10 things you didn't know (but ought to) about Lucy Cavendish College

Ten facts about Lucy Cavendish College which will surprise you.

In 2015, Lucy Cavendish College will be half a century old. Which is not the slightest bit impressive in a town with a University that has already celebrated its eight hundredth anniversary.

However, in this comparative blinking of an eye, Lucy Cavendish College has demonstrated a precocious talent for transforming the lives of the hundreds of women who have studied here.

And yet, quite possibly because it suffers from enormous modesty, very few people know just how amazing the college is.

Here are ten essential things about Lucy Cavendish College that we believe will impress you.

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Lucy Cavendish College website: www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk

1. We’re the only mature women’s college in the countryIt’s no exaggeration to say that we lead the way in education for women over 21 within the University of Cambridge.

2. The College was founded over dinner one eveningThe Founding Fellows were all members of the 22-strong Dining Group; they wanted to improve both the numbers and the status of female students and academics.

3. We’re mind-alteringAs our alumnae will testify, Lucy Cavendish College changes the way you think, which has an impact on how you live your life, and changes your priorities.

4. Our success stories are so amazing, people don’t believe themHotel cleaner to lawyer. Marketing consultant to psychologist. NHS worker to transplant doctor. We have transformed the lives of so many women.

7. If there’s one subject we’re strong at, it’s eightStudents cover all the courses on offer at the University of Cambridge but Lucy Cavendish is particularly strong in medicine and veterinary studies, science, maths, engineering, humanities, social sciences and English Literature.

8. Nobody understands women as we doThis college is unique in the UK and we have the most diverse range of skills, knowledge and experience of any mature college in the country.

5. We have an 85% success rating in terms of undergraduate expectationsResearch has proven that the vast majority of students think Lucy Cavendish College either met or exceeded their expectations. This figure is extremely high.

6. Our oldest student is older than the CollegeOur students range from women in their 20s to women in their 60s. 20% of our students are over 40.

9. Our President would be one of our best ever studentsProfessor Janet Todd, the current and 7th President of the College is an internationally renowned scholar of early women writers and the author of many critical works.

10. We celebrate women’s creativity and we have our own festivalWomen’s Word is the annual festival that celebrates women’s experiences. It covers literature, ideas and politics and runs workshops on writing and publishing.