New Acting Vice-Chancellor
appointed
The University of Cambridge has appointed Dr Anthony Freeling as its Acting Vice-Chancellor with effect from 1 October 2022. Meet the new Acting Vice-Chancellor.
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
Features - The war on Ukraine
The latest University statements on the war, including on hosting Ukrainian scholars, plus resources for staff and students and research from Cambridge experts.
Features - This Cambridge Life
Dr Kwabena Kusi-Mensah, the psychiatrist who faced a dilemma but couldn’t turn his back on his people.
Features - Our world-leading research
Cambridge’s global reputation is recognised by the results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF), a major UK exercise to assess the quality of research at our universities.
Events
Concerts, lectures, sports events, festivals and more
Exhibitions - LGBTQ+ Bridging Binaries guided tours - to Sat 25 June
Guides share their personal selection of fascinating stories about gender and sex in the animal world at the Museum of Zoology.
Exhibitions - Cambridge Open Days - 7-8 July
Do you want to study at Cambridge? Join us as we open our doors to give prospective applicants an insight into what it’s like to study at the University.
Exhibitions - Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction - to Mon 29 August
An exhibition that explores David Hockney’s obsession with how we see the world, taking place across the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Heong Gallery at Downing College.
Student perspectives
Cambridge on Instagram
Instagram
A well-trained wisteria in Tree Court at Gonville and Caius College. Find out more and see pictures of Cambridge's community and places by following us on Instagram.
