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Peterhouse is a friendly and diverse college with a rich history and a wide range of academic and social activities. Learn more about its students, staff, facilities, news and how to join or contact it.
- The College
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges, founded...
- Study Here
Peterhouse provide some of the best rooms in Cambridge and...
- Fellows
Each year Peterhouse elects between 2-3 stipendiary Research...
- Petreans
These pages of the website are intended for all Petreans –...
- Conferences, Dining & Events
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges, founded...
- Life at Peterhouse
Peterhouse is a small and vibrant College with about 80...
- Undergraduate Applications
Applications to Cambridge are handled by individual...
- Subjects
The Peterhouse course pages include commentary on course...
- The College
Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate students, and 54 fellows. [4]
Just 5 minutes’ walk from the city centre, Peterhouse is an exciting and friendly place to live. It’s perfectly situated for student life – close to the arts, engineering and science faculties, but just off the tourist trail.
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Peterhouse (founded 1284) is the oldest of the Cambridge Colleges. Its founder, Hugh of Balsham, Bishop of Ely, bequeathed a number of books to the College on his death in 1286. The continuing generosity of members of Peterhouse built up a substantial library during the next two and a half centuries.