Virtual Postgraduate Open Days 2025
- Warm-up webinars: 1 September & 6 October
- Virtual Open Days: 3 to 14 November
Join us for our Virtual Postgraduate Open Days and discover if Cambridge is the right place for you.
The event features around 100 online talks and Q&As over two weeks. Chat with current students and academics, get practical advice, and learn more about our courses and studying here.
View the programme below or browse and filter sessions directly in the booking form.
Warm-up webinars
How to apply to a postgraduate course (1 September)
Learn about the postgraduate application process. This session will include a short presentation followed by a live Q&A where you can ask questions.
Postgraduate finance and funding (6 October)
Learn about the practicalities of applying for funding at Cambridge. This webinar will be a presentation only. A full Q&A will take place during the second week of the Postgraduate Open Days.
Virtual Open Days
Week 1: Subject sessions (3 to 7 November)
During the first week, we’ll be hosting webinars on a wide variety of subjects from across the University’s six academic schools.
Each webinar will feature a short presentation followed by a Q&A with subject experts.
| Date and time | Session |
|---|---|
| English (PhD) | 09:45 - 10:45 |
| Philosophy (MPhil and PhD) | 09:45 - 10:45 |
| Classics (PhD, MPhil, Advanced Diploma) | 09:45 - 10:45 |
| Music (MPhil and PhD) | 10:45 - 11:45 |
| East Asian Studies | 10:45 - 11:45 |
| MSt in English Language Assessment | 10:45 - 11:45 |
| MPhil in the Ethics of AI, Data and Algorithms | 11:45 - 12:45 |
| Film and Screen Studies (PhD) | 11:45 - 12:45 |
| Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (PhD) + Computation, Cognition and Language (PhD) | 11:45 - 12:45 |
| Languages (PhD): French, German, Italian, Slavonic, Spanish and Portuguese | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Film and Screen Studies (MPhil) | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Literatures, Cultures and Thought (MPhil) | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Human-Inspired AI (MPhil) | 13:45 - 14:45 |
| Linguistics and Language Sciences (MPhil) | 13:45 - 14:45 |
| Human-Inspired AI (PhD) | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| Middle Eastern Studies | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (MPhil + PhD) | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| English (MPhil) | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| Global Risk and Resilience | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| Divinity (MPhil + PhD) | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| Digital Humanities | 16:45 - 17:45 |
| Date and time | Session |
|---|---|
| MPhil in Public Policy (course amendments for 26/27) | 08:45 - 09:45 |
| Criminology: MSt Policing | 09:45 - 10:45 |
| Criminology: MSt Applied Penology | 09:45 - 10:45 |
| MPhil in Digital Policy (new for 26/27) | 09:45 - 10:45 |
| Criminology (PhD + MPhil) | 10:45 - 11:45 |
| Economics (PhD + MPhil) | 10:45 - 11:45 |
| Land Economy (MSt programmes) | 11:45 - 12:45 |
| Education (MPhil) | 11:45 - 12:45 |
| Law | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Social Anthropology | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Education (PhD + EdD) | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Sociology | 13:45 - 14:45 |
| Centre of Latin American Studies (PhD + MPhil) | 13:45 - 14:45 |
| Land Economy | 13:45 - 14:45 |
| History | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| MPhil in Politics and International Studies | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| Archaeology (PhDs) | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| History and Philosophy of Science (MPhil courses) | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| Archaeology (MPhils) | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| Law (LLM + MCL) | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| History and Philosophy of Science (PhD) | 16:45 - 17:45 |
| Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies (PhD + MPhil) | 16:45 - 17:45 |
| Date and time | Session |
|---|---|
| Wellcome Sanger Institute | 09:45 - 10:45 |
| Biological Sciences postgraduate study opportunities: research themes | 10:45 - 11:45 |
| The Babraham Institute | 11:45 - 12:45 |
| Biological Sciences taught MPhil programmes | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Cambridge Biosciences DLA PhD Programme | 13:45 - 14:45 |
| Biological Sciences postgraduate student-led panel Q&A | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| Biological Sciences postgraduate study opportunities: research themes | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology | 16:45 - 17:45 |
| Date and time | Session |
|---|---|
| Computer Science (MPhil programme) | 8:45 - 9:45 |
| Judge Business School (EMBA programmes) | 9:45 - 10:45 |
| Judge Business School (MPhil, PhD programmes) | 10:45 - 11:45 |
| Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (PhD, MPhil, and Master's programmes) | 10:45 - 11:45 |
| Earth Sciences | 10:45 - 11:45 |
| Maths (MPhil programmes) | 11:45 - 12:45 |
| Chemistry | 11:45 - 12:45 |
| Judge Business School (MSt Entrepreneurship programme) | 11:45 - 12:45 |
| Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Judge Business School (MFin programme) | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Geography and Scott Polar Research Institute | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Astronomy (PhD and MPhil by research) | 12:45 - 13:45 |
| Astronomy (MASt) + Planetary Science and Life in the Universe (MPhil) | 13:45 - 14:45 |
| Judge Business School (MBA programme) | 13:45 - 14:45 |
| Engineering (PhD programmes - including CDTs) | 13:45 - 14:45 |
| Maths (PhD programmes) | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| Materials Science (PhD and MPhil by Research courses) | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| Physics | 14:45 - 15:45 |
| Materials Science - taught Master's courses | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| Engineering (Master's programmes) | 15:45 - 16:45 |
| Computer Science (PhD programme) | 15:45 - 16:45 |
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<td>Postgraduate Clinical Neurosciences</td>
<td>9:45 - 10:45</td>
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<td>MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit</td>
<td>9:45 - 10:45</td>
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<td>PhD in Psychiatry, MPhil in Medical Science (Psychiatry) + MPhil in Foundations of Clinical Psychology</td>
<td>10:45 - 11:45</td>
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<td>Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute PhD + MPhil in Medical Science</td>
<td>10:45 - 11:45</td>
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<td>PhD and MPhil in Obstetrics and Gynaecology</td>
<td>10:45 - 11:45</td>
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<td>PhD in Stem Cell Biology + MPhil in Stem Cell Medicine (taught)</td>
<td>11:45 - 12:45</td>
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<td>PhD and MPhil in Radiology</td>
<td>11:45 - 12:45</td>
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<td>Department of Medicine Postgraduate Studies</td>
<td>11:45 - 12:45</td>
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<td>MPhil in Translational Medical Research (new for 2026)</td>
<td>12:45 - 13:45</td>
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<td>PhDs and MPhil in Population Health Sciences</td>
<td>12:45 - 13:45</td>
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<td>PhD In Oncology and MPhil in Medical Science (Oncology)</td>
<td>12:45 - 13:45</td>
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<td>Taught MPhil Brain Health & Disease (Clinical Neurosciences)</td>
<td>13:45 - 14:45</td>
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<td>MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit (PhD & MPhil by research)</td>
<td>13:45 - 14:45</td>
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<td>PhD and MPhil in Clinical Biochemistry, MPhil in Obesity, Endocrinology & Metabolism</td>
<td>13:45 - 14:45</td>
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<td>Taught MPhil in NeuroAI and Intelligent Systems (MRC CBU) (new for 2026)</td>
<td>14:45 - 15:45</td>
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<td>PhD and MPhil in Surgery</td>
<td>14:45 - 15:45</td>
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<td>Department of Genomic Medicine (MPhil and MRes in Genomic Medicine + PhD in Medical Genetics)</td>
<td>14:45 - 15:45</td>
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<td>MPhil in Translating Devices and Advanced Therapies Research</td>
<td>16:45 - 17:45</td>
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Week 2: Support sessions (10 to 14 November)
Webinars in the second week will focus on the Colleges, funding opportunities, and other areas of support.
You can also watch recordings of Week 1's subject sessions.
| Date and time | Session |
|---|---|
| Monday 10 November 13:15 - 14:15 |
College panel 1: Presentation and Q&A with Colleges |
| Tuesday 11 November 13:15 - 14:15 |
College panel 2: Presentation and Q&A with Colleges |
| Wednesday 12 November 13:15 - 14:15 |
College panel 3: Presentation and Q&A with Colleges |
| Thursday 13 November 13:15 - 14:15 |
College panel 4: Presentation and Q&A with Colleges |
| Friday 14 November 12:00 - 13:00 |
Finance and funding: Scholars panel and Q&A |
| Friday 15 November 13:30 - 15:30 |
Finance and funding: Typed live chat Q&A |
Other ways to discover Cambridge
- Postgraduate College Visit Days: Some of the Cambridge Colleges will be opening their doors for in-person visits in September. Booking is essential. Find out more
- On-demand content: Everyone who signs up for the Virtual Postgraduate Open Days will receive access to video recordings from our 'Discover Cambridge: Postgraduate Study' event, held earlier in the year.
- Virtual tour: Explore the University of Cambridge in your own time via interactive 360° tours of the Colleges and departments. Start exploring
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