Undergraduate

About the College

King’s has a long history of intellectual, artistic and social innovation. We were among the first of the historically male Colleges to admit women, and we have played a leading role in attracting ethnic minorities and state-educated students to Cambridge.

King’s is a vibrant, diverse and tolerant community. The College actively encourages applications from continental Europe and overseas.

The College has a high ratio of teaching Fellows to undergraduates, and relations between members of the College are traditionally informal. Our academic standards are high, and we take intellectual life seriously. King’s makes every effort to support students in their academic work, and their experience of living and enjoying themselves at university. The College offers good computer facilities and an excellent library, with many welcoming places to work.

King’s stands in the centre of Cambridge, with its splendid grounds and buildings stretching to the River Cam and beyond. There’s a wide choice of accommodation. Meals are offered in our cafeteria, but you take your tray into the grand College Hall. King’s has a welcoming bar and a coffee shop. We offer sports facilities, punts and kayaks, music practice rooms, a dark room, clubs and societies, student-run club nights and an Art Centre running classes. Our students are well represented on College committees, and fully engaged in the College’s rich intellectual and social life.

King’s is renowned for its music and Chapel. In addition to our celebrated male-voice choir, there’s King’s Voices (a mixed choir), a student orchestra and musical society, and countless other groups for different tastes and styles. The College bar also has popular open mic nights.

At King’s, students from any background can fulfil their personal and intellectual potential. We admit strictly on academic promise, and welcome applicants from any type of school or region of the world.

Fact file

UCAS campus code	K
Courses available	All courses except Education, Land Economy and Veterinary Medicine
Student numbers	430 undergraduates c120 admitted each year 280 postgraduates
Open days 2013	See the College website for information and booking All subjects 17 September Arts 5 July (AM) Sciences 4 July (AM) Department open day - Mathematics 27 April See also Cambridge Open Days
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College staff

Provost	Professor Ross Harrison
Admissions Tutor	Dr Stefan H Uhlig
Senior Tutor	Professor Robin Osborne
Directors of Studies	Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Dr J Quinn† Architecture Dr F Hernandez Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Dr L Allen Chemical Engineering Dr G Moggridge Classics Professor R Osborne Computer Science Dr S Teufel Economics Dr C Giannitsarou Engineering Dr T. Flack English Dr S Uhlig Geography Dr J Browne History Dr M Sonenscher History of Art Professor J-M Massing Human, Social, and Political Sciences Dr J Laidlaw Law Dr E Nanopoulos Linguistics Dr B Vaux Management Studies Dr M Jones† Manufacturing Engineering Dr N Atkins Mathematics Dr N Berestycki Medicine Dr F Colucci Modern and Medieval Languages Professor B Burgwinkle Music Dr N Marston Natural Sciences Dr J Griffin (Biological), Dr D Munday (Physical) Philosophy Dr A Alexandrova Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Dr D Good Theology and Religious Studies Dr J Morris † external Director of Studies