Invisible College
This August, Works in Progress returns to Cambridge for the third Invisible College: a week-long residential seminar for thirty promising 18–22-year-olds from around the world. It'll take place 17-22 August 2026.
Over the course of the week, attendees will take part in lectures, lightning talks, and group work on some of the topics that matter most to us from spatial economics and the Industrial Revolution to scientific fraud.
The aim is to give students a serious introduction to important ideas, and to put them in touch with other unusually thoughtful and ambitious people their age. We'll also host dinner and drinks, and social activities including a pub quiz, a barbecue, and punting down the river.
Applications close Friday 8th May.
We will assess applications on a rolling basis, so please submit your application as soon as you can, and by Friday 8th May at the latest. If you have any questions, email Ben Southwood at bswud@stripe.com
Applications are open to anyone around the world who will be aged 18–22 on 17 August 2026. You don’t have to be at university to apply, but you must be within the age range.
