Global research
One of the world’s leading universities, Cambridge engages in cutting-edge research across disciplines to find solutions to global problems, and partners with peers around the world to advance the frontiers of knowledge.
The mission of the University of Cambridge is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. These pages aim to provide an overview of Cambridge’s global activities in the furtherance of that mission.
Global study
The University of Cambridge promotes global understanding through its teaching, and welcomes students from over 120 different countries for degree courses, international summer schools, executive and professional education.
Global Cambridge news
28 July 2017
Researchers analysed DNA extracted from 4,000-year-old human remains to reveal that more than 90% of Lebanese ancestry is from ancient Canaanite populations...
26 July 2017
Archaeological research shows that our prehistoric ancestors built resilience into their food supply.
21 July 2017
Two major research collaborations led by the University of Cambridge have been awarded almost £15 million in funding, the Minister of State for Universities...
13 July 2017
India’s booming business centres and gleaming shopping malls mask a grimmer reality.
13 June 2017
A photography exhibition capturing the black South African Zionist community – the most popular religious denomination in the country – opens at the Museum...
