Undergraduate

About the College

The oldest of the undergraduate Colleges, Peterhouse is an exciting and friendly place to live. Centrally located, it’s perfectly situated for student life in Cambridge – close to the main arts, engineering and science faculties, but just off the tourist trail.

Peterhouse’s size (we admit about 75 freshers a year) promotes plenty of individual attention for students. It is a supportive community where people quickly feel at home. Both lively and tolerant, Peterhouse welcomes students with wide-ranging backgrounds, interests and opinions. The only things all our students have in common are high academic ability, dedication to their subject, and a willingness to work hard.

The College can provide excellent accommodation in central Cambridge for all undergraduates, as well as great food eaten in a candlelit thirteenth-century Hall, the oldest in Cambridge. The College has a wealth of facilities for study, sporting and social events. These include an excellent library, theatre, bar, computer room, gym, boathouse and sports grounds. The Deer Park provides a beautiful spacious garden where students can escape the hustle and bustle of city life to relax, meet friends, read or study.

Admitting students solely on the basis of academic achievement and potential, Peterhouse is committed to offering places to the most able, regardless of school or background. We encourage you to apply even if your school has little or no experience of the Cambridge system.

To find out more about Peterhouse, why not come to an open day and meet our students and Fellows? If you’re unable to attend one of these, individual visits can usually be arranged. Our website provides comprehensive information and the Admissions Office is always happy to advise you, whether or not you have any prior knowledge of the Cambridge application process.

Fact file

UCAS campus code	U
Courses available	All courses except Education; Geography; Human, Social, and Political Sciences; Land Economy; Psychological and Behavioural Sciences; and Veterinary Medicine
Student numbers	263 undergraduates 161 postgraduates
Open days 2012	See the College website for information and booking All subjects 5 July, 6 July Department open day - Mathematics 28 April See also Cambridge Open Days

College staff

Master	Professor Adrian Dixon
Admissions Tutors	Dr Sophie Jackson (Sciences) Mr Scott Mandelbrote (Arts) Dr András Zsák (Sciences)
Senior Tutor	Dr Philip Pattenden
Directors of Studies	Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Dr P Russell† Architecture Mrs M-A Steane† Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Dr C P Melville† Chemical Engineering Dr D Scott Classics Dr P Pattenden Computer Science Dr A C Norman† Economics Dr S N Solomou Engineering Dr R Plumb English Mr M S Golding History Dr M Ryan History of Art Professor Dr F E Salmon† Law Dr R J C Munday Linguistics Dr M C Jones Mathematics Dr A Zsák Medicine Professor R Ross Russell Modern and Medieval Languages Dr M C Jones Music Dr J R Thurlow† Natural Sciences Dr C Baker (Biological), Dr C Lester (Physical) Philosophy Professor T M Crane Theology and Religious Studies The Reverend Dr S W P Hampton † external Director of Studies