyer

3.30pm 4.15pm B5 Foyer

ComputerScience

Information stand 10.00am 1.00pm E1

Course presentation 1.30pm 2.15pm K1 LT1

Demonstrations 2.00pm 4.00pm K1 Intel Lab

Department open to visitors 2.00pm 4.00pm K1

Economics Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B1

Course presentation 3.30pm 4.15pm B1 LG18

Education Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B1 N


2.00pm 3.15pm N GS5

Sample lecture 1.00pm 1.45pm N GS5

3.30pm 4.15pm N GS5

Faculty tour 12.30pm 12.45pm N Foyer

1.30pm 1.45pm N Foyer

3.00pm 3.15pm N Foyer

Faculty open days website: www.educ.cam.ac.uk/undergradstudy/rightforme/opendays/.Engineering Information stand 1.00pm 5.00pm C Foyer

Course presentation 1.15pm 1.45pm C LT0

2.45pm 3.15pm C LT0

Department tours (every 15 minutes) 2.00pm 4.30pm C Foyer

Department open days website: www.eng.cam.ac.uk/admissions/opendays/.

English Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B10


Faculty tours 11.00am 1.00pm B10 Library

3.30pm 4.00pm B10 Library

Course Session type1

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History Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B1


Sample lecture 1.30pm 2.15pm B3

History of Art Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B1Course presentation 1.30pm 2.15pm L LT2

Fitzwilliam Museum tour (advancebooking required: [email protected])

3.15pm 4.00pm

Human, Social, andPolitical Sciences(HSPS)


Course presentation 1.30pm 2.15pm F1 LT3

Sample lecture Archaeology andBiological Anthropology

2.30pm 3.00pm F1 LT1

Sample lecture Sociology 2.30pm 3.00pm F1 LT3

Sample lecture Politics andInternational Relations

3.00pm 3.30pm F1 LT3

Sample lecture Social Anthropology 3.00pm 3.30pm F1 LT1

Q&A Archaeology and BiologicalAnthropology

3.45pm 4.15pm E3

Department tour Social Anthropology 3.45pm 4.15pm G1

Department tour Sociology 3.45pm 4.15pm G1

Department tour Politics andInternational Studies


Land Economy Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B1

Course presentation 3.30pm 4.15pm(Thu)

B1 LG17

Department open day 5 July, separate booking required (www.landecon.cam.ac.uk).

Law Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B1


Sample lecture 2.30pm 3.15pm B1 LG19

Squire Law Library tour 3.30pm 4.15pm B1 Library

Linguistics Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B1



Library open to visitors 10.00am 4.00pm B2

Mathematics Information stand 10.00am 1.00pm E1

Course presentation 1.30pm 2.15pm A MR22.45pm 3.30pm A MR2

Course drop-in 2.15pm 2.45pm A

3.30pm 4.00pm A

Course information (cont.)

Geography Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm E7

Course presentation 1.30pm 2.15pm E7

Sample lecture 2.30pm 3.15pm E7

Department tours 10.00am 4.00pm E7

Department open days website: www.geog.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/opendays/


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Time Location Room Medicine(includingGraduate Course)

Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm G4

Course presentation 1.30pm 2.15pm G4

See also Natural Sciences specialisms sessions pick up the detailed timetable from the NaturalSciences information stand on the day.

Modern andMedievalLanguages (MML)




Library open to visitors 10.00am 4.00pm B2

Music Information stand 10.00am 1.00pm B9

Course presentation 2.30pm 3.15pm B9 RecitalRoom

Music interviews session 3.30pm 4.15pm B9 RecitalRoom

Faculty open to visitors 10.00am 1.00pm B9

2.30pm 4.15pm B9

Natural Sciences Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm E1

Course presentation 11.00am 11.45am E5 E9

1.30pm 2.15pm E5 E10

3.15pm 3.45pm K2

Presentations, sample lectures and department tours for some of the Natural Sciences specialismsare available pick up the detailed timetable from the information stand on the day.

Philosophy Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm B1


Faculty tour (meet at Philosophyinformation stand)

3.30pm 4.15pm B1

Psychologicaland BehaviouralSciences (PBS)

Information stand 10.00am 4.00pm E1


Sample lecture 2.15pm 3.15pm E6

Department tour 3.45pm 4.30pm E6

Theology and

Religious Studies


Course presentation 2.00pm 2.45pm B8

Faculty tour 2.45pm 3.15pm B8 Foyer


VeterinaryMedicine


See also Natural Sciences specialisms sessions pick up the detailed timetable from the NaturalSciences information stand on the day.

Department open days 4 and 5 July, separate booking required (www.vet.cam.ac.uk/application/).

1Presentations, lectures and tours operate on a first-come first-served basis, with priority given to prospective

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Whats a College?Cambridge is a collegiate university. This means

that it comprises various faculties and departments

in different academic subjects, and a number of

Colleges.

Your College is your base for the time youre at

Cambridge. Its where you live, eat, do a lot of

socialising, receive academic and pastoral support,

and where you often (though not always) have

your supervisions. Students on the same course,

regardless of their College, are taught together by

the academic faculties/departments, attending the

same lectures, seminars and practicals. There are

no Colleges that are better for certain subjects.

Advice on how (and how not) to choose a College,

along with an explanation of the key functions that

the University (through the faculties/departments)

and Colleges are responsible for, can be found intheUndergraduate Prospectusand on our website

(www.cam.ac.uk/choosingacollege/).

Visiting Colleges

The Colleges will be open for visitors to drop in

at the times specified below (please check the

opening times carefully as access will not be

possible at any other time) please follow the signs

from the main College entrance.

Some Colleges have their own events taking placeduring 4 and 5 July that require separate booking

(see individual College websites for details and

booking).

College

Times open for

visitors to drop in Maplocation

Available to drop-in visitors

Welcomedesk

Admissions

Tutor

Current

students

College

presentation

Tour(s)

Viewstudent

accommodation

Christs 10.00am 5.00pm 1

Churchill 2.00pm 6.00pm 2

Clare 1.00pm 5.00pm 3

Corpus Christi1.30pm 5.00pm (Thu)

10.00am 4.00pm (Fri)4

Downing 10.30am 4.00pm 5

Emmanuel 9.00am 5.30pm 6

Fitzwilliam9.00am 6.00pm (Thu)

9.00am 3.00pm (Fri)7

Girton39.00am 11.30am

3.00pm 5.30pm

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9.45am

Gonville and Caius 2.00pm 5.00pm 9

Colleges


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College

Times open for

visitors to drop in Maplocation

Available to drop-in visitors

Welcomedesk

Admissions

Tutor

Current

students

College

presentation

Tour(s)

Viewstudent

accommodation

Homerton 2.00pm 5.00pm 10

Fri

Fri

Hughes Hall1 9.00am 5.00pm (Thu)9.00am 12.00pm,

2.00pm 5.00pm (Fri)

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Jesus 11.00am 5.00pm 12

Kings10.00am 10.30am

2.00pm 5.00pm13

Lucy Cavendish1 29.00am 12.00pm (both)

2.00pm 4.00pm (Fri)14

Magdalene 9.00am 5.00pm 15

Murray Edwards2 2.00pm 5.00pm (Thu)9.00am 5.00pm (Fri)

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Newnham2 9.00am 5.00pm 17

Pembroke 10.30am 5.00pm 18

Peterhouse 2.00pm 4.30pm 19

Queens 12.00pm 4.00pm 20

Robinson 9.00am 5.00pm 21

St Catharines 10.00am 4.00pm 22 3.45pm

St Edmunds110.00am 12.30pm

2.00pm 4.00pm

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St Johns 10.00am 4.00pm 24

Selwyn 1.30pm 5.00pm 25

Sidney Sussex 9.00am 5.00pm 26

Trinity 10.00am 4.00pm 27

Trinity Hall 10.00am 5.00pm 28

Wolfson1 9.00am 5.00pm 29

1Mature College.2Female College.3Girton will be providing a free shuttle bus between the Sidgwick Site (map location B) and the College.


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Museum of Archaeology and

Anthropology

Map location E2


Tours of the Museum will be available at 11.00am,

12.00pm and 2.00pm on Thursday 4 July; and at

11.00am on Friday 5 July. Numbers are limited

to 20 visitors per tour, with each tour lasting for

approximately 45 minutes.

www.maa.cam.ac.uk

Botanic Garden

Map location U


Please note that normal Garden admission

charges apply.

www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

Museum of Classical Archaeology

Map location B5



1.30pm and 3.30pm. Numbers are limited

to 20 visitors per tour, with each tour lasting


www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/

Fitzwilliam Museum

Map location S



1.30pm and 3.00pm. Numbers are limited

to 30 visitors per tour, with each tour lasting


www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Kettles Yard

Map location Q

Open: 1.30pm 4.30pm (House)

www.kettlesyard.co.uk

Polar Museum

Map location T


www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

Map location E4


Tours of the Museum will be available at 10.30am

and 1.30pm. Each tour will last approximately 30

minutes.

www.sedgwickmuseum.org

Whipple Museum of the History of Science

Map location G2

Open: 12.30pm 4.30pm

A tour of the Museum will be available at 2.00pm.

Numbers are limited to 15 visitors for the tour, which

will last approximately 30 minutes.

www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple/

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The University has a number of museums and collections that give an exciting insight into some of thedisciplines we offer. Many of these museums are open to the public throughout the year please find

details below regarding those that will be open on 4 and 5 July, should you wish to visit any during the

Cambridge Open Days.

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Most of the locations used for the Open Days are

within walking distance of the city centre, but

some Colleges and departments are a little further

out. If you have sufficient time you may like to walk

out to these Colleges/departments. Alternatively,

you may wish to use one of the bus services (seebelow).

Walking tours

Four walking tours will be available two around

the city centre and two to/from West Cambridge.

The tours vary in length (between 30 minutes and

two hours) and you can pick these up from the

Main Welcome Desk (map location W ).

If it s a nice day we particularly recommend

the walk to West Cambridge (approximately 30minutes each way), which takes you past the

University Library and Faculty of Mathematics, as

well as a number of the Colleges.

Buses

Cambridge Open Day shuttle bus

We will be providing a free shuttle bus service

between Queens Road (The Backs) and the West

Cambridge Site (JJ Thomson Avenue). There will

also be a stop near Storeys Way, for those who

wish to visit the Faculty of Mathematics, and/or theColleges in this area (Churchill, Fitzwilliam, Lucy

Cavendish, St Edmunds and Murray Edwards).

The buses will run between 11.00am and 5:30pm.

There will be limited seating on each bus but

we anticipate a pick-up/set down from each

of the three stops every 10-20 minutes (traffic

depending).

The last pick-up from Queens Road (to West

Cambridge) will be at 5.00pm, and the last pick-up

from the West Cambridge Site (to Queens Road)

will be at 5.30pm. Please note that the West

Cambridge Site is approximately five minutes walk

from the Madingley Road Park & Ride site.

City services

The Uni 4 and Citi 6 bus services (operated by

Stagecoach) link the Colleges/departments

with the city centre. Information and timetables

will be available from the Main Welcome Desk

(map location W ) on the day.

The train station is approximately 20 minutes walk

from the city centre, or buses depart every 10-20

minutes from Emmanuel Street.

If you use one of the Park & Ride services, you can

catch a bus back from the following city centre bus

stops to:

Milton P&R Drummer Street, stop D2

Newmarket Road P&R Drummer Street, stop D1

Babraham Road P&R Emmanuel Street, stop E5Trumpington P&R Downing Street, by John Lewis

Madingley Road P&R Drummer Street, stop D2

Cambridge Admissions OfficeTelephone: 01223 333308

Email: [email protected]

www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/Details are correct at the time of printing (June 2013).

University of Cambridge, 2013. Design by Redback Design.

The University is not a campus university the faculties/departments and Colleges are scatteredthroughout the city but Cambridge isnt a large city and is easy to get around. A map of the city

centre can be found on p12-13 and a more detailed map of the University and Colleges will be

available from the Welcome Desks (map locations W B1 E1 ).

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Cambridge is a busy city, not built with moderntraffic flows in mind, and so its best to travel into the

city by public transport.

By car

For those driving to Cambridge, the roads in and

around the city centre can get congested and

parking is very limited. Therefore, we recommend

visitors arriving by car use the Park & Ride services

into the city centre.

The Park & Ride sites are shown on the map (right).Parking is free and a return ticket to the city costs

2.60 from the ticket machine and 2.90 from the

bus driver (please bring the correct change). Buses

leave every 10 minutes and the journey normally

takes around 15 minutes, but it s advised to allow

at least 30 minutes to travel into the city centre.

For more information, see the website at:

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/parkandride/ .

Alternatively, visitors from the north may want to

use the Guided Busway into the city centre

(www.thebusway.info/). Follow the signs from

the A14 for Longstanton Park & Ride.

Disabled parking is available on some University

sites for the Open Days. Please contact the

Cambridge Open Days Team in advance about

arrangements (email: cambridgeopendays@admin.

cam.ac.uk; telephone: 01223 765514). Disabled

parking is also available in the citys car parks and

on some streets. Please check in advance with

the Tourist Information Centre

(www.visitcambridge.org).

By train

Cambridge train station is approximately 20 minutes

walk from the city centre. There are a taxi rank and

bus stops in front of the main entrance and buses

run every 10-20 minutes to St Andrews Street in

the city centre (returning to the station from

Emmanuel Street).

By bus

National bus services stop on Parkside, Parkers Piece.

Park & Ride site Address

Milton Butt Lane, CB24 6DQ

Newmarket Road Newmarket Road, CB5 8AA

Babraham Road Shelford Bottom, CB22 3AB

Trumpington Hauxton Road, CB2 9FT

Madingley Road1 Madingley Road, CB3 0EX

Travelling to Cambridge

1For those using the Madingley Road P&R site, we suggest you catchthe Uni 4 bus to go to the Sidgwick Site (alight on West Road), or catch

the P&R bus to go to the city centre locations.

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