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North · Founded 1965
Lucy Cavendish College
A young college founded by women academics to widen access to Cambridge, which reinvented itself in 2021 as a college for students of all genders committed to tackling global challenges.
The college
A closer
look.
North — Lady Margaret Road
Founded 1965. Founded in 1965 by female Cambridge academics who believed the university offered too few opportunities for women, it is named after the education reformer Lucy Cavendish (1841–1925) and has admitted students of all genders and ages since 2021.
A cluster of Victorian villas and gardens on Lady Margaret Road, linked by modern additions, gives the college a domestic character quite unlike the grand courts of central Cambridge.
On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01The cluster of Victorian villas
- 02The informal college gardens
- 03The pearly nautilus emblem honouring founding President Anna Bidder
- 04The quiet setting off Lady Margaret Road
Connected to
Notable
names.
- Anna Bidder (founding President)
- Rosena Allin-Khan MP
- Jackie Ashley
- Honorary fellow Dame Judi Dench
- Honorary fellow P. D. James
- Honorary fellow Dame Stella Rimington
Before you go
Visiting Lucy Cavendish College
Lucy Cavendish is a working college rather than a visitor attraction and publishes no general tourist opening hours, so access cannot be assumed; contact the college or check the official site before visiting.
Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the official site before you travel.
- Founded
- 1965
- Area
- North — Lady Margaret Road
- Type
- College
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