He then entered Pembroke College Cambridge in 1956 from where he was awarded an M.A. It was during his second year of study that Michael Atiyah joined Pembroke College and had an instant beneficial effect on Kingman's studies:
Siya at pagkatapos ay ipinasok Pembroke College Cambridge sa 1956 mula sa kung saan siya ay iginawad ng isang MA Ito ay sa panahon ng kanyang ikalawang taon ng pag-aaral na Michael Atiyah sumali sa Pembroke College at nagkaroon ng isang instant kapaki-pakinabang na epekto sa Kingman ng pag-aaral: