Monitoring
meerkats
Getting close was a challenge. Cracking it was key to an incredible 30-year study of the wild meerkats of the Kalahari. Find out more.
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 - Formula 1 scholarship announced
Formula 1 is to fund an undergraduate student from an underrepresented background to study for an engineering degree at the University of Cambridge.
News - Climate changed the size of our bodies and, to some extent, our brains
The average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is strongly linked to temperature, say researchers from the Department of Zoology.
News - Upgrading PPE on COVID-19 wards cut infections dramatically
When Addenbrooke’s Hospital upgraded its face masks for staff on COVID-19 wards, it saw up to a 100% fall in hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections among these staff.
Events
World-class concerts, lectures, sports events, festivals and more
Exhibitions - Untitled: art on the conditions of our time - 10 Jul to 3 Oct
A new exhibition at Kettle's Yard brings together work by 10 British African diaspora artists.
Online - The Mermaid of Black Conch - 26 Aug
Join the next Really Popular Book Club meeting for a discussion of Monique Roffey’s 2020 Costa Novel Award-winning The Mermaid of Black Conch.
Online - Fatigue in neurological conditions - 28 Jul
Join Lucy Cavendish College for this informative virtual talk in which Dr Karen Thomas discusses fatigue in neurological conditions.
Student perspectives
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