ABOUT USA vibrant and friendly college in a beautiful city
The University of Cambridge’s oldest graduate college, Hughes Hall bears the name of its founding Principal, Elizabeth Phillips Hughes. Established in 1885, we now accept postgraduate students and mature undergraduates in all areas of study and research, offering scholarships and bursaries targeted at new and continuing students.
We are one of the most international colleges, bridging the academic and external worlds, with an open and informal atmosphere. A distinctive aspect of College life at Hughes Hall is an egalitarian culture where interaction and engagement between the senior membership and students is open and encouraged; and everyone is allowed to walk on the grass!
A dynamic and progressive College, we have more than 50 Governing Body Fellows, over 200 further Senior Members from all walks of life, and around 800 postgraduates and mature undergraduates from more than 80 countries. Particularly distinctive is our “Bridge Fellows” programme, which brings a diverse group of outstanding individuals from outside the University into our Fellowship as full members of Governing Body.
An oasis of calm and quiet near the busy city centre, we provide a relaxing yet stimulating environment for study and research. Hughes Hall is situated alongside the University’s Cricket Ground, just off the cosmopolitan Mill Road.
OUR PURPOSE
Hughes Hall: A vision for 2030 and beyond
Vision
Hughes Hall educates and nurtures leaders of the future and, through them and our whole community, makes a major contribution to global society. Hughes Hall is a Cambridge college for the 21st century – inclusive, innovative, impactful – and engaged with the world beyond academia.
Mission
Our mission to deliver global benefits will be realised by:
- Nurturing and inspiring future leaders from diverse backgrounds
- Academic excellence in education and outstanding pastoral support
- Delivering public goods and societal impact which address global challenges
- Growing our reputation for research excellence
- Building our influence, reputation, and reach, nationally and internationally
Values
We are a community that is inclusive, promotes innovation, and has impact on the world outside Cambridge. These values inform everything we do, and how we do it, and underpin the delivery of our mission.
Inclusive
- Widening Participation
- Celebrating diversity across college
- Fostering inclusivity and sustainability
Impactful
- Transforming lives through scholarship
- Widening research networks and reach
- Conecting to business, practice and policy
Innovative
- Multidisciplinary solutions to real world problems
- Engaging with cutting edge research
- Nurturing future leaders and innovators
