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The Peterhouse organ is the largest surviving example of the work of Johann Snetzler. It was given to the College in 1765 by Horatio Mann who had joined Peterhouse as a Fellow Commoner in 1760, and the College is most grateful for the generosity of current Petreans that made our recent ambitious restoration project such a success.
The Peterhouse Kelvin Biological Sciences Essay Competition aims to give students the opportunity to explore scientific concepts and topics beyond the classroom, and to engage with scientific research. **The 2024 Peterhouse Kelvin Biological Sciences Essay Competition has now closed. You can see the information about the competition below.
Peterhouse Outreach is committed to providing young people with the information and support necessary to make competitive applications to university. In particular, we seek to encourage and enable students from underrepresented, under-served and disadvantaged backgrounds to access the University of Cambridge and higher education more widely.
All undergraduate accommodation at Peterhouse is located on or adjacent to the main College site and all rooms are less than 5 minutes’ walk from the Porter's Lodge, dining hall, College Bar and Junior Common Room (JCR). Being on the College site means that our accommodation is very secure. The Porter's Lodge is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days ...
Peterhouse is the oldest college in Cambridge [but don't you dare call it "Peterhouse College"] dating from 1284AD. And one of the three smallest, at around 240 undergraduates. A long way south on Trumpington Street; so most tourists don't get that far. And the main street entrance is quite discrete, with views blocked by the back of the Chapel.
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges, founded by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely in 1284 and granted its charter by Edward I. As a charitable institution dedicated to education and research, the College has survived the Reformation, Civil War and the upheavals of every century since.
She also did pro-bono work for charities working in sub-Saharan Africa, Malawi and Eritrea. She was a school-govern or for two Cambridge schools. Also here in Cambridge she was a Proctor, on behalf of Newnham College, for the years 2003-06, and was Senior Proctor for 2004/05. Petrean Tim Milner was that year Junior Proctor, for Peterhouse.
