Nomination of candidate for
Vice-Chancellor
Professor Deborah Prentice, the Provost of Princeton University, has been nominated as the next Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge.
Why Cambridge?
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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
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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).
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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
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Cambridge life
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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 - Cambridge recognised for its leadership in knowledge exchange
Cambridge secured the highest performance scores in many areas of knowledge exchange in today's Knowledge Exchange Framework 2 (KEF2) results, published by Research England.
News - Inside the new institute looking at early cancer
The first physical institute in the UK dedicated to early cancer focuses on better survival and less invasive treatments.
News - Legacies of enslavement: report and response
Research has looked at Cambridge and its connections to the Atlantic slave trade. The University is creating a Cambridge Legacies of Enslavement Fund which will be put towards research, community engagement and partnership activities.
Events
Concerts, lectures, sports events, festivals and more
Festival - Cambridge Zero Climate Change Festival 2022
The event will be taking place from Fri 14 to Sun 16 October 2022, and will be focused on the theme of Climate Accessibility.
Exhibitions - Darwin in Conversation
Join us at the University Library for a free exhibition about the endlessly curious life and letters of Charles Darwin.
Online - Postgraduate Open Days - Mon 31 October to Sun 13 November
Join us online to get a feel for our wide-ranging postgraduate community, and chat to staff and current students about postgraduate study at Cambridge.
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Deborah Prentice, the Provost of @princeton, has been nominated as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
