Be brilliant
Hughes Hall is a College of the University of Cambridge with a vibrant, international and friendly academic atmosphere.
Applying
Join leading academics and make lifelong friends.
Academic
Turn brilliant ideas into lasting change.
Meet our students
On life, learning and choosing Hughes.
Latest
Introducing our new MCR President and Officers.
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.
Hughes Hall Summer Music Café
Starts: 27 June 2022
Back by popular demand! An informal evening of music making at the popular Music Café, which makes a final return this academic year.
Alumni Drinks in Paris
Starts: 30 June 2022
Wine & Cheese tasting social event (Postdocs)
Starts: 13 July 2022
Researchers’ Summer Barbeque
Starts: 21 July 2022
Third Gold for ‘Green Impact’
22 June 2022
Hughes Hall “integrating sustainable thinking in their everyday work.” We are very proud to have been awarded Gold by the NUS Green Impact Programme for three years running:...
A May Ball – at last!
21 June 2022
Best ever May Bumps for Hughes crews
21 June 2022
Excellence
Centre for Climate Engagement
Our Centres of excellence include the Centre for Climate Engagement which works with corporate and financial sector boards to mitigate climate change.