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About
Magdalene College in the twenty-first century continues a tradition of education and exploration on this riverside site that goes back nearly 600 years.
AboutCollege Life
Find out about what it's like to live, study and socialise at Magdalene. Our small annual intake helps to foster a family atmosphere and a close-knit community.
College LifeStudy
We are keen to encourage anyone with the academic potential to succeed at Cambridge to apply to Magdalene.
StudyStudent Life
We value the opportunities we have to get to know one another, irrespective of our subject and status.
Student LifeAlumni
Magdalene alumni are Members of College for life and are at the centre of the College community.
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Supporting MagdaleneEvents
Magdalene hosts a wide range of events throughout the year for both resident and non-resident Members of the College.
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The Pepys Library houses one of the great national library collections: 3000 volumes preserved as they were when Samuel Pepys bequeathed them.
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Meet the Boat Race Men's Lightweight President
With only a few days until the Oxford and Cambridge crews clash on the Thames for the 2024 Boat Race, Magdalene is proud to have students as Presidents of both Women's and Men's Lightweight squads. We catch up Ben Jones (2021), President of the Mens Lightweight Crew.
Peter Peckard Memorial Prize
Essay competition on modern-day slavery and exploitation. Magdalene invites submissions for its annual Peter Peckard Prize worth £1000 from the University of Cambridge undergraduate students body. Collective entries by societies and essays written for undergraduate degrees are welcomed.
Representing Magdalene at the Boat Race
With just a few days left until the oars slice through the water at this year's Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, we catch up with Magdalene student, Lauren Britten (2019), President of the Women Lightweight Crew, to ask her a few questions about rowing and representing Cambridge at such an iconic event.
Events
MA Day Reunion for 2017 Matriculands
Booking Closed - We are delighted to invite back those Members who matriculated with an undergraduate degree in October 2017 to receive their MA and attend a special Reunion Dinner on Saturday 6th April 2024.
Hong Kong Dinner 2024
We are delighted to announce that the Master, Senior Tutor, and Development Director, will be returning to Hong Kong this April to meet with alumni and friends again. Members and their guests are invited to a Magdalene dinner in Hong Kong on Thursday 11th April 2024.
Singapore Dinner 2024
The Master, Senior Tutor, and Development Director will be visiting Singapore this April to meet with alumni and friends. We are delighted to invite Members and their guests to a Magdalene dinner in Singapore on Saturday 13 April 2024.