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Clare Hall
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Clare Hall is one of the few colleges in Cambridge dedicated specifically to graduate students, which means that it is able to cater for graduate needs better than some of the larger, undergraduate-dominated colleges.
A Clare Hall student
We are a diverse, informal community, where gowns are never worn, and formal dinner is a time for students and fellows to come together on an equal basis - there is no high table. Indeed, thanks to our fellow-student interaction programme, which organises social events, sports matches and lecture series, where students and fellows come together and exchange ideas in an informal environment, we are one of the closest colleges in Cambridge.
Clare Hall boasts a multigym, heated indoor swimming pool and tennis court at the West Court site, just a little way down Herschel Road. All members of the College are able to use these facilities for a very reasonable fee. Sport at Clare Hall has really taken off over the past few years, and now we have very active running, football, cricket, yoga and boat clubs.
Social life at Clare Hall has really taken off thanks to the opening of the Anthony Lowe Building - the students' very own bar, which also has games and meeting rooms. The bar is open most nights and it is becoming recognised as a graduate venue, with parties almost every Saturday night in term time, many of them hosted by CUSU societies who make use of our excellent facilities.
Best thing? Its facilities
Funding-wise, Clare Hall provides a tutorial fund, which gives £100 per person to first year students for books, computing equipment and travel to conferences, and then a further £250 per person for second and third year students. Hardship funding and bursaries are available, but can sometimes be like getting blood out of a stone - and if you are already fully funded, you won't be able to get either.
Clare Hall is located in West Cambridge, which is convenient for the University Library and for University Departments located at the West Cambridge or Sidgwick sites, but is good fifteen minutes' walk from the nearest shops, which can be annoying - especially if you don't have a bike! However, the number 8 bus, which runs to Addenbrokes, now stops outside the College on Grange Road and is free to University Card holders.
Worst thing? It is a 15 minute walk to nearest shops
In conclusion, if you're looking for a diverse, informal and adult atmosphere away from all the pomp and ceremony of some of the more traditional colleges, look no further than Clare Hall.