| Sidney JCR | All students of the College, including graduates, are members of the Sidney Sussex College Students' Union (SSCSU). The College JCR website includes information about the structure and policies of SSCSU, and the College in general. |
| CUSU | The Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) represents all students of the University, including graduates - in fact their are officers specifically to represent graduate issues. The website provides a large amount of student support information, as well as details of services, ents, campaigns etc. arranged by CUSU. |
| GU | The Graduate Union (GU) represents the graduate students of the University of Cambridge, complementing the work of CUSU. The website includes helpful Forums where questions can be asked and answered. |
| NUS | CUSU and the Cambridge colleges are affiliated with the National Union of Students (NUS), which provides national representation. |
| Welfare-related contacts | Welfare-related links and phone numbers are on the Women and Welfare Officer's page |
| Sidney library | The College Library is open to students of the College 24 hours a day, and contains books, periodicals, a photocopier and the Computing Suite. Development of the collection is mostly focussed on undergraduate courses. |
| UL | The University Library (UL) is a copyright deposit library, and contains a very broad range of books (a large proportion of which are borrowable by graduates and final-year undergraduates. |
| University specialist libraries | Subsidiaries of the UL include the Betty and Gordon Moore library (mostly physical science periodicals), the Central Science Library (mostly biological periodicals), the Medical Library and the Squire Law Library |
| Electronic resources | The UL centrally administers many of the University's electronic resources, including online journal subscriptions |
| Department libraries | Most departments or faculties have their own libraries for subject-specific books and periodicals. It is usually possible to use the libraries of departments other than your own by arrangement with the librarian. |
| College libraries | It is often possible to use other college libraries by arrangement with their librarians. The standard collections are rarely useful at graduate level, but some college have specialist collections. |
| Other libraries | There are also several other libraries associated with the University |
| Newton catalogue | The Newton catalogue is an online search facility for almost all Cambridge University libraries (including colleges). |
| List of serials | Periodicals were previously listed in an online List of Serials. This is no longer updated (periodicals are all catalogued in Newton), but this is sometimes still useful. |
| Cambridge Central Library | The public library in Cambridge has a useful collection of novels, CDs, DVDs and printed music. |
| British Library | If you can't find what you need in Cambridge, the place to try is the British Library. Many Cambridge libraries can arrange for articles to photocopied, borrowed or faxed from the British Library; it is also possible for graduate students to apply for access to the British Library reading rooms in St. Pancras, London. |
| Computing Service | The University Computing Service is responsible for all university-wide networks and computing services. Their website has a lot of general computing guidance, as well as information about acquiring and using university computing accounts. |
| CS Status Monitor | Check the status of Computing Service services (including Hermes for e-mail and the PWF) |
| Hermes webmail | Check your e-mail and change your e-mail account settings online |
| College computing | Instructions for configuring network connections in student rooms |
| MCR computing | The MCR computing pages, with information about MCR-specific computing facilities as well as a lot of more general guidance (with relevant links to Computing Service and external information) |
| Anti-virus software | Information and download site for the free university anti-virus software (Cambridge only) |
| Lavasoft Ad-aware | Free software to help keep your computer safe from spyware |
| Spybot S&D | Spybot Search and Destroy - free software to help keep your computer safe from a variety of malware (a good complement to Ad-aware) |
| Windows Update | Keep your Windows PC up to date |
| Corn Exchange | The Cambridge Corn Exchange, Wheeler Street (off Market Square) - a wide variety of music |
| Arts Theatre | The Cambridge Arts Theate, Peas Hill (off Market Square) - theatre, opera and operetta |
| ADC Theatre | The ADC Theatre, Park Street (between Sidney and the Maypole) - University of Cambridge student theatre |
| Mumford Theatre | The Mumford Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University (off East Road) - theatre and music (APU students and professionals) |
| West Road Concert Hall | University of Cambridge Concert Hall, West Road - mostly classical music (student and professional) |
| Vue cinemas | Vue Cinema (in the Grafton) - listings for Cambridge |
| Arts Cinema | The Cambridge Arts Cinema, Regent Street (Picturehouse Cinemas) |
| Cineworld | Cineworld, Hills Road |