Emmanuel College (Cambridge): Detailed Guide, General Information and Contacts

Emmanuel College is located on St Andrews Street in the centre of Cambridge and is located by other colleges such as Christ’s College and Downing College

Emmanuel College has Hardship Funds available for students with financial difficulties.  There are also grants for travel and research purposes.  Emmanuel College students who take a language course at the Cambridge University Language Programme can have half the course fees subsidized by the College. 

More information on this can be found here

Societies specific to Emmanuel College include:

• ECAPS, Emmanuel’s Art and Photography Society
• REDS, Revived Emmanuel Dramatic Society
• Emma SAFE, the South African Fund for Education Society
• Emmanuel Asian Cultural Society

As well as these, there are hundreds of other university societies that you can join.

Emmanuel College provide all undergraduate students with accommodation throughout their time at Cambridge, with over 400 rooms on the College site. First year students live in North and South Court.  These are single rooms, with students sharing bathrooms and kitchens with up to 4 other people.  Second and third years live across the other accommodation buildings, ranging from rooms in the Old Court to en-suite rooms found elsewhere on the site.  Weekly room rents vary from £138.30 to £216.30 with laundry, cleaning, heating, lighting, insurance, wi-fi and catering all included.

There are over 100 rooms for postgraduate students, with all new postgraduates offered accommodation for their first year.  Postgraduate accommodation is located both within the grounds of the College as well as around central Cambridge.

Emmanuel College has a range of sporting facilities available for students.  On the College site, there are 2 squash courts, a table-tennis room, a gym and an open-air swimming pool.  As well as this, there is a sportsground a short distance away with further facilities for football, cricket, netball and many more sports.

Emmanuel College has a dedicated Welfare Team that seeks to support its student population as much as possible.  Each student is assigned a tutor who they can go to for advice and support.  A College Counsellor and a College Nurse are on site to provide care for both general and mental health.  Emmanuel College also has advisors for both BAME students and female students to provide support.

• The Formal Hall hosts candlelit 3 course meals on Monday, Friday and Sunday evenings 
• The College hosts regular music recitals from internationally renowned violinists and pianists
• Emmanuel College has wonderful views, with several gardens on site as well as a duck pond

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