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Congratulations on your results and your place at the University of Cambridge.

We’d love for you to join us at a relaxed and informal Freshers’ Event this summer, to help you

prepare for university and make new friends before you arrive.

Hear from current and former students about living and studying at Cambridge. Bring your

questions and leave with information and advice from those who know what you’re going

through.

These optional events are hosted by alumni and take place around the world in August and September.

Wishing you all the best for your time at Cambridge,

The University of Cambridge Alumni Engagement team

cam.ac.uk/freshers

Join us at a Freshers’ Event near you,

for a warm welcome to Cambridge

The campaign for the University and Colleges of Cambridge

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University of Cambridge Freshers’ EventsSchedule of Events 2019

What are Freshers’ Events?

Around the world in August and September, University Alumni Groups will be hosting

pre-arrival Freshers’ Events for new students starting a course at Cambridge this autumn.

These optional events are a great opportunity to prepare for university and make new friends

before you arrive. At most events, there will be the chance to meet current students and

alumni, from whom you can get tips and advice for living and studying at Cambridge.

Can’t find an event near you?

Visit cam.ac.uk/freshers for the most up-to-date schedule of events. New events will be

added over the summer, so do check back regularly for updates.

Why not contact any of the 420+ Alumni Groups around the world for information and

advice? Visit alumni.cam.ac.uk/group for details.

Enquiries

Please contact the University’s Alumni Engagement team if you have questions about

Freshers’ Events, by emailing [email protected].

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REGION CITY DATE DETAILS

East of England Norwich Thursday 19 September

Open to: New undergraduates and graduates

Time: 6pm to 8pm

Venue: The Great Hospital, Bishopgate, Norwich, NR1 3EL

Price: Free entry; free non-alcoholic drinks and light bites

Details: https://is.gd/vivuta

Greater London London Wednesday 11 September


Time: 7pm to 9.30pm

Venue: 229 The Venue, International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PN

Price: Free entry; drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/fuxixo

North East England

Newcastle Monday 16 September


Time: 5.30pm to 7pm

Venue: Mincoffs Solicitors, 5 Osborne Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1SQ

Price: Free entry; free drinks and nibbles

Details: https://is.gd/goyoze

North West England

Chester Saturday 14 September


Time: 1pm to 3pm

Venue: Christleton Parish Hall, Village Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7AS

Price: Free entry; free non-alcoholic drinks and buffet

Details: https://is.gd/rayuru

North West England

Liverpool Thursday 5 September


Time: 6.30pm to 9pm

Venue: The Club House, Chavasse Park, Liverpool ONE, Liverpool, L2 9SQ

Price: Free entry; free first drink and nibbles; further food and drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/cudala

Scotland Edinburgh Tuesday 17 September


Time: 6pm to 8.30pm

Venue: Scottish Arts Club, 24 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2BW

Price: Free entry; free drinks and light bites

Details: https://is.gd/uxufup

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“It was great to meet not only the other students going to Cambridge but some alumni from college and hometown.”

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South East England

Canterbury Sunday 22 September


Time: 6pm to 8pm

Venue: Tower House, Westgate Gardens, Canterbury, CT1 2DB

Price: Free entry; free non-alcoholic drinks and lights bites

Details: https://is.gd/leyudi

South East England

Reading Thursday 19 September


Time: 7pm to 9pm

Venue: O'Neill's Reading, 4 Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1DB

Price: Free entry; free buffet; drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/meyexo

South East England

Surrey Monday 16 September

Open to: New undergraduates

Time: 7.30pm to 9.30pm

Venue: Epsom Methodist Church Hall (lower lounge), Ashley Road, Epsom, KT18 5AQ

Price: £3 cash on arrival, which covers non-alcoholic drinks and light bites

Details: https://is.gd/omazel

South East England

Sussex Wednesday 18 September


Time: 6pm to 9pm

Venue: Church End Cottage (at TRINITY Southover church), Cockshut Road, off Southover High Street, Lewes, BN7 1JH, East Sussex


Details: https://is.gd/texila

South West England

Bristol Thursday 26 September


Time: 6pm to 9pm

Venue: Cosy Club (The Peacock Room), 31 Corn Street, Bristol, BS1 1HT

Price: Free entry; food and drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/womevu

Testimonial

“The hosts were exceptionally nice and well-prepared, and the event served its purpose well – I got to know fellow fresheres (sic) and feel more at ease

about starting.”

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South West England

Dorset Thursday 26 September

Open to: New undergraduates

Time: 7pm to 9pm

Venue: Canford School (John O'Gaunts Room), Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD

Price: Free entry; free drinks

Details: https://is.gd/2a7wlx

South West England

Exeter Wednesday 25 September


Time: 3pm to 5pm

Venue: Drakes Bar, Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SP

Price: Free entry; free tea/coffee and light bites; further food and drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/zovuwa

South West England

Gloucestershire Tuesday 17 September


Time: 6pm to 7.30pm

Venue: Sheepscombe Village Hall, Sheepscombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7RQ


Details: https://is.gd/azj1td

Wales Cardiff Saturday 14 September


Time: 10.30am to 1pm

Venue: Cardiff and County Club (The Scott’s Room), Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DA

Price: Free entry; free first drink; further food and drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/bejaho

Yorkshire and Humber

Leeds Monday 16 September


Time: 6pm to 8pm

Venue: Mill Hill Chapel, City Square, Leeds, LS1 5EB


Details: https://is.gd/pexula

“It was a great opportunity to get to know other Austrians starting at Cambridge and receive some useful tips before departure to the UK.”

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Sheffield Thursday 12 September


Time: 7pm to 8.30pm

Venue: Stoddart Building (ground floor), Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus Arundel Gate, Sheffield, S1 2PT

Price: Free entry; free non-alcoholic drinks and nibbles; further food and drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/ujujad


York Friday 20 September


Time: 6pm to 8pm

Venue: Jacobs Well (upstairs meeting room), Trinity Lane, Mickelgate, York, YO1 6EL


Details: https://is.gd/ifivuf

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“Speaking to the other Freshers reassured me that they were just normal people and that I did belong.”

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COUNTRY CITY DATE DETAILS

Australia Perth Thursday 22 August


Time: 7pm to 9pm AWST

Venue: Albion Hotel, 535 Stirling Highway, Cottesloe, Perth 6011


Details: https://is.gd/avizot

Austria Vienna Saturday 14 September


Time: 3pm to 6pm CEST

Venue: Café Landtmann, Universitätsring 4, A-1010 Wien, Vienna

Price: Free entry; free non-alcoholic drinks and light bites; further food and drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/nixiji

Canada Toronto Tuesday 27 August


Time: 6pm to 11pm EDT

Venue: The Oxley (upstairs), 121 Yorkville Ave, Toronto, M5R 1C4


Details: https://is.gd/tibawi

China Zhejiang Sunday 18 August


Time: 9am to 6pm CST

Venue: Meilu Legend Hotel, No. 8 North Road, Hangzhou, 310001, Zhejiang


Details: https://is.gd/ludute

Denmark Aarhus Sunday 25 August



Venue: Tìr Na Nóg, Frederiksgade 38-40, Aarhus C, 8000

Price: Free entry; drinks and nibbles can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/timoge

France Paris Monday 16 September



Venue: Frog Revolution, 9 rue de la Bastille, Paris, 75004, France

Price: Free entry, two free drinks and light bites; further food and drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/odkgfl

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“Highlighted that Cambridge is also a national and international community.”

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Germany Berlin Thursday 5 September


Time: 5pm to 6.30pm CEST

Venue: Kanzlei SammlerUsinger (law firm), Hardenbergstraße 28a, Berlin, 10623

Price: 5€, which covers drinks, nibbles and speaker

Details: https://is.gd/okimog

Germany Düsseldorf Sunday 15 September



Venue: hein Polo Club Düsseldorf e. V., Zum Haus Hülsdonk Hof 31, Willich, Düsseldorf, 47877


Details: https://is.gd/ixikod

Germany Hamburg Friday 6 September



Venue: Café Borchers, Geschwister-Scholl- Straße 1, Hamburg, 20251


Details: https://is.gd/shx227

Germany Munich Saturday 7 September



Venue: Kilian's Irish Pub (basement), Frauenplatz 11, München, 80331


Details: https://is.gd/ojihek

Greece Athens Tuesday 3 September


Time: 8pm to 10pm EEST

Venue: 49 - All Day Cafe & Wine Bar, Xenokratous 49, Kolonaki, Athens, 10676


Details: https://is.gd/suyomi

Hungary Budapest Tuesday 1 October



Venue: Csendes Létterem bar, Ferenczy István u. 5, 1053, Budapest


Details: https://is.gd/evuzal

“Had the chance to speak with current students and get my questions answered.”


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India Bangalore Saturday 31 August


Time: 4pm to 7pm IST

Venue: Bombay Brasserie – Indiranagar, 2989/B, 12th Main Road, Indiranagar, HAL 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560008


Details: https://is.gd/kihani

India Mumbai Friday 20 September


Time: 7pm to 10pm IST

Venue: Royal Bombay Yacht Club, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, Apollo Bunder, Colaba, Mumbai 400 001

Price: Free entry; free food and drinks

Details: https://is.gd/ugenuw

Mexico Mexico City Thursday 29 August


Time: 7pm to 10pm CDT

Venue: The British Cactus Club, British Embassy Mexico City, Río Lerma, No. 71, Col. Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, CDMX 06500


Details: https://is.gd/amomas

Morocco Rabat Saturday 31 August


Time: 4pm to 6pm WEST

Venue: La Rive Café, Marina Bouregreg, Rabat, 10000

Price: Free entry; free refreshments

Details: https://is.gd/aguvoq

Netherlands Amsterdam Saturday 14 September



Venue: Sentient Information Systems, Singel 160, Amsterdam, 1015


Details: https://is.gd/isiruq

“It made me less nervous about the prospect of knowing no one at university. I got to meet some people that are able to be familiar faces now

I’ve arrived.”


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Nigeria Lagos Thursday 15 August


Time: 6pm to 8pm WAT

Venue: Terra Kulture, 1376 Tiamiyu Savage (off Ahmadu Bello Way), Victoria Island, Lagos


Details: https://is.gd/uxihox

Russia Moscow Friday 6 September


Time: 8pm to 11pm MSK

Venue: Koptil'nya, st. Novoslobodskaya, 18 Moskva, 127055

Price: free entry; free drinks and light bites; further food and drinks can be purchased

Details: https://is.gd/feneva

Spain Madrid Wednesday 25 September



Venue: Casa Fonzo, Calle de Ponzano, 60, 28003 Madrid


Details: https://is.gd/fozulu

Switzerland Geneva Wednesday 25 September


Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm CEST

Venue: La Mère Royaume, 4 Place Simon-Goulard, Genève, 1201


Details: https://is.gd/ajetaf

Thailand Bangkok Friday 30 August


Time: 6pm to 9pm ICT

Venue: GISMO Coffee & Roasters, 673 Soi Sukhumvit39 39 Boulevard ,Khlongton, Wattana, 10110, Bangkok


Details: https://is.gd/aceluq

“It was really reassuring to meet lots of others in a very relaxed setting before I went. It made the whole process of starting at Cambridge a lot less

daunting.”


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USA Portland, ME Monday 16 September


Time: 5.30pm to 7pm EDT

Venue: Local 188, 685 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04102


Details: https://is.gd/oconix

USA Boston, MA Thursday 5 September


Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm EDT

Venue: Union Club of Boston, 8 Park Street, Boston, MA 02108


Details: https://is.gd/ximazo

Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City

Saturday 14 September


Time: 7pm to 10pm ICT

Venue: Pizza 4P's Lê Thánh Tôn, 8/15 Lê, Thánh Tôn, District 1, Ho Chin Minh


Details: https://is.gd/zubivi

“I felt very welcome and excited to depart for England.”


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