The Royal Wedding: Cambridge and the Royals

The British royal family has long been linked with Cambridge. Royals have founded some of Cambridge University’s colleges: Queens’ College (dually founded by two rival queens), King’s College (in honour of Henry VI), and Trinity College (after perhaps England’s most famous King, Henry VIII). Royals built the city’s most famous landmark: the construction of King’s…

The FA Cup: Cambridge and Football

The FA Cup is one of the biggest events in the sports calendar, but did you know that its existence is all thanks to Cambridge?! Saturday May 19this a significant date in the UK calendar for a couple of big reasons. While the upcoming events will be anticipated and watched by people across the UK…

Spring 2018: Day 10

Despite the rain lashing down first thing in the morning, Thursday began with a traditional English breakfast at a local restaurant for all of our students. This gave those who had not been here for week 1 the chance to sample a full breakfast, with Kate on hand to provide a series of fun facts…

Spring 2018: Day 9

The students were up early again today, and after a continental breakfast they headed off to their subject-specific classes. In medicine, the students explored sensory perception with their specialist tutor. After studying the theory, students experienced ‘The Third Hand Illusion’. In this experiment, a prosthetic arm was placed next to the real right-hand arm. A…

Spring 2018: Day 8

As our students are all well and truly settled in to life at Reach having spent yesterday bonding and getting to know each other, today was the perfect day to take them on their second official excursion. This morning, we headed off to the beautiful local town of Ely. Just a 10 minute train ride…

Spring 2018: Day 7

Last night’s end of week celebration meal and bowling was tinged with sadness, as this morning we bid goodbye to some of the students who had helped to make the first week so special. However, we are incredibly lucky to be joined by some more brilliant young people from around the world. After being joined by…

Guest Post: My Reach Cambridge Experience

We all want adventure but sometimes the idea of going abroad to study or travel without your family and friends can seem a little daunting. Rand studied English Literature and Performing Arts at Reach Cambridge in Summer 2017. It was her first experience of being properly away from home and thinking about what life might…

Jenny In Student Life, University

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Study Skills You Can Start Today

Whether you’re revising for an exam, planning an assignment or writing an essay, you’re going to want to use the time you have productively. Perhaps you wish you had more time, or that you work wasn’t so complicated. The good news is you can buy yourself time and get a better sense of how to…

5: TWELVE DAYS OF REACH – What Makes Us Unique

Here at Reach Cambridge we make it our business to ensure that when students arrive in Cambridge, they get a truly transformative experience. The student experience is not something we take for granted; in fact, we make sure that we tailor our programmes to ensure that the needs and desires of our amazing students are…

6: TWELVE DAYS OF REACH – Six Add-Ons!

Twelve Days of Reach: From 3rd – 15th December 2017, save an extra £120 off your Reach Cambridge application! This can be used alongside other discounts to make for a...

8: TWELVE DAYS OF REACH – Eight Student Perspectives

It’s Day Eight of our Twelve Days of Reach countdown. So far we’ve brought you our ‘Sounds of Twelve Summers’ playlist, 11 fun facts about Cambridge, 10 favourite photos, and a photo gallery focusing on the 9 courses available during our Spring program. Today, you’ll hear directly from students who have joined us over the years,…

10: TWELVE DAYS OF REACH – Our Ten Favourite Student Photos!

We absolutely love seeing the wonderful photos that students take during their time with us. Sometimes, we love these photos so much that we repost them on our Instagram page! So here are our top ten favourite reposts. You can see more on our Instagram page. Especially over this next ten days, we want to…