This page has details and updates for students who have been selected for the Christ's College, Cambridge Natural Sciences Taster Day on Wednesday 18 March 2026.
Updates
| Wed 18 March (end of day) Thank you to everyone who attended, either in person or online! We've sent you a follow-up email - please check your inbox (and your spam if you can't see it). Please could everyone complete a feedback form - we'd really appreciate it. Thanks to those who've already done it! |
Info for in-person participants
We look forward to welcoming you to Christ's College. Useful links for the logistics: How to get to Christ's, College map (follow the red diamonds on the map from the Great Gate to the Yusuf Hameid Centre when you arrive).
The Wednesday 18 March timetable for in-person participants is below.
| Time | Session | Location | Notes |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Registration and get seated | Foyer Yusuf Hamied Centre, New Court - Follow the red diamonds on this map! | We ask that you enter the College on your own! If a parent or guardian has brought you to Cambridge, they must leave you at the Great Gate. Many thanks! |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Introduction to Studying Natural Sciences (at Christ's!) with Prof Tom Monie & Dr Mike Housden Directors of Studies in Natural Sciences at Christ's | Yusuf Hamied Theatre, New Court | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Academic sample talks Prof Gareth Rees, Prof Daniel Field | Yusuf Hamied Theatre, New Court | |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch and tours Group A have lunch first, followed by a tour Group B have the tour first, followed by lunch | Lunch will be in the Hall | Group A tour will start from the hall after lunch Group B tour will start from the Theatre and end at the hall. |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Academic session - Choice! Either a Chemistry-focused session or a Biological Mathematics session | Yusuf Hamied Theatre, New Court or YHC Seminar Room 2/3 (Follow the blue diamonds on the College map for YHC Seminar Room 2/3!) | |
| 14:40- 15:15 | Student life panel with current undergraduates at Christ's across a range of specialisms | Yusuf Hamied Theatre, New Court | This will be a session with current students - think about what you'd like to ask them in advance! |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Break | Yusuf Hamied Theatre, New Court | |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Academic session with Prof Tom Monie | Yusuf Hamied Theatre, New Court | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | After Cambridge: Careers with a degree in Natural Sciences | Yusuf Hamied Theatre, New Court | |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Summary session | Yusuf Hamied Theatre, New Court | |
| 17:15 | End | You can depart! | Please leave by the Great Gate on St Andrew's Street. |
There are toilets downstairs from the Yusuf Hamied Theatre. Go down the stairs in the foyer and you'll find a square corridor - walk around it and you'll find the toilets!
If you need to fill a water bottle, there's a water fountain downstairs from the Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Go down the stairs in the foyer and head left - you'll see it in the corridor.
If you need access to a prayer room, we'll send you instructions for finding it in a separate email.
Parents and Guardians
The Taster Day is only for prospective students - if a parent or guardian has accompanied you for the journey to Cambridge, we ask that they leave you at the Great Gate and you come into College on your own. Information for parents and guardians is here.
Info for online participants
| If you are an online participant and have not received joining details, please complete the acceptance form (sent by email) - you only receive joining details after you complete this. |
We look forward to welcoming you as an online participant! We will be live streaming the Natural Sciences Taster Day sessions on Zoom. The timetable for online participants is as follows. Joining details have been sent by email (assuming that you completed the acceptance form).
You will be able to ask questions in the live sessions using the Q&A button on Zoom. Please do not use the chat or raised hand functions - we will only be using the Q&A function.
| Time | Session | Notes |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Introduction to Studying Natural Sciences (at Christ's!) with Prof Tom Monie & Dr Mike Housden Directors of Studies in Natural Sciences at Christ's | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Academic sample talks Prof Gareth Rees, Prof Daniel Field | |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Screen break | Ideally get up and move around! Get a drink! |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | Virtual tour | |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Break for lunch | Make sure you leave your computer and move around to give yourself a break. |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Academic session - Choice! Either a Chemistry-focused session or a Biological Mathematics session | |
| 14:40- 15:15 | Student life panel with current undergraduates at Christ's across a range of specialisms | This will be a session with current students - think about what you'd like to ask them in advance! |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Screen break | Ideally get up and move around! Get a drink! |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Academic session with Prof Tom Monie | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | After Cambridge: Careers with a degree in Natural Sciences | |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Summary session |
Top up options
You can also sign up for general online sessions, as needed - these are regular webinars.
| Cambridge for Beginners | Part 1: How Cambridge works; Part 2: A detailed run through the application process and what we are looking for | Thursday 2 April 2026 at 11am UK time | Book 2 April |
| Understanding Student Finance | How student finance works in the UK including how much you might expect to receive, how it's paid to you and how it's paid back. We'll also talk about what kinds of costs you might expect in going to university, as well as possible sources of funding beyond student finance loans/grants, and an overview of the support you could receive if you study at Cambridge. | Monday 26 May at 10:30 UK time | Book 26 May |
| Personal Statements and Competitive applications | Supercurricular activities, the personal statement and using these to help make a competitive application. | Sessions will start in April | Register interest for a session |
If you have a problem or if something is unclear, please email us at admissions@christs.cam.ac.uk.
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