Submitted by Rachel Gardner on Tue, 08/07/2025 - 11:54
We're holding Open Days in the Department this week (10 and 11 July) for prospective undergraduate students.
School pupils currently in Year 12 (and prospective mature applicants aged over 21) can tour the Department, attend a sample lecture, hear a presentation about our Computer Science degree course and chat to Directors of Studies in Computer Science about what it's like to study here.
Current undergraduates and postgraduates are on hand to chat and answer questions. And some of them are putting on hands-on activities that offer a fun way to explore Computer Science.
Each day also includes presentations on the Computer Science degree course here at Cambridge, explaining what it covers in each year. There is also a sample lecture so prospective students can get a flavour of the lectures that undergraduates here attend. And we're streaming a series of short films about our second-year students' Group Design Projects, which they carried out during the spring (or 'Lent') term.
There are also hands-on activities. Visitors can try their hand at lock-picking with our Computer Security researchers, or visit the team using AI to develop music therapies for people suffering from sleep disorders. The team from Ada Computer Science (the free learning platform for computing teachers and students) will also be here.
Our Open Days this week are part of Cambridge University's Cambridge Open Days 2025. These are aimed at prospective applicants from Year 12 (or equivalent) and mature applicants (aged 21 or over), together with their parents or supporters, to help them learn more about the University. Booking is essential. You can book for the Open Days here.
About studying Computer Science at Cambridge
For more details about studying Computer Science here as an undergraduate, please see our Undergraduate admissions pages.
You can also see videos about studying Computer Science at Cambridge on our YouTube channel
This video was produced by the University:
This video was produced by one of our undergraduates, Zeb Goriely:
