Plants under
the microscope
Humans have been making use of plants for thousands of years. But we’ve barely scratched the surface of their potential as green factories for new chemicals and materials. Find out how work at the University’s Sainsbury Laboratory is helping to advance this quest.
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 - The power of touch
As a major Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition explores human touch through 4,000 years of art, Cambridge researchers explain why this sense is so important in their own work.
News - How mass testing helped limit the spread of COVID-19 at Cambridge
Innovative approach shows how higher education institutions can re-open safely
News - Teenagers at greatest risk of self-harming could be identified almost a decade earlier
Researchers have identified two subgroups of adolescents who self-harm and have shown that it is possible to predict those individuals at greatest risk almost a decade before they begin self-harming.
Events
World-class concerts, lectures, sports events, festivals and more
Online - How COVID-19 changed the world - 28 Jun
Dr Charlotte Summers, who led the critical care response to COVID-19 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, shares her scientific journey for the 2021 WiSETI lecture.
Online - Opening the book of (plant) life - 11 Jul
Join Dr Lauren Gardiner, Curator of the Cambridge University Herbarium, to find out how the fascinating records held by collections like the Herbarium are used.
Online - Wellness wanders
Enjoy the latest seasonal sights on a virtual walk around Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
Student perspectives
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See our students, like Fitzwilliam College medical student Buraq Ahmed, and other people from Cambridge's community by following us on Instagram.
