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Welfare support

An outline of the main services available at the University for students needing welfare support.


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Academic support

A summary of the key resources available to support students while they study at Cambridge.



Read more at: Financial support
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Financial support

An overview of the first places students should turn to when in need of financial support.


Read more at: Career Support
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Career Support

A collation of support for career development including resources specifically for Black students.



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Call for papers ECRs/PhDs: Workshop on histories of racialised communities in Britain

4 November 2024

In recent years there has been an increased scholarly focus on Black British history and histories of racialisation and resistance in Britain. Important historical monographs such as Kennetta Perry’s London is the Place for Me (2016) and Shirin Hirsch’s In the Shadow of Enoch Powell (2018) have explored the development of...

Black Advisory Hub students' social

28 October 2024

The planned afternoon tea/social for Michaelmas Term has now been rescheduled to Tuesday 3 December, the last week of term. The month of October proved to be particularly busy with so many Black History Month events, and it was agreed that it would be nicer to take a break and use this event as a wrap-up for the term. All...

Collaborative Art Workshops for Black History Month at Robinson College

4 October 2024

In celebration of Black History Month, Robinson College is hosting two collaborative art workshops, open to students from all Colleges. Led by talented artists, including Cambridge alumnus Joshua Obichere, these workshops provide an open space for students to create or simply observe. Workshops will take place at Robinson...

Our Black experience at Cambridge

"I never knew anyone from Cambridge before coming to Cambridge, but I did read my DoS retweeting stuff about Black Lives Matter back in 2016. So, coming to Cambridge and meeting him meant a lot to me that I was assigned to someone who cares about my Blackness. He was all supportive and surprises me with his amazing support. So, believe me, that such support from academics could go a long way in improving the Black experience at Cambridge."

- third-year undergraduate student

“The dinner with the Black Cantab and ACS was the most positive encounter I have had. Having the opportunity to meet people who are Black and building that relationship onwards. It was great to have that opportunity.”

- third-year PhD student