Cambridge Union Society

The Cambridge Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Cambridge Union, is the largest student society at the University of Cambridge and one of the oldest in the world. Additionally, the Cambridge Union served as a model for the subsequent foundation of similar societies at several other prominent universities including the Oxford Union and the Yale Political Union.

Membership in the Society

The Cambridge Union is a private society and traditionally membership is only open to members of the University of Cambridge, although more recently membership has been made available to students at several other educational institutions in Cambridge. The society is not open to the general public; however, members are often able to bring guests to certain functions and some events are made available to the public for free or through the purchase of a ticket.

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The society awards honorary memberships to particularly distinguished individuals including the recent presentation of an honorary membership to former Chief UN Weapon?s Inspector Dr. Hans Blix. The Cambridge Union also maintains reciprocal membership policies with similar societies such as the Yale Political Union.

Related Topics:
Dr. Hans Blix - Yale Political Union

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