This Cambridge Life:
Rumbidzai Dube
The lawyer working towards equality and dignity for all - meet Gates Cambridge Scholar Rumbidzai Dube.
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 - Professor Chris Abell FRS, FMedSci (1957 – 2020)
Remembering Chris Abell, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Fellow of Christ’s College, who has died at the age of 62.
News - ‘Mini-lungs’ reveal early stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Scientists hope to better understand how COVID-19 damages the lungs and find new ways to stop the infection spreading.
Features - The scientist who launched a comic and flew the flag for Black History Month
PhD student and self-confessed comic addict Osarenkhoe Ogbeide talks about science and superheroes.
Events
World-class concerts, lectures, sports events, festivals and more
Online - The Productivity Puzzle: 4 November
University Chancellor Lord Sainsbury will discuss how to speed up the UK’s economic growth with Prof Diane Coyle.
Online - Postgraduate virtual open days: 2-15 November
Find out about applying for postgraduate study and explore Cambridge virtually at our open days.
Online - Museum Remix: Unheard
Help us remix and retell the stories behind the University of Cambridge Museums' under-explored objects.
Cambridge on Instagram
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"You are not gonna get in unless you apply." Meet Gurashish Singh, PhD student in Photonics Engineering and current member of St Edmund's College.
