in 2009 cambridge will be 800 years old. 2005/6 saw the launch in cambridge, london, san francisco, new york and hong kong of a major anniversary fundraising campaign.  

the 800th campaign, which is embraced by all of the colleges as well as the university's departments and faculties, has set itself a target of £1 billion to be reached by 2011. (over £300 million has already been raised during the quiet phase of the campaign 2001-05). the 800th campaign's four goals (to invest in our staff, our students and our freedom to discover as well as to maintain our great collections) are designed to maintain cambridge's excellence and stature amongst the worlds' great universities. only with a significantly enlarged endowment - comparable to that of our major international rivals - will cambridge be able to preserve its traditional academic freedoms and its ability to attract and retain talent at all levels. 

a clear campaign understanding is that "a pound given to a college is a pound given to the 800th campaign".  you can thus give to, and support, the aims of the 800th campaign by giving to magdalene.

the individual 800th campaign component targets are:

£300 million for our students (hardship bursaries)
£300 million for our staff
£200 million for our freedom to discover
£200 million for our collections and architectural heritage

for further information about the 800th campaign click here

download magdalene's 800th campaign brochure here