Welcome to the website of the Cambridge University Science Fiction Society! Here you can find information about our activities and termcard, as well as some information about membership, traditions, our library and back issues of our magazine, TTBA.
Termcard (Michaelmas 2025)
Discussion Meetings
When: 19:00, Mondays
A casual discussion about sci-fi and fantasy, loosely themed around a weekly topic. If you're new, join our discord from the university discord hub so that we can guide you to the room.
- 20th October: Nonhuman characters in SFF
Location: St John's College Old Divinity School, Teaching Room 2
- 27th October: What Makes A (Super)Hero?
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room
- 3rd November: Jomsthing the Sixteenth: The Grim and the Gothic
Location: St John's College Old Divinity School, Teaching Room 2
- 10th November: The Soundscape of SFF
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room
17th November: Book Club: Understanding History Through Fantasy
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room
- 24th November: Keep Off The Grass (It Bites): Ecology in SFF
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room
- 1st December: Jomsthing the Seventeenth: Away With The Faeries
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room
- 8th December: Webcomic Book Club
Location: TBC
Film Nights
When: 19:00, Fridays
We show a film, and usually hang around for a chat about it afterwards.
- 17th October: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (50th Anniversary!)
Location: Fitzwilliam College, Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre
- 24th October: X-Men: First Class
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh Room
- 31st October: Episodes Night: Vampires
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh Room
- 7th November: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh room
- 14th November: Pan's Labyrinth
Location: Fitzwilliam College, Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre
- 21st November: Annihilation
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh Room
- 28th November: Frankenstein (2025)
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh Room
- 5th December: Narnia
Location: Fitzwilliam College, Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre
Pub
When: 19:30, Every Other Wednesday (15/10, 29/10, 12/11, 26/11).
Where: The Bath House Pub.
We talk sci-fi, fantasy and other rubbish in a pub. Food and drink optional.
What we do
The Cambridge University Science Fiction (and Fantasy) Society (CUSFS - pronounced "cuss-fuss") is here to do science fiction and fantasy-related things of any and all description in Cambridge. We're a bustling community of both students and those not affiliated with the University, and we aim to provide a friendly, accessible, and accepting environment for all manner of activities.
We have three regular events. The Monday meetings are all on a particular topic, broad enough that everyone can contribute, regardless of what they have or haven't read. They meander around, flirt with the topic at hand, then usually veer off a cliff. Nonetheless, they are lots of fun and are definitely the place to go for actual, concerted discussion of science fiction and fantasy. On Fridays, we have a film night. These are pretty self-explanatory; we show a film, and then usually stay around for a chat afterwards. The final event is our biweekly (you can guess the sense) Wednesday pub meet. These usually involve an even-more-informal discussion of all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as miscellaneous chatter on all manner of other topics. There'll usually be a few people ordering food, and enough drinks that the pub doesn't yell at us, but both are of course optional.
In addition to these, we do lots of other things at less regular intervals: we sometimes organise cinema trips (notably for Star Wars in recent years), and have the odd society formal. We are also famous for our board game nights (As in all-night. We greet the dawn!). Members can also access our library, which apparently contains over 6000 books.
We like to think we're not very scary. Feel free to come along to exactly as many events as you think you're interested in - we don't mind if you've never been before and decide to show up in the middle of the year, and we certainly don't mind if you're not an official member. If you have any interest at all in SFF, you'll certainly find something to interest you!
Welcome and Welfare
If you have any questions or comments about welfare in CUSFS, particularly if you have requests or suggestions for improvement, please contact any member of the committee. We are always happy to talk and try to make things better.
We try to book rooms so that our regular meetings and film nights have step-free access. If you would like to borrow some books, please contact our librarian.
Contact Us
Our Facebook page can be found here. Our Discord Server is accessible through the Cambridge Discord Hub
Alternatively, you can find the CRSids of the committee on our committee page, and email us at crsid@cam.ac.uk.
Termcard (Michaelmas 2025)
Discussion Meetings
When: 19:00, Mondays
A casual discussion about sci-fi and fantasy, loosely themed around a weekly topic. If you're new, join our discord from the university discord hub so that we can guide you to the room.
- 20th October: Nonhuman characters in SFF
Location: St John's College Old Divinity School, Teaching Room 2 - 27th October: What Makes A (Super)Hero?
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room - 3rd November: Jomsthing the Sixteenth: The Grim and the Gothic
Location: St John's College Old Divinity School, Teaching Room 2 - 10th November: The Soundscape of SFF
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room - 24th November: Keep Off The Grass (It Bites): Ecology in SFF
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room - 1st December: Jomsthing the Seventeenth: Away With The Faeries
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room - 8th December: Webcomic Book Club
Location: TBC
Location: St John's College, Boys Smith Room
Film Nights
When: 19:00, Fridays
We show a film, and usually hang around for a chat about it afterwards.
- 17th October: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (50th Anniversary!)
Location: Fitzwilliam College, Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre - 24th October: X-Men: First Class
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh Room - 31st October: Episodes Night: Vampires
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh Room - 7th November: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh room - 14th November: Pan's Labyrinth
Location: Fitzwilliam College, Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre - 21st November: Annihilation
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh Room - 28th November: Frankenstein (2025)
Location: St John's College, Castlereagh Room - 5th December: Narnia
Location: Fitzwilliam College, Gordon Cameron Lecture Theatre
Pub
When: 19:30, Every Other Wednesday (15/10, 29/10, 12/11, 26/11).
Where: The Bath House Pub.
We talk sci-fi, fantasy and other rubbish in a pub. Food and drink optional.
What we do
The Cambridge University Science Fiction (and Fantasy) Society (CUSFS - pronounced "cuss-fuss") is here to do science fiction and fantasy-related things of any and all description in Cambridge. We're a bustling community of both students and those not affiliated with the University, and we aim to provide a friendly, accessible, and accepting environment for all manner of activities.
We have three regular events. The Monday meetings are all on a particular topic, broad enough that everyone can contribute, regardless of what they have or haven't read. They meander around, flirt with the topic at hand, then usually veer off a cliff. Nonetheless, they are lots of fun and are definitely the place to go for actual, concerted discussion of science fiction and fantasy. On Fridays, we have a film night. These are pretty self-explanatory; we show a film, and then usually stay around for a chat afterwards. The final event is our biweekly (you can guess the sense) Wednesday pub meet. These usually involve an even-more-informal discussion of all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as miscellaneous chatter on all manner of other topics. There'll usually be a few people ordering food, and enough drinks that the pub doesn't yell at us, but both are of course optional.
In addition to these, we do lots of other things at less regular intervals: we sometimes organise cinema trips (notably for Star Wars in recent years), and have the odd society formal. We are also famous for our board game nights (As in all-night. We greet the dawn!). Members can also access our library, which apparently contains over 6000 books.
We like to think we're not very scary. Feel free to come along to exactly as many events as you think you're interested in - we don't mind if you've never been before and decide to show up in the middle of the year, and we certainly don't mind if you're not an official member. If you have any interest at all in SFF, you'll certainly find something to interest you!
Welcome and Welfare
If you have any questions or comments about welfare in CUSFS, particularly if you have requests or suggestions for improvement, please contact any member of the committee. We are always happy to talk and try to make things better.
We try to book rooms so that our regular meetings and film nights have step-free access. If you would like to borrow some books, please contact our librarian.
Contact Us
Our Facebook page can be found here. Our Discord Server is accessible through the Cambridge Discord Hub
Alternatively, you can find the CRSids of the committee on our committee page, and email us at crsid@cam.ac.uk.