Cambridge Festival
13 to 28 March
The interdisciplinary Cambridge Festival is a mixture of on online, on-demand and in-person events covering the world-leading research that happens at Cambridge.
Discover our free talks, films, exhibitions, walks and family events
Why Cambridge?
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Teaching
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How the University works
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Careers
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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.
How to apply
Step-by-step guidance on the applications process
News
Updates from across the University
News - Celebrating women in STEM
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, two of our academics speak about their research careers and how they ended up using their STEM interests to tackle climate change.
Awards - Using AI to tackle society's biggest challenges
Five winners of a new AI challenge have been picked by ai@cam. The prize supports ambitious ideas for how artificial intelligence can address critical societal issues.
Features - Cancer isn't fair but care should be
We are listening to people's lived experiences to help improve awareness of and access to cancer care. Take a look at how our researchers are working with communities to close the cancer care gap.
Events
Concerts, lectures, sports events, and more
Sport - Varsity Rugby Matches - Saturday 2 March
The legendary Cambridge vs Oxford Varsity Rugby Matches will be taking place at Saracens StoneX Stadium. Secure your tickets to witness the exciting action and fierce competition of the 141st men’s and 36th matches.
Lecture - The Darwin Lectures: revolution - until 8 March
This year’s Darwin Lecture series takes the pretty big topic of revolution as its theme. To some revolutions are dangerous, fearsome and worrying … to others they’re exciting and provide an opportunity to change society for the better.
Festival - Cambridge Festival - from 13 March to 28 March
The interdisciplinary Cambridge Festival is a mixture of on online, on-demand and in-person events covering all aspects of the world-leading research happening at Cambridge.
