Girton College

Open Days

Sixth Formers are very welcome to visit Girton on our 2015 Open Days

Saturday 2nd May (Maths)
Monday 22nd June
Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd July
Saturday 19th September

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Music

Girton is unique among Cambridge colleges in the richness and diversity of its musical life. Find out more about the choir, chamber music, jazz nights, concerts and musicians in residence.
Music at Girton > | Music events >

Library & Archive

Girton has one of the largest and most comprehensive College libraries in the University. It also houses a unique archive of Girton's pioneering history.
Library > | Archive & Special Collections >

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Latest News

2015 Roll of Alumni Weekend
The Roll of Alumni Weekend on the 26 - 27 September is the annual celebration of all things Girton and is a fantastic chance for our alumni to return for an engaging weekend of lectures, music, and a dinner in the Hall, hosted by the Mistress. All Girtonians are invited and…
Alumnus, Dr Henry Chan, receives 2015 IEEE Computer Society Award
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (IEEE-CS) named Dr Henry Chan (1985 Engineering), as the recipient the 2015 Computer Science and Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award. On 3 June, he was presented the award in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), for his outstanding contributions to computing education through teaching, mentoring…
Queen's Birthday Honours List 2015
It gives us great pleasure to congratulate our alumni on receiving recognition in the Queen's Birthday Honour's List 2015 as follows: Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft (1971 Zoology & Natural Sciences) - Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to…
Official Fellow explains the macroeconomic effects of El Niño
Official Fellow, Dr Kamiar Mohaddes, has recently published a research paper with Dr Paul Cashin and Dr Mehdi Raissi from the International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, USA, entitled ‘Fair Weather or Foul? The Macroeconomic Effects of El Niño’. Their research investigates how El Niño weather events impact on the economy…
May Week 2015
As the end of the exams, and term, fast approaches it is time to look forward to the marvellous May Week. If you are in Cambridge then do come along to the river to cheer on the Girton crews competing in the May Bumps (10 – 13 June) or come…
Joint-winners of the University of Cambridge Student Switch Off campaign 2014/15
We are pleased to announce that Girton College are joint-winners of the University of Cambridge Student Switch Off campaign for 2014/15. Girton picked up 5 platinum scores, 1 gold and 1 bronze. Girton College JCR and MCR will be receiving a delivery of 180 tubs of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.…
Girton’s 2015 Telephone Campaign sets new record!
Our 2015 annual telephone campaign ended on a high in April, and once again we were heartened by the warmth and generosity of Girtonians across the globe. We are very pleased to announce that over £243,650 was raised for ‘A Great Campaign’ with the majority of gifts directed towards the…
Chaplain speaking at the 2015 How the Light Gets In festival
Chaplain, Revd Dr Malcolm Guite, will be speaking at the How the Light Gets In: Philosophy and music festival at Hay on Wednesday 27 May 2015. The festival is the world’s largest for philosophy and music, with thought provoking talks and debates as well as infectious music. Hosting 650 events, across…
Winners of Girton Camden Blog and Selfie Competitions 2015
Masterclass Day 19 March 2015 Congratulations to Miko Holly-Hayashi (LaSwap Sixth Form Consortium), who won the best Girton Camden Blog and Ana Cazacu (Westminster Kingsway College), who won best Girton Camden Selfie Competition 2015. As part of the Camden HE+ Scheme, all Sixth Form students, who attended 1 of 10 possible…