Calculating Women Residential
Open to Year 11 female students at UK state schools, this residential will develop your maths skills and give you the opportunity to experience College life.
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What's involved?
Calculating Women is a free residential event for Year 11 female students from UK state schools. The residential is designed to demonstrate the real-world relevance and applications of maths-based skills, and to reveal the diversity of industries and careers to which maths skills and a maths-based degree can underpin.
This two-day, one-night residential will take place from the 16th-17th April 2025. This highly interactive event will give attendees an opportunity to work with peers on fun maths-related activities, such as solving puzzles and brainteasers. All academic sessions will be led by our College Fellows.
During the event, attendees will also have the opportunity to meet female graduates from maths-based degrees or those who currently work in primarily mathematical-focused fields.
There will be exciting social activities run by current students interspersed throughout the residential.
All attendees will stay overnight in College on the 16th April. An evening meal will be provided in the King's College Dining Hall and breakfast and lunch will be provided on the 17th April.
How much does it cost?
This event is completely free to attend. Travel expenses will be covered for students who can provide evidence of eligibility for Free School Meals (FSM). We may also cover expenses for students who are not eligible for FSM but can provide evidence of a household income below median average earnings in the UK. Please email slo@kings.cam.ac.uk if you are unsure about your eligibility.
Where will the event take place?
The event will take place at King's College, University of Cambridge. Attendees will be required to stay overnight in student accommodation.
Eligibility criteria and selection
To be eligible for the event, you must be:
- A female-identifying student
- Currently in Year 11 or equivalent
- Currently studying at a UK state school
- Predicted at least a 7 in GCSE Maths (England), an A in GCSE Maths (Wales and Northern Ireland), or an A in National 5 Maths (Scotland)
The event is open to all who meet the above criteria, but in the event of being oversubscribed, students will be selected based on widening participation criteria.
How to apply
This event has now passed. Information for 2026 will be updated on this webpage in due course.
