We’re committed to ensuring that all applicants have access to open and up-to-date information about making applications to the University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College and other higher education institutions.
We're always keen to work with state schools, colleges, students and teachers to provide information and support for potential applicants, and have a number of programmes and projects which we currently run to this end.
We also have a range of recorded content on our YouTube Channel. This includes tours of the College, admissions advice, pre-recorded admissions interviews and much more.
For a full list of upcoming events and opportunities the explore below.
- Area Links Scheme
As part of the University's Area Links Scheme Sidney works particularly (but not exclusively) with schools and colleges in the following regions:
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Staffordshire
- Lancashire
- Blackpool
- Bury
- Oldham
- Tameside
- Warrington
- Wigan
- London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Gibraltar
We know that for many people and schools it might not be possible to attend an event in Cambridge, and our admissions staff therefore visit schools and colleges around the country, and these areas in particular, to deliver talks and workshops to students and teachers.
Please get in touch with our Schools Liaison Officer if you would like us to deliver any content for your students or staff.
- Sidney Webinars 2026
What are they?
We run free webinars for school students who are targeting university and who may be considering making an Oxbridge application. These will be delivered by Sidney Sussex admissions staff and will also feature College undergraduates and academic staff to provide a full picture of life at the College and the University of Cambridge.
Topics covered will be aimed at KS4 and KS5 (or equivalents), but anyone is free to attend these sessions (students, teachers, parents etc).
Information will be updated on the dedicated webpage soon: The Sidney Sussex Webinar Series | Sidney Sussex College Cambridge
- Open Days and Taster Days
School groups and individual students are welcome to come and visit us in Sidney at one of our Open Days or Taster Days. Many of these events have subject-specific content and are a great way to find out more about what it's like living and studying at Sidney Sussex College.
- HE+ Project
HE+ is a collaborative project between the University of Cambridge and Cambridge Colleges, working together with groups of state schools and colleges in 18 regions of the UK.
The HE+ project is unique in that it encourages schools and colleges to collaborate to form regional consortia and to engage their highest-attaining students in a sustained year-long programme that is designed to encourage and prepare these students to make competitive applications to top universities, including the University of Cambridge.
Sidney Sussex College is responsible for working with the HE+ hubs in Stoke and Wigan & Warrington, organising a number of events with these groups during the school year, as well as an annual residential for each.
The HE+ website has free resources and material produced by Cambridge academics, including guided activities and suggestions for further reading. This material is available to everyone, regardless of whether they're part of HE+ or not, and is a great place to start if students are looking to go beyond the syllabus!
- Sidney's Easter Residentials
We are back for the second year of our two, completely free, two-night Easter residentials!
For more information about them, including the eligibility criteria and application links, head to our dedicated webpage.
- Enigma Residential
The Enigma Residential is a free, three-day Residential happening from the 11th-13th September 2026, aimed at women and non-binary people interested in studying a STEM subject at University.
Application details for the Residential will be updated in the summer, on the dedicated webpage.
- North-West and East Midlands Student Conferences
Our Admissions-themed Conferences are back for 2026! A number of Colleges from the University of Cambridge are teaming up to host these two exciting Conferences for Year 12 students, and their teachers and advisors.
Please view our dedicated webpage to find out more information about these here- Beyond the syllabus
Want to find out more about what a subject is like outside of the classroom? We can help with that!
We have collated information and resources from a wide variety of different media on every subject offered at Cambridge.
Prospective applicants, and teachers supporting these students, can find these resources on our Beyond the syllabus page, for use in super-curricular studying, or for extension classes in school!
Contact Layo, our Schools Liaison Officer to ask about visits to schools and to add your school to our mailing list so that we can let you know when bookings open for our events.
