Black students' societies

The links in these headings will direct you to collaborative networking spaces in social media.

African Caribbean Society (ACS)

The Cambridge University African Caribbean Society (CUACS; Cambridge ACS) is a thriving community open to all of African and Caribbean descent and, more generally, those interested in learning about African and Caribbean culture. The society runs a host of social events as well as events that focus on welfare, careers, access and culture.

BME Campaign

The Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Campaign represents supports and advocates for all BME students at the University of Cambridge. They bring together anti-racist organising from across the University to campaign for change.

African Society of Cambridge University (ASCU)

ASCU is a student organisation with a mission to be a focal point for people who share an interest in and commitment to Africa. Their platform encourages networking and discussing discourse on issues of Pan-African importance.

The Black Cantabs Research Society

The Black Cantabs Research Society is a counter-history project created by students at the University of Cambridge in 2015. The historical basis of the project is to uncover and preserve the legacies of Black alumni of the University of Cambridge. The political aim of the project is to critically intervene in the constructed narrative of Cambridge, and to place Black students in the institution's past, present and future.

FLY

FLY is a student network for women and non-binary people of colour within the University. They host regular discussion forums where students can share and discuss their experiences.

FUSE

FUSE is a society that caters to queer students of colour at the University of Cambridge. The group prides themselves on being a place of community, inclusion and discussion for queer people of colour.

Africans in STEM

Africans in STEM helps to highlight scientific contributions by Africans in STEM while providing avenues to connect, share ideas and collaborate. The society showcases African/Black talent in STEM and tries to celebrate and amplify African/Black voices in STEM. In addition, it enables networks of support by creating platforms for collaboration. ambridge University Afro-Americans Society (Afram Cantabs).

Cambridge University Afro-Americans Society (Afram Cantabs) 

This recently founded society aims to promote the celebration and dispersion of intellectual, political, cultural and social growth, empowerment, information, and collective advancement of people of African descent with historical roots in North and South America, and foster a more accessible and culturally affirming campus environment through community building, intercultural exchange and social justice education.

Utilising social groups or setting up your own