University of Cambridge
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ABOUT
Located
in the center of the ancient city of Cambridge, 50 miles north of London, the
University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research institution that serves
more than 18,000 students from all corners of the globe.
The
university consists of numerous listed buildings and is divided into 31
autonomous colleges, with many of the older ones situated on the famous river
Cam. Applications are made directly to the individual colleges, rather than to
the university overall. You can live and are often taught within your college,
receiving small group teaching sessions known as college supervisions.
Six
academic schools – Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Clinical Medicine,
Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Technology – are spread
across the university’s colleges, housing roughly 150 faculties and other
institutions.
Founded
in 1209, the University of Cambridge’s 800-year history makes it the
fourth-oldest university in the world and the second-oldest university in the
English-speaking world. Cambridge students make up 20 percent of the town's
population and most of the older colleges are situated near the city center.
Its notable buildings give the city of Cambridge a unique character, and include
King's College Chapel, the history faculty building designed by James Stirling
and the Cripps Building at St John's College.
Cambridge
is widely acknowledged as a vibrant place to be a student. On the academic
side, the university is home to over 100 libraries, which hold more than 15
million books in total. There are also nine world-renowned arts, scientific and
cultural museums such as Kettle’s Yard and the Fitzwilliam Museum, which are
open to the public throughout the year, as well as a botanical garden.
Extracurricular
activities give you the chance to get involved with anything from the
university’s renowned student drama societies, which spawned the likes of
comedy group Monty Python, to music, politics and hundreds of other clubs and
societies. The sports scene at Cambridge is huge too, with state-of-the-art
facilities and over 80 sports on offer with teams for novices and experts
alike.
With
its reputation for academic excellence and traditional scholarly values, the
University of Cambridge often ranks among the very top universities in the
world for teaching, research, and international outlook. The university has
educated eminent mathematicians, scientists, politicians, lawyers,
philosophers, writers, actors and heads of state. Ninety-eight Nobel laureates
and 15 British prime ministers have affiliations with Cambridge as students,
faculty or alumni, including the scientists Francis Crick and Frederick Sanger.
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