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Dr Saskia Murk Jansen, 1957-2024. Updated with memorial service details. Read More. The College. Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges (founded 1284) and over the past seven centuries our community has made a contribution to the wellbeing of society quite disproportionate to our size.
- The College
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges, founded...
- Study Here
As the oldest Cambridge college with the smallest student...
- Fellows
Each year Peterhouse elects between 2-3 stipendiary Research...
- Petreans
They also provide details of the Development Office and...
- Conferences, Dining & Events
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges, founded...
- Life at Peterhouse
Peterhouse is a small and vibrant College with about 75...
- Undergraduate Applications
We fully support the University’s Widening Participation...
- Subjects
Entrance requirements give the typical offers for A level...
- The College
Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate students, and 54 fellows.
Visit the College website. Join a College event. Explore the College on our Virtual Tour. Come to an Open Day. Just 5 minutes’ walk from the city centre, Peterhouse is an exciting and friendly place to live. It’s perfectly situated for student life – close to the arts, engineering and science faculties, but just off the tourist trail.
As the oldest Cambridge college (founded in 1284) with the smallest student body, Peterhouse offers a unique environment and is, above all, a stimulating and friendly place to be for both undergraduates and graduate students.
Peterhouse | University of Cambridge | Virtual Tour. Colleges. Peterhouse is the oldest and smallest of the Cambridge Colleges, founded in 1284. We admit about 75 undergraduates a year and welcomes candidates in almost all courses offered by the University.
