About Cambridge University

Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom.

 It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after the University of Oxford), and the third-oldest surviving university in the world.

 The institute grew out of an association of scholars that was formed in 1209, early records suggest, by scholars leaving Oxford after a dispute with townsfolk.

 The two "ancient universities" have many common features and are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge. 

Today, Cambridge is a collegiate university with 31 colleges and six academic schools. All these university institutions occupy different locations in the town including purposely-built sites and the student life thrives with numerous opportunities in the arts, sport clubs and societies.

 Cambridge is also a member of a myriad of academic associations and forms part of the 'golden triangle' of British universities.

 Teaching standards - Cambridge is at the international forefront of excellence in teaching and research.

 Performance league tables consistently place Cambridge among the world's top-ranking institutions in the world.

 Supervisions, small group tutorials with a senior member of the university, are one of the unique advantages of the teaching at Cambridge.

 Research standards - In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 71% of academic staff were deemed to be producing world-leading or internationally excellent research – the highest proportion of outstanding research in the UK.

 Academic strengths - Cambridge has produced 89 Nobel Prize winners. The university has one of the highest levels of graduate employment in the UK. Course flexibility Courses cover the subject very broadly in the initial years and then become more specialised within a wide range of options in the later years.

 Student facilities, including library and computing - Every college has a computer suite, linked to the university network and available (usually round the clock) for work and email. Each college library contains the standard texts needed for an undergraduate course, as well as other materials.

 The university provides extensive library facilities in every department.

 The university library is a copyright library, meaning it receives by law a copy of every book published in Britain.

Sport - A wide range of sports are catered for at university and college level.

 Sports facilities include playing fields, courts, boathouses and often additional facilities such as multi-gyms.

 Recent/prospective new builds  - An ongoing estate development programme is currently valued at more than £430 million, with major new faculty, research and accommodation facilities.

 Availability of part-time work - Since the university terms are short and highly demanding on students' time and intellectual capabilities, the university strongly discourages taking on part-time work during term time.