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- Newnham today makes that real. Our founders wanted a College that would be beautiful and sociable, with warm brick buildings looking out to stunning gardens where students picnic, work and relax. From historic rooms with balconies to stylish modern en-suite rooms, all Newnham undergraduates live on site and are always close to their friends.
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Newnham is the women’s college in the heart of Cambridge 150 years ago, a group of radicals – philosophers, campaigners, scientists, writers – came together to create a Cambridge College unlike any other.
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I choose Newnham mainly because I wanted a comfortable work environment and somewhere I would feel at home. As well as all the facilities and the proximity to my course, I just got a really nice feeling about Newnham and after visiting several times for lectures and stuff I'm pretty sure I made the right choice.
Why Newnham? Life at Newnham. How to Apply. Open Days. Costs and funding. Postgraduates. Newnham attracts postgraduate students of the highest academic calibre in all subjects from universities all over the world, giving the College a vibrant intellectual and international flavour.
Oct 10, 2020 · Newnham College is the oldest remaining women’s college, founded in 1871, and thus has the biggest endowment and best bursaries. To be frank, this was the main reason I chose this college over the other two, Murray Edwards College and Lucy Cavendish College (which, incidentally, has just gone coed).
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All of our rooms are offered at a fixed rate regardless of the room size. From historic rooms with balconies to stylish modern en suite rooms, accommodation for undergraduates is situated onsite, close to their friends.
Our gorgeous library was built in 1897, when pioneering women students couldn’t use the University libraries. Old Labs, the original women’s laboratories, are now a performance and music practice space. Our sports fields, tennis, gym and netball courts are all on site. Students also enjoy: 1. well-equipped kitchens for cooking with friends 2. the B...
Newnham is next to the main arts and humanities site, with the science and engineering departments five minutes’ cycle away. Newnham is a College for women, led by women. It’s a place where you’ll see women hold the most senior roles; where you’ll have the support to live life to your full potential. Your teaching and social life will be with women...
Newnham College is a women's constituent college of the University of Cambridge. [4] The college was founded in 1871 by a group organising Lectures for Ladies, members of which included philosopher Henry Sidgwick and suffragist campaigner Millicent Garrett Fawcett. It was the second women's college to be founded at Cambridge, following Girton ...
Welcome to Newnham – the College where you can walk on the grass! That sums us up – we’re friendly, informal, and try to break down the barriers between students and Fellows, so that everyone can learn from each other. One thing that makes us special – Newnham is a College for women, led by women.
