Students with more sexual partners get worst results, reveals Cambridge study


Students studying medicine are among those who have the most sexual partners compared to mathematicians who had the fewest.

Daily Mail
Last updated at 14:36pm on 25th January 2008


A survey from one of the country's top universities has revealed students who have the most sex get the worst results.

The online study published in the student magazine Varsity asked over a thousand members in various colleges at Cambridge University in depth about their sex lives.

It revealed students at poorly-performing colleges are more likely to be sleeping around.

Students studying medicine are among those who have the most sexual partners compared to mathematicians who had the fewest.

Peterhouse, the University's oldest college, came near the bottom in the 2007 Tompkins Table, but 3rd in the promiscuity table, beaten only by Fitzwilliam and Homerton Colleges.

At Homerton, the worst performing college in the academic league table, students have had on average seven sexual partners.

Christ's College, second in last year's Tompkins list, reported the highest number of virgins, with over a quarter of respondents never having had sex.

Christ's also reported the lowest usage of recreational drugs, a category which Clare topped, where over half of the students admitted to being users.

The average for drug use through the university was just over a quarter.

The results also revealed a range of activity according to subject choices.

Almost half of all mathematicians have never had sex, whereas the average medic has had at least eight sexual partners.

Cambridge University Students Union President Mark Fletcher seemed unsurprised by the findings. He said: "It's obvious that the mathematicians haven't found the winning formula yet. But it's'good to see that Doctors and Nurses is still a popular game.

"Surprisingly for such a similar subject, vets come near the bottom of the table, with fewer than two average sexual partners per student. Perhaps their preference for animals extends into the bedroom.

Far from its nerdy reputation, the findings show Cambridge to be a vibrant, sexually active university, in some cases surprisingly so. Sixty per cent of those who have had sex have done it outdoors, and a quarter have tried S&M. But only 15 per cent have engaged in group sex.

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Posted: Fri - February 8, 2008 at 11:26 PM          

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