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Being a part of Your Faculty
The University of Cambridge Faculty of Education is committed to the highest standards of research and teaching and is a significant contributor to the improvement of educational policy and practice in partnership with schools colleges and other educational agencies both in the UK and internationally.
Our Student Community
You will join a lively and well-established scholarly community. We are one of the largest graduate bodies in the University of Cambridge with around 350 Masters students and 350 Doctoral students. The diversity of our student intake provides a vibrant and stimulating environment for study. International students come from approximately 40 different countries (India China Brazil Ghana to name just a few..). Many of our home students are educational professionals studying part-time.
A series of short films about Postgraduate Study at Cambridge is available here
Student Profiles
Read more to see the answers some of our students give to crucial questions about our MEds MPhils and Doctorates.
Facilities
The Cambridge University Library is one of the largest libraries in the world and one of the three main research libraries in England. In addition to this the Faculty Library provides a beautiful study environment and houses specialist collection of over 55000 items on education and related fields.
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FERSA - Faculty of Education Research Students' Association
Students in their Masters and PhD/EdD years are members of the Faculty of Education Research Students' Association. FERSA aims to support research students to represent student views in the Faculty and to provide activities promoting academic excellence and collaboration within the student research community. FERSA sends members a weekly email newsletter.
FERSA blog
Stay up to date with the Faculty of Education Research Students' Association (FERSA) blog. The blog is a platform for students staff and alumni to represent different voices and perspectives on their work and life as educational researchers.
Dissertation Award
Each Masters degree route offers a dissertation prize and the winner of that prize will get the opportunity to publish an abridged version of their thesis in our Working Paper Series. This provides an opportunity for students to achieve recognition for their academic excellence and to have an early publication.
The college system
The college system and its relationship to the Faculty is something that makes the Cambridge experience unique. In addition to being admitted to the Faculty of Education every student is admitted to a College. There is a detailed explanation of how the college system works and its history in the Graduate Prospectus. For graduates the main role of a College is to look after their general welfare including the provision of accommodation (for full time students) meals and other social amenities. College facilities vary but typically include a bar student common rooms (known as Combination Rooms) library laundry and computing facilities. Sports facilities such as rowing rugby football cricket athletics squash tennis and badminton are usually also available. You will be assigned a College graduate tutor whose role is to help you with any problems outside the responsibility of your academic supervisor such as personal welfare or finance issues.
Choosing a college
The Graduate Admissions Office arrange college places for students. There is further information available on their website. They will ask you to express two preferences; if however neither of your first two choices offers you a place other colleges will be asked to consider your application. Everyone who is offered a place by the Faculty of Education will be given a place at a college.
Where To Live
Full time students are required to live in or close to Cambridge (within 10 miles of the city centre) and their college will arrange accommodation. Part time students are not required to live in or close to Cambridge but please be aware that you will be required to attend the Faculty regularly during term time. Students are expected to attend all sessions and a number of face-to-face supervisions. Detailed information about attendance requirements is provided on the specific programme pages.
