Graduate Admissions

The graduate community at Peterhouse numbers around 110, and includes one-year, two-year and three-year students: that is, there are graduate students working for the degree of M.Phil and other degree and diploma courses, usually in one year but sometimes in two; and there are those studying for the PhD.

The graduate students are drawn in roughly equal numbers from within the College and from outside, and represent a very wide variety of subjects, nationalities and backgrounds.

Besides being entitled to share with our undergraduates all of the College’s academic and recreational facilities, the graduates have their own common room, which takes newspapers and magazines. The Peterhouse Graduate Society manages graduate affairs, organising special events and dinners, as well as meetings on a variety of topics. The Peterhouse Graduate Society has its own website which can be found here.

Graduates can normally expect to be accommodated by the College for the full duration of their courses, up to three years. The College possesses a small number of flats that are suitable for married students, including those with children.

Peterhouse offers a number of research studentships for prospective PhD candidates. Funds are also available to make grants to assist graduates with certain research-related expenses.

We hope that you will find all of the information you need on our website, but please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.

The Tutorial Office, Peterhouse, Cambridge, CB2 1RD, United Kingdom.  

Email: graduates@pet.cam.ac.uk               
Telephone: 01223 768879

The University of Cambridge Graduate Studies Prospectus can be downloaded here.