Meet Dawn
The AI supercomputer
The Cambridge Open Zettascale Lab is hosting Dawn, the UK's fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer. Built by the University, with Intel and Dell Technologies, Dawn will harness the power of AI and high-performance computing to solve some of the world’s most challenging problems.
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.
How to apply
Step-by-step guidance on the applications process
News
Updates from across the University
News - Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases
A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials could offer hope for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases, including gout, heart failure and cardiomyopathy.
Features - A journey of discovery
Professor Christine Holt went on a scientific journey of discovery to piece together the remarkable story of nerve cells in the developing brain. She knew she'd solved one of the key puzzles of how brains wire-up, but convincing others was no easy matter.
News - Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder
Cambridge researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder. It uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the condition.
Events
Concerts, lectures, sports events, and more
Admissions - Postgraduate open days - to Fri 3 November
Join us online for our Virtual Postgraduate Open Days and find out if Cambridge is the right place for your next step.
Lecture - Illuminating the dark universe with gravitational waves - Tue 14 November
Professor Alessandra Buonanno discusses how future observatories, in space and on earth, could make previously hidden objects in the Universe visible. Free to attend (online or in-person) but booking required.
Exhibitions - Real families: stories of change - to Sun 7 January 2024
Family. It seems like such a simple, familiar concept. Yet the past 50 years have brought far-reaching changes to families. Visit the Fitzwilliam Museum to explore what family means.
