Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville & Caius is a College in the University of Cambridge. Commonly referred to as Caius (pronounced keys), the College is at the centre of University life in Cambridge.
Open days
There are many opportunities to find out more about studying at Cambridge, and if you are unsure, please feel free to visit the College on one of the College’s Open Days
Living in Caius
Caius looks after its students very well. The College guarantees individual accommodation to all its undergraduates throughout their time as students. Graduate students are ordinarily accommodated for up to three years.
Studying at Caius
All Cambridge Colleges offer a very high quality of teaching and support to their students. At Caius, we are particularly proud of our reputation for academic excellence, earned through the care we put into our teaching, the ambition and hard work of our students, and the success they enjoy.
Degree subjects
Every undergraduate degree offered by the University is available at Caius. We take a great deal of pride in supporting our undergraduates at the highest level and our large Fellowship means that we are able to provide a great deal of teaching in–house.
Sport
Caius has a strong sporting tradition, routinely performing very well in inter–collegiate competitions and providing many representatives to University level teams. The College has excellent sporting facilities both for serious training and for relaxation and general fitness.
Caius Choir
‘Their singing is, in short, a delight’ — Classic CD Magazine
‘Such poise and technical control from a college choir, with its constant turnover of undergraduate voices, is remarkable’ — BBC Music Magazine
‘The world-class Caius Choir’ — Classics Today
Teaching
At Cambridge and at Caius, learning is characterised by an emphasis on independent and self–directed study within a teaching system which pays a great deal of attention to the individual. We believe that the education we offer is second to none.
Research
Twelve Caians have won Nobel Prizes. Only one Oxbridge College (Trinity College, Cambridge) has a higher total.
Music
Caius is known as a musical College, with a very active music society, a music and instrumental awards scheme, a fine performance venue, a good set of practice rooms, and our very popular and regular jazz nights and open mic nights in the College bar.
Library
Caius boasts a magnificent library serving the College community and visiting scholars from all over the world. It is arguably the most impressive working college library in Cambridge and Oxford, both in terms of its collections and its architecture.
Undergraduate study
Cambridge is a fantastic place to be a student. If you have an image of Cambridge, it's probably one of ancient buildings, immaculate green lawns and people punting down a willow-fringed river. Yes, the city is stunningly beautiful — but there's a lot more to it than that.
Student life
Whatever your interests, whether sport, music, drama, politics, community action or journalism, there will be many opportunities to make the most of your time in Cambridge. If what you want to do is sit and read books, the libraries and the spaces will make this the perfect place to do so.
College history
Caius is the fourth oldest surviving College in the University of Cambridge. The College was first founded as Gonville Hall by Edmund Gonville, Rector of Terrington St Clement in Norfolk, in 1348.
Teaching
At Cambridge and at Caius, learning is characterised by an emphasis on independent and self–directed study within a teaching system which pays a great deal of attention to the individual. We believe that the education we offer is second to none.
Drama
Cambridge is renowned for the amount and quality of student–produced drama. For example, Footlights, where many famous comedians and actors started their careers, stages four main shows and performs at the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as fortnightly sketch and stand–up evenings.
Master and Fellows
The College has over over a hundred senior academic members, known as Fellows. This diverse group of professional researchers and teachers pool their skills and resources to run the College and make it a truly stimulating academic community.
