The University of Cambridge
Main building. Public domain
Founded 1318 as a 'studium generale', acquired statutes 1570, and was incorporated by Act of Parliament 1571. Statutes revised 1872 by statutory commissions. The University is complemented by 31 independent self-governing Colleges (see below). All lectures and other public teaching are organized by the University. The Colleges are responsible for arranging individual teaching of their students by College supervisors. Degrees are awarded by the University.
Funding:
Public
Grades 4
Languages 1
Divisions 47
- African Studies Centre
- Business Research (ESRC) CentreFields of study: Business and Commerce
- English and Applied Linguistics Centre
- International Studies CentreFields of study: International Studies
- Islamic Studies CentreFields of study: Islamic Studies
- Language Studies CentreFields of study: Modern Languages
- Latin American Studies CentreFields of study: Latin American Studies
- South Asian Studies Centre
- Superconductivity Research CentreFields of study: Electrical Engineering
- Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Department/Division
- Chemical Engineering Department/DivisionFields of study: Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry Department/DivisionFields of study: Chemistry
- Clinical Veterinary Medicine Department/DivisionFields of study: Veterinary Science
- History and Philosophy of Science Department/Division
- Land Economy Department/DivisionFields of study: Rural Planning
- Physics Department/DivisionFields of study: Physics
- Architecture and History of Art Faculty
- Astronomy InstituteFields of study: Astronomy and Space Science
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies FacultyFields of study: Asian Studies
- Biology FacultyFields of study: Pathology, Anatomy, Genetics, Botany, Physiology, Zoology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Biology
- Classics FacultyFields of study: Classical Languages
- Divinity FacultyFields of study: Theology
- Economics and Politics Faculty
- Education FacultyFields of study: Education
- Engineering FacultyFields of study: Engineering
- English FacultyFields of study: English
- History FacultyFields of study: History
- Law FacultyFields of study: Law
- Modern and Medieval Languages FacultyFields of study: Slavic Languages, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, German, Linguistics, French, Modern Languages
- Music FacultyFields of study: Music
- Philosophy FacultyFields of study: Philosophy
- Agricultural Botany InstituteFields of study: Botany
- Archaeology and Anthropology Institute
- Biotechnology InstituteFields of study: Biotechnology
- Criminology InstituteFields of study: Criminology
- European Bioinformatics InstituteFields of study: Information Technology
- Management Studies InstituteFields of study: Management
- Manufacturing InstituteFields of study: Production Engineering
- Mathematical Sciences InstituteFields of study: Mathematics
- Orthodox Christian Studies InstituteFields of study: Christian Religious Studies
- Public Health InstituteFields of study: Public Health
- Theology InstituteFields of study: Theology
- Theorical Geophysics InstituteFields of study: Geophysics
- Computer and Computing Service LaboratoryFields of study: Computer Science
- Medicine Research DivisionFields of study: Medicine
- Clinical Medicine SchoolFields of study: Oncology, Community Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Genetics, Radiology, Surgery, Public Health, Biochemistry, Medicine
Short online courses 9
- Building your Screenplay
- Business Success in the Screen Industries
- Capstone: Bringing it all together
- Digital Platforms in Performance
- Finding your voice as a playwright
- Reconceiving Space: Installation and Performance Art
- Stand Up!; Comedy Writing and Performance Poetry
- Writing successfully for the Stage
- Young People and Their Mental Health
