Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 💙Founded on Valentine's Day, 1596, Sidney is a College of the University of Cambridge. Home to a close-knit scholarly community from around the world🌎.

Founded on St Valentine's Day in 1596 by Lady Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, Sidney Sussex College has a distinguished history which is apparent in its buildings, extensive gardens and members, past and present. Among these, Sidney can include politicians and statesmen, four Nobel Prize winners, wartime code breakers, Grammy Award-winning musicians, film and opera directors, novelists and TV

personalities. Today, students find themselves part of a thriving close-knit community, where academic excellence, motivation and participation are highly valued. This is a place where students feel at home and make friends forever. Address:
Sidney Sussex College
Sidney Street
Cambridge
CB2 3HU

Sidney Sussex College - Registered Charity No. 1137586

A small festive tradition with a big thank you at its heart. 💙💛Each year, Sidney shares a festive hamper with all perman...
18/12/2025

A small festive tradition with a big thank you at its heart. 💙💛

Each year, Sidney shares a festive hamper with all permanent staff as a way of saying for everything they do to keep the College running throughout the year.

This year’s edition was a hit with cheese lovers, featuring three different cheeses and a bottle of Sidney red wine. 🧀🍷

❄️❄️ With warm wishes to all our staff this season ❄️❄️
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L-R: Martin Cullum (Head of Hospitality), Martin Pierce (Bursar), Kathryn Smart (Domestic Bursar), and Bethany Jobsz (HR Assistant), ready to hand out the hampers and spread some seasonal cheer.

11/12/2025

Our in-person are now well underway! Hear from our Schools Liaison Officer, Layo, who explains what the process looks like at Sidney, and provides some top tips 🗣️

All the best of luck to everyone with upcoming Cambridge Interviews! Remember to stay calm and just do your best - you’ve got this! 🍀

Something new is coming to Hall this December… objects, shadows, stories, and a that only comes alive when you step cl...
05/12/2025

Something new is coming to Hall this December… objects, shadows, stories, and a that only comes alive when you step closer.

Any guesses what artist Diana Scarborough has been creating for our 50 Years of Women at Sidney celebration? 👀✨

➡️ Learn more about Forward Together: https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/forwardtogether

04/12/2025

POV: you're a first-year student at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge for the day. 📚🌞🌠

03/12/2025

Episode 2 of the Sidney Speaks series is here 🎙🎙. In just nine minutes, Arya Sunkara, our 2025 International Students’ Officer, shares the underrated every student should know, how to get the you need, the events you should not miss, and his plans for our international students community this year. ✨🌍

If you’ve ever wondered “Where do I start?” or “What even exists to help me?”, this one’s for you. 💙

🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Z4XShKfWvRQiZp45Ndn6A
💬 Tell us what you think so we can keep shaping future episodes together.
🔁 Share with a friend who’d appreciate a little boost today.

🎄✨ We have a winner! ✨🎄 Congratulations to Anna Tierney for winning this year’s Sidney Festive Greetings Card Competitio...
03/12/2025

🎄✨ We have a winner! ✨🎄 Congratulations to Anna Tierney for winning this year’s Sidney Festive Greetings Card Competition!🏆🎨

Thank you to everyone who entered. We loved seeing your imagination at work.

Join us in congratulating Anna on her well-deserved winning design. 👏💙

Here are some quick, practical reminders for online interviews, to ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible on the...
01/12/2025

Here are some quick, practical reminders for online interviews, to ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible on the day, and that you can focus on your thinking ✨

Next up, we’ll be posting some advice for in-person interviews 💙💛

As Michaelmas Term draws to a close, our Wellbeing Team has a few more wellbeing activities planned to round off the end...
28/11/2025

As Michaelmas Term draws to a close, our Wellbeing Team has a few more wellbeing activities planned to round off the end of the year.

Join us for an International Disability Day event on 03/12 or gingerbread decorating and bring your friends, too!

For more information about wellbeing at , visit the and page on our website, where you can also find a calendar version of this term card under Wellbeing Activities.

NYC-based Sidney alumni, this one's for you! 🗽🎼The Choir is crossing the pond this December, bringing a little piece of ...
26/11/2025

NYC-based Sidney alumni, this one's for you! 🗽🎼

The Choir is crossing the pond this December, bringing a little piece of Chapel and Sidney magic to New York. If you've missed those harmonies echoing through College, now's your moment.

All tour dates are listed here, and if you're around, we'd love to connect while they're in the city.

📧 Drop a note to our Development & Alumni Relations team to arrange a catch up and share some Sidney over and good company.

Our second Creating the Future conversation lit up the room last week with big questions about where our news comes from...
26/11/2025

Our second Creating the Future conversation lit up the room last week with big questions about where our news comes from, who shapes it, and how we make sense of the world in an age of constant information flow 🗞️✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and online for this rich and thought-provoking discussion featuring Clare Melford, Co-founder and CEO of the Global Disinformation Index, and Felicia Yap, Author and Producer of psychological thrillers ‘Future Perfect’ and ‘Yesterday’. We were delighted to be joined once again by Dame Sandra Dawson as Chair, alongside our brilliant student panellists Zeba Khan, Elly Jiyoung Na, Dalia Bornstein Silverblatt, and Carissa Phillips.

The Creating the Future series continues throughout the 2025/26 academic year. Future dates for your diary:

🔷 Balancing Economic Growth and Social Justice, Tuesday 10 March 2026
🔷 Role of Communities and Civil Society, Wednesday 13 May 2026

➡️ Learn more about Forward Together: https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/forwardtogether

📸 Photography by Katya Bungay-Hill

We are delighted to celebrate Sidney student Nio Folorunso, who featured in The Fostering Network’s Tick the Box campaig...
25/11/2025

We are delighted to celebrate Sidney student Nio Folorunso, who featured in The Fostering Network’s Tick the Box campaign last week. Nio completed The Cambridge Foundation Year at Sidney last year and is now a first year Philosophy student. His story is a reminder of what can happen when meets the right support network.

Nio reflects powerfully on the impact of declaring care experience on his UCAS form. As he puts it: ‘Ticking the box that shows I am a care leaver on my application allowed me so much of the crucial that I have and continue to receive at university here. I realised how much the staff want me to do well, which keeps me going and motivated even now in my second year at Cambridge.’

As Dr Ruth Jackson Ravenscroft, Director of Studies for The Cambridge Foundation Year, shares: ‘Nio threw himself into his Foundation Year studies, taking the opportunity to study a range of topics across different disciplines, from the history of the English language to the role of data in sport. He also wrote a first-class dissertation exploring the role of religion in the Nigerian Civil War. It was a joy to teach him, and we are absolutely delighted that he is now studying on the at Sidney.’

Nio’s journey shows why declaring care experience on a form matters. Ticking the box connects applicants to the financial, pastoral, and practical support that ensures they can thrive once they arrive.

➡️ Read Nio’s full reflection: https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/blogs/care-leaver-nio-shares-his-journey-to-the-university-of-cambridge/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOL47VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFZdzBVUDBud1lNS0ZWbWdFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqNdliZtzvq1nB42-03eYJ8071TJePmjKnsFe74gY9DpBryqaIJBpp3EQpDf_aem_x68lDQwdjK0-dFTlVJTtzw

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As part of our Forward Together celebration, each Fellows Spotlight features one of Sidney’s remarkable female Fellows. ...
24/11/2025

As part of our Forward Together celebration, each Fellows Spotlight features one of Sidney’s remarkable female Fellows. This month we highlight Dr Özge Öner, newly elected Vice-Master and a leading voice in academia and public life.

Özge’s influence extends well beyond Cambridge. She was recently honoured in Istanbul with the Women Who Make a Difference - Science Award, a national recognition presented at an event that also marked the launch of her new book, Herkes Biliyor Geminin Su Aldığını (‘Everybody Knows that the Boat Is Leaking’). The ceremony brought together leading figures from , media, and civil society – a testament to her role as a prominent public intellectual.

Earlier this year, she received the Prize for Human Flourishing in Stockholm, awarded to individuals whose research or public engagement deepens understanding of the and conditions that enable people and communities to thrive.

Through her scholarship, , and public voice, Özge exemplifies the values at the heart of Sidney.

➡️ Read more from Özge: https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/node/33587

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