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Fitzwilliam College is a modern, welcoming community committed to developing the talents of all its 750 undergraduate and postgraduate students. One of 31 Cambridge colleges, we were founded in 1869 specifically to broaden access to the University of Cambridge.
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Whether you are taking the first steps in your application to Cambridge, or exploring places to undertake postgraduate research, this video will give you a short insight into what living and studying at Fitz is like.
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Last week Fitz alumnus Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, was elected by the College to an Honorary Fellowship.
Andy says, “When I arrived at Fitzwilliam College in 1988, I’ll be honest - I wasn’t sure it would be the place for me. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. I loved every minute of my time there. Fitz ended up changing my life in ways I never could have imagined: introducing me to my wife, Marie-France; banishing my impostor syndrome; and giving me the courage to walk through doors that I had previously assumed would always be off limits. What pleases me so much now is how true the College has stayed to its Fitzwilliam House roots. While the college facilities have improved year on year, so have the numbers of students from state schools. Fitz has always been one of the UK's most powerful engines of social mobility and I consider it one of the greatest honours of my life that I have been invited back to play a part in its mission."
Fitz’s Master, Sally Morgan, said, ‘I know Andy has huge warmth for Fitz - he will be a great advocate for us in our work to attract and admit great students from all backgrounds - and he will, rightly, push us to find new ways to open our doors even more widely.’
The picture was taken on Andy’s visit to College in Michaelmas term, when he met the then JCR co-Presidents, Jayden Bafoa and Aaron Lardi.
Andy says, “When I arrived at Fitzwilliam College in 1988, I’ll be honest - I wasn’t sure it would be the place for me. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. I loved every minute of my time there. Fitz ended up changing my life in ways I never could have imagined: introducing me to my wife, Marie-France; banishing my impostor syndrome; and giving me the courage to walk through doors that I had previously assumed would always be off limits. What pleases me so much now is how true the College has stayed to its Fitzwilliam House roots. While the college facilities have improved year on year, so have the numbers of students from state schools. Fitz has always been one of the UK's most powerful engines of social mobility and I consider it one of the greatest honours of my life that I have been invited back to play a part in its mission."
Fitz’s Master, Sally Morgan, said, ‘I know Andy has huge warmth for Fitz - he will be a great advocate for us in our work to attract and admit great students from all backgrounds - and he will, rightly, push us to find new ways to open our doors even more widely.’
The picture was taken on Andy’s visit to College in Michaelmas term, when he met the then JCR co-Presidents, Jayden Bafoa and Aaron Lardi.
