University Of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public research university based in Cambridge, England. The university has more than 18,000 students, with nearly 9,000 staff members. It is organized into 31 colleges and 150 departments and other institutions. The university is made up of six schools comprising of arts and humanities, biological sciences, clinical medicine, humanities and social sciences, physical sciences, and technology. The University Cambridge is the wealthiest university in the UK with an endowment of £4.9 billion in 2013, some of which was received as research grants. The university was founded in 1209 and is one of the oldest universities in the world. The University of Cambridge is rich in history - its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world. But the University's museums and collections also hold many treasures which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities, both past and present, of the University's academics and students. The University of Cambridge is one of the world's oldest universities and leading academic centres, and a self-governed community of scholars. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges.

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