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Newnham's newly built bar, the Iris, is the place to go to in the evenings to relax with friends and enjoy the delicious and super-affordable drinks on offer. The bar is cashless so you can pay by card or on your Camcard.
Newnham has a student-run bar, with regular social events that bring members of the College together. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are available, and the atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. Kitchens
Does Newnham favour applicants from particular types of school? No, definitely not. Our aim is to select the very best applicants, regardless of their educational or other background.
At Newnham, we know that for our students to reach their full academic potential, we need to ensure their wellbeing as much as their educational needs. We aim to create a strong support network, and each student has a Director of Studies (DoS) for academic matters, and a personal Tutor for non-academic matters.
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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...
Oct 10, 2020 · Iris Café: Down the hall in the Dorothy Garrod building is the shiny new café, named for the college flower, normally a bustling study and coffee hub by day and college bar by night. The ceiling is hung with whimsical metal casts of papers from Newnham archives.
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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 ...