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Why Cambridge?
Find out why studying at Cambridge is for you
Accommodation
For the duration of your course most students will live in a Cambridge College – somewhere to sleep, eat, learn and make lifelong friends.
Teaching
Small-group teaching and personalised learning are central to the renowned Cambridge supervision system.
How the University works
31 Colleges, 150 Departments, 18 Faculties, six Schools and other institutions. Discover how the University works.
Careers
90% of graduates were employed or in training six months after leaving (2015–17).
Learn more about our Careers Service's wide range of support.
Living here
Cambridge offers the best of both worlds: a small-city environment with great transport connections by road, rail and air. Stansted Airport and central London are both less than an hour away by train.
Funding
Three quarters of Masters students and a third of PhDs received internal or external funding in 2018/19. Learn more about our many funding opportunities.
An international community
Cambridge is a global institution with postgraduate students from 145 countries. You will quickly settle in with the support we provide for international scholars.
Accommodation
As a postgraduate student, you might live in a College or use our Accommodation Service to find somewhere that suits you. Find out more about postgraduate accommodation.
Careers
Get one-to-one support and other resources from our professional Careers Service in addition to world-class employment prospects.
Cambridge life
Student societies, sports, pubs, restaurants, shopping, museums, family venues – and London visits – all make up the Cambridge experience. Learn more about Cambridge life.
The city of Cambridge
Famous for its architecture, history and intellectual atmosphere, our small city is just 45 minutes from London and a short hop by plane or train to Europe.
News
Updates from across the University
News - UK plants flowering earlier due to climate change
Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture and gardeners.
Features - Fighting for the rights of fans
The story of how a researcher helped to repeal an Act of Parliament that was blighting the prospects of young Glaswegian football fans from deprived areas by classing them as sectarian offenders.
Features - Rare map sheds light on 19th-century American history
A newly decoded map reveals that the famous US explorer William Clark planned the theft of 10.5 million acres of Indigenous land.
Events
Concerts, lectures, sports events, festivals and more
Online - Twilight: Digital Sleepover - Wed 16 Feb 2022
An online digital sleepover experience which will have everything families need to create their own museum sleepover - at home.
Exhibitions - Samurai: History and Legend - to 28 May 2022
Treasures from one of the world’s most important collections of Japanese literature are on public display for the first time at Cambridge University Library.
Exhibitions - Fragile Planet: Watercolour Journeys into Wild Places - 15 Feb to 14 Apr 2022
A major exhibition of watercolours by Cornwall’s world-renowned wilderness artist, Tony Foster.
Student perspectives
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Instagram
Activities and events are taking place across the University and Colleges to mark LGBT+ History Month. See pictures of Cambridge's community and places by following us on Instagram.
