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The hidden curriculum runs alongside the formal curriculum (classroom- based, actively taught) and the informal curriculum (opportunities for learning that arise outside of formal teaching encounters).
- Hughes Hall: Origins and Buildings
- Education and Egalitarianism
- Royal Charter and Contemporary Vision
Hughes Hall was established in 1885 during the Victorian golden age of college foundations. Its grand main building, now known as the Margaret Wileman Building in honour of the college’s seventh Principal, was designed by William Fawcett and inaugurated in 1895. Fawcett, himself a graduate of Jesus College, was one of Cambridge’s most distinguished...
While Hughes Hall shared the egalitarian vision of colleges like Girton and Newnham in providing university education for women – it was unique in specializing in the admission of women graduates. In fact, the College was an innovator in offering provision for graduate students specifically, and today it enjoys being known as the ‘Oldest Graduate C...
In 2006, 120-years after its foundation, Hughes Hall was finally granted its Royal Charter and formally became a full college of the University of Cambridge. The College has had sixteen principals since its foundation in 1885, and the current principal – now formally called ‘President’ – is Sir Laurie Bristow who was appointed in 2022. Despite the ...
Many of the University's customs and unusual terminology can be traced to roots in the early years of the University's long history, and this section of our website looks to the past to find the origins of much that is distinctive in the University of today.
Year YearEvent EventYear 1209Event Groups of scholars congregate at ...Year 1284Event Peterhouse, the first College at ...Year 1347Event Mary, Countess of Pembroke, founds ...Year 1446Event Henry VI, founder of Eton and of ...Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge evolved out of an association of scholars that had escaped to the town of Cambridge from nearby Oxford after a dispute with local townsmen.
May 7, 2021 · In order to explore this, we report on a small-scale empirical study using the lens of the hidden curriculum to problematise issues of student identity in higher education. Exploring the hidden curriculum can be the key to understanding institutional cultures and in turn identifying ways to challenge or transform them. Why the hidden curriculum?
- George Koutsouris, Anna Mountford-Zimdars, Kristi Dingwall
- 2021
Jan 31, 2013 · Cambridge is a multifaceted, multi-layered structure that has developed organically over eight centuries. Perhaps the easiest way of understanding it is to look at the functions of the College and University, how they differ and how they overlap. Let’s start at the beginning of the process, with admissions. Admissions.
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Mar 21, 2018 · The so-called ‘hidden curriculum’ (HC) is often presented as a counterproductive element in education, and many scholars argue that it should be eliminated, by being made explicit, in education in general and specifically in higher education (HE).
