List of Societies

Captain (Clare): Ed Banbury (eb986)
Instagram: @cckrfc
When: Saturday afternoons

Current, former or aspiring rugby players of any ability and experience are welcome at CCK, a joint team made up of Clare, Corpus Christi and King’s students. Matches are every Saturday afternoon, plus a few great socials every term.

Captain: John Calimbahin (jcc203)
Instagram: @claius_basketball
When: Saturday afternoons, Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre

The joint society between Caius and Clare for anyone interested in playing in the Collegiate Basketball League. This is open to anyone of any skills level!

Captain/President: Aaron MacWhirter (am3204, King's)
Clare Representative: Anna Sumarova (ams335)
When: Thursday evenings after 19:00 King’s College Squash Courts

Clare Squash is a club for people with any background/ability level in squash - from absolute novice to pro! We play matches in the college league and often do well in Cuppers! (college knockout competition)

The club was refounded in 2023 after disappearing during the pandemic. Since then we have climbed to division 5 after a season of good results in Michaelmas and Lent.

Captain: Jacob Inchley (jti23)
Training times: Saturday 3–4pm, University Sports Centre

Clare Badminton offers casual and competitive enjoyment: weekly open sessions and regular competitive games for those on the team.

Playing badminton since 1326. Unlike our founding days in the 14th century, anyone is welcome to come. Play casually, and/or uphold Lady Clare's legacy in the inter-college league. Saturday 3-4pm, University Sports Centre.

No sign up required, just turn up and play. Join mailing list for any changes and messenger group for league matches

Captain (Men’s): Ed Banbury (eb986)
Captain (Women’s): Fiona Cook (fc548)
When: Various times, early mornings or afternoons, depends on your boat
Instagram: @clareboatclub

Here at Clare Boat Club, we pride ourselves on being as accessible as possible to all levels of ability with rowing. We truly value every single person who signs up, and will always find ways of bringing out the strengths in each individual. We're open to experienced rowers, complete novices who are keen to learn, and even those who aren't too competitive but simply want to try out the sport. We foster a warm, welcoming atmosphere where everyone feels supported, included, and valued as part of one close-knit club.

At our Novice Taster Session, you can give rowing a try (hopefully in the sunshine) and sign up to row for the oncoming Novice term as well. Even if you don't think rowing is for you, come along anyway! You'll only know for sure after trying it out, and you'll get a free burger at the barbecue for your efforts as well.

President Oscar Hamilton (oh328)
Instagram: @clareclimbing

We're a casual low-commitment indoor rock climbing society. We're open to all members, regardless of experience! We're hoping to organize weekly subsidised indoor bouldering meetups (Rainbow Rocket or Kelsey Kerridge), open to all and very relaxed! Along with that, we've got exciting socials going on throughout term (climbing into clubbing, pub crawls, society swaps, etc.) All equipment (climbing shoes and harnesses) is provided, and we guarantee a great time!

President: Aisha Benhamida (ab2914)
When: Sunday afternoons at 15:00 Cambridge Lakes Golf Course
Instagram: @claregolfsoc

All levels are welcome! We play golf in the various forms it comes, weather permitting, from pitch and putt to 18-hole course even a mini golf event here and there.

Team Captain: Ben Keeling (bk471)
Instagram: @clare.college.fc
When: Sundays at around 13:00, early afternoon Barton Road Sports Ground (Queen’s College)

Clare College Football Club welcomes players of all abilities, offering the chance to compete weekly in league and cup games. With regular regular social events, its a relaxed but competitive community where everyone gets involved on and off the pitch.

Captain: Jamie Binns (jb2566)
Instagram: @clarenetball
When: Sundays 11:00, Barton Road

Clare Mixed Netball is a relaxed and sociable opportunity to get some weekly exercise in and meet people from across the college. Everyone is welcome, some of our players had never played netball before, while some play for the University team. We have weekly matches against other colleges and we were recently promoted to Division 1!

Co-presidents: Corey Tatum (cjt94) & Asha Metcalfe (amm328)
When: Sunday mornings, meet 10:30 outside Memorial Court

Our main activity is our weekly Sunday runs, which is a super chilled get-together with groups for different speeds usually running around 5k before ending in a social brunch at one of the colleges. We welcome all abilities so please come along whether you want an intense longer run or just a jog and chat! Besides that we aim to do some local park runs and are well connected to the university athletics society, so please feel free to get in touch for all things running and athletics 🙂

Captain: Clare Robinson (cyr22)
When: TBC, runs in Lent and Easter Fenners Cricket Ground

We offer winter nets and matches against other colleges in the summer. All abilities and genders welcome!!

Captain: Maddie Dawes (mod21)
When: Sunday mornings on Jesus Green
Instagram: @clomertonlax

Friendly lacrosse team for all (regardless of prior experience) joint with Homerton college. We have weekly matches against other colleges and lots of socials!

Captain: Louisa Henry (lh800)
When: Saturday afternoons at around 13:00 Queen’s Pitches
Instagram: @pcch_wnb_football

A football team for women and non binary students at Clare, all abilities welcome even if you haven’t played before!

President: Aldric Goh (azkg2)
Instagram: @cambridgepenguins
Email: penguins.ultimate@gmail.com
When: Saturdays at 14:00 or 15:00, Various Locations

Ultimate Frisbee is a non-contact, beginner-friendly sport which is a mix of American Football, Football, basketball and of course, played with a frisbee! Penguins is an Ultimate Frisbee team comprising of various colleges which competes in the Ultimate Frisbee College League, where we learn how to play together and have friendlies with other college teams too.

Look out for training and match information on our WhatsApp group!

President: Kitty Hardwick (kh800)
When: Friday evenings, University Sports Centre

A chance to play both fun and competitive padel both with inter-Clare games and against other colleges! If you've not tried padel yet, you're missing out!

President: Summer Breen-Levine (sb2710)
When: Sunday mornings or afternoons depending Jesus Green

Fun and friendly tennis for all levels with chill music and good snacks!

President: Theo Mellor (trtm2)
When: Sundays around 12:00 on John’s Pitches (Queen’s Road)

Sociable 7-a side mixed hockey every Sunday with good vibes and strong spirit!

President: Daniel He (dhh34)

Clare Table Tennis is a fun and casual club open to players of all levels!

Co-presidents: Sam Whitby + Jose Fialho (sw2164)
When: Saturday evenings

A relaxed mixed A Cappella group of Clare students. For anyone with some singing experience looking for something less intense.

President: Emily Shelley (ems229)
When: Occasional meetings in the River Room, mostly organizing events
Instagram: @clare_actors
Link to join our mailing list: https://lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscribe/socclareactors

We are a rapidly growing theatre society, welcoming theatre enthusiasts, aspiring performers, and all creatives. We look forward to supporting and celebrating exciting projects throughout the year, and to embracing the wonderfully diverse and talented Cambridge theatre scene.

President: Thomas Edwards (te323)
When: Three times a term on a Tuesday evening at the Punter. Join the mailing list!

Do you enjoy books, talking or talking about books? We usually choose a book to discuss each term but whether you read it or not, everyone is welcome for drinks, snacks and good conversation.

President: Owen Mackenzie (om379)
When: Gatehouse on Tuesdays, 20:00-22:00

Weekly meetings for chess fun, from playing games (be it high time pressure to long and relaxed) to solving interesting puzzles (including some more interesting retrograde analysis ones!). Feel free to come whether your are completely new or a grandmaster or anywhere inbetween. We also partake in the intercollege league so please join the mailing list if that would be interesting to you.

Email the president (om379) to be added to the mailing list.

Christian Union College Reps: Laria Campbell (lcc58) , Nicholas Wales (npw31)
Instagram: @clarecollegecu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClareCollegeCU
When: Saturdays at 17:00, E3 Old Court

We are a community that meets to explore the Christian faith together. Anyone is welcome.

President: Beatrice Wu (bw511)
When: Riley Auditorium, Sunday afternoons from 14:00 – 16:00

Instagram: @cuttysarkinvestmentsoc
Website: cuttysarkinvestmentsociety.co.uk
Email: cuttysarkinvestmentsociety@gmail.com

Clare College Cutty Sark Investment Society is the biggest student investment fund in the UK dedicated to female and non-binary students, with >£98,000 asset under management. Our meetings are usually held on Sunday afternoons at 2 pm in Riley Auditorium, Memorial Court. The aim of the society is to provide a relaxed environment for students to discuss investment-related topics and appreciate the intricacies of finance while building up financial skills. We hope that by creating a female-friendly environment where our voices are not drowned out, we can help more women become financially literate, gain hands-on investing experience, and the skills and confidence to succeed in finance. We require no prior knowledge from potential members; anyone with an interest in finance are welcome to join. During our weekly meetings, we conduct training sessions for all members to learn together, followed by immediate applications through discussions, analysis, and stock pitch on our portfolio in different sectors. In addition to portfolio management, we also organise speaker events and networking sessions to amplify our influence on fellow female students from all academic fields outside of Cutty Sark. Our past speakers include CEOs, MDs, and Heads from top asset management firms.

Members sign-up link: https://forms.gle/k1YHzxYqwm9ZhgL48

President: Thomas Alban (tca26)
Instagram: @claremusicsoc
Facebook: Clare College Music Society
When: Various locations, get in contact / join the mailing list.

Clare College Music Society (CCMS) is one of the most highly regarded music societies in Cambridge, giving students from Clare and the wider university the chance to take part in music-making of exceptional quality. CCMS offers a wide variety of performance opportunities. Weekly recitals are held in Clare College Chapel every Monday at 1:15pm during term, drawing audiences of fellows, students, and members of the public. The Chapel also hosts Evenings of Reflection on select Wednesday nights at 9:30pm, providing a calm and contemplative close to the day. Each term, CCMS presents a major orchestral concert in West Road Concert Hall, conducted by students. These concerts feature our CCMS orchestra, and also on occasion the CCMS chorus.

President: Nils Lauermann (nl429)
Facebook: Clare Dilettante Society
When: Emails about when meetings are

As its name may signal, the Clare Dilettante Society goes back to the college’s Victorian days, and more specifically 1882. The word ‘dilettante’ in Italian literally means ‘amateur,’ the connection being that the vast majority of the society’s events consist of talks given by members of the college (and beyond!) on subjects that they are passionate about, but which lie outside of their academic focus. Absolutely everyone is welcome to these events which are held 2-3 times a term and which usually feature tea and light refreshments.

Instagram: @clarengsoc

The Clare Engineering Society is for all undergraduate Engineering (and Chemical Engineering) students at Clare. We will be holding formal swaps, first year initiation events(helping first years to integrate into college life), socials and much more!

Co-Presidents: Lizzie Stocks + Cassian Anderson (evs31/ca647)
When: Thursdays 2-3 times a term.
Instagram: @claregoesgreen
Mailing list sign up: https://forms.gle/bK4oHTvp9wMNd8xX6

Clare Goes Green is Clare College’s student-led environmental society, bringing students together to explore sustainability and environmental issues through fun social events and impactful group discussion. From clothes swaps to plant based potlucks, we aim to spark conversation, build community, and make greener living part of college life.

President: Catriona McCleery (cam256)
When: Sundays, early afternoon at the Castle Court allotment.
Instagram: @claregrowers

We are Clare allotment society! There is an allotment site at Castle Court with lots of space and lovely raised beds, where we grow all sorts of fruit and veg. It's a very relaxed society, and has the great perks of fresh veg for us all to eat! Please get in touch, come along, and get stuck in the mud! 🙂

The two allotment sites at Castle Court are free to use by anyone at any time - for company or to join us in our weekly sessions DM us or drop us an email! Usually 1:30pm on Sunday

Co-Presidents: Archie Chettleburgh + Jake Harper (akc46) (jlh226)
Instagram: @clarejazzclub
Email: clarejazzclub@gmail.com
When: Cellars on a Friday or Saturday every 2 weeks.

Clare Jazz runs jazz nights in Cellars, Clare’s student bar, throughout the year. Featuring student bands from around Cambridge as well as even larger up and coming jazz acts.

President: Ananya Ajit (aa2510)
Instagram: @clarelawsociety

Hello and welcome to the Clare Law Society. We are the foremost community for all the lawyers in Clare and for anyone feeling law-curious. We aim to create a fun (as much as law can be) and engaging set of events including socials, welfare events, speaker events, networking sessions, mooting opportunities galore, and routine dinners with all law students in college. If you don't do law and want to have a taste of the high life, you can also attend our events through application. Stash coming soon. Come along and discover the joys of engaging with your fellow lawyers.

President: Alex Parton (ap2400)
Vice-President: Chloe Cormack(cc2276)
When: Wednesday evenings, Instagram @clarepoliticssociety
Instagram: @clarepoliticssociety

Clare Politics Society is the oldest non-partisan political society in Cambridge. We host speaker events, debate nights and socials. Whether you love or hate politics (or just don't care), come join us!

If you'd like to receive on-the-day reminders of our events then join our mailing list by emailing "Add Me!" to cc2276@cam.ac.uk.

President: Will Humm (wh363)

Instagram: @claresound
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClareSound
Email: info@claresound.com

Clare Sound is Cambridge’s premier live music production society. We primarily focus on running gigs in Clare Cellars, working closely with Clare Jazz, but we also run several stages at various May Balls. Our work usually involves setting up sound equipment and live mixing, as well as the occasional lighting design. So if you're interested in what goes on behind the scenes to put on great shows, get involved with Clare Sound!

President: Harry Chevassut (hc612)
Instagram: @whistonsociety
When: Monday evenings, irregularly

The Whiston Society is Clare's very own Natural Sciences Society (although we welcome members from all fields of study!) We organise speakers events, socials and swaps with other colleges' science societies, all with the goal of building a strong scientific community for all members of Clare to enjoy and learn from!!!

President: Ophelia Wye (ow282)
When: Latimer Room, Old Court. Wednesdays at 19:00

CUIDS is an accessible and welcoming way to exploring debating, whilst still maintaining the competitive edge. Away from the daunting union, we aim to educate people in the art of debating at all levels, culminating in a competition between colleges but run centrally by Clare college students.

President: Michael Wu (mw942)
When: Monday afternoons

A new society exploring quantitative finance, trading, and financial markets. Building a portfolio for those interested in applying programming and maths to the real world.

President: Emily Megoran (ems973)
Instagram @clitsoc_cam

TBC....

President: Anish Koduri (ak2699)
When: Various Clare locations on Friday evenings

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