About the Laidlaw Programme at Cambridge

2024 scholar group

Please note: The Laidlaw Programme in Cambridge is currently run by a coordinator based in Newnham College, but the programme is open to students from Newnham, Fitzwilliam, Murray Edwards Colleges and Trinity Hall.

 

About the Laidlaw Programme
Generously funded by Lord Laidlaw and the Irvine Laidlaw Foundation, the Laidlaw Leadership and Research Programme provides undergraduates with hands-on experience of research, bespoke leadership development and mentoring, as well as an immersive leadership experience to prepare and develop them as global citizens and future leaders who believe in evidence-based decision making and ethical leadership. Laidlaw Scholars and their research supervisors are part of an international network of leading research-intensive universities which deliver the Programme.

The Programme has three main components:

  • An original, student-led six-week research project in the first long vacation
  • An immersive six-week Leadership-in-Action experience in the second long vacation where students put their leadership training into practice to create a positive impact in society 
  • An intensive leadership development programme which takes place over the eighteen-month duration of the programme.

Laidlaw Scholars also benefit from a global masterclass in Ethical Leadership produced by the Oxford University, and participate in the Laidlaw Conference alongside cohorts from the other member universities.  

The Laidlaw Programme is currently run through Newnham College, Murray Edwards College, Fitzwilliam College, and Trinity Hall. Only members of these colleges are currently eligible to apply.

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About the Laidlaw Foundation

 *** Meet previous scholars and find out more ***
2 December - Online
22 January - Face to face, Murray Edwards College
23 January - Online
27 January - Face to face, Trinity Hall

Leadership Development Programme

Summer One: Research Project

Summer Two: Leadership in Action

What our scholars have been doing - 2023 cohort

What our scholars have been doing  - 2024 cohort

Commitments by the scholar

Frequently asked questions

Apply here

 

Applications will be open until 10:00 February 3 2025