Be brilliant

Hughes Hall is a College of the University of Cambridge with a vibrant, international and friendly academic atmosphere.

Be part of the family

We welcome excellent students, both postgraduates and mature undergraduates, from diverse backgrounds in all areas of study and research, and offer scholarships and bursaries to new and continuing students.

Life at Hughes Hall

Find out about our accommodation, location, dining and other student essentials.

Meet our students

Our fantastic students on why they chose Hughes Hall, college life and academic inspiration.

Sports, societies, music and more

Keeping active, engaged, sociable and otherwise entertained at Hughes Hall.

Scholarships and bursaries

We offer a range of awards for students of different subjects, courses and backgrounds.

Undergraduates

All our undergraduates are over 21 and join us from all around the world.

Postgraduates

We accept the most postgraduates of the Cambridge colleges, and in every subject area.

Be inspired

Bridging academic and external worlds for global impact through a culture of educational excellence and social opportunity.

Events

Sep

Matriculation Dinners (by invitation)

Starts: 23 September 2022

Friday 23 September to Thursday 29 October, drinks at 7.00 pm, dinner at 7.30 pm, Peter Richards Room and Dining Hall Matriculation Dinners At Hughes, we celebrate this...

Sep

Registration Days for new students

Starts: 29 September 2022

Sep

Edwin Leong Library Tours

Starts: 29 September 2022

Sep

Transport: the business opportunity of the net zero transition in the East of England

Starts: 29 September 2022

News

In conversation: A President’s Farewell

20 September 2022

As we say goodbye to Hughes Hall’s fifteenth Head of House, Dr Anthony Freeling reflects on his role, the changes in the college, and the challenges that lie...