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The University of Cambridge is one of the world's oldest universities and leading academic centres, and a self-governed community of scholars. Established in 1209, the University is rich in history.
- The Medieval University
The students who flocked to Cambridge soon arranged their...
- Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
The boat race between Oxford and Cambridge and the...
- Legacies of Enslavement
History is inescapable in Cambridge. It is inconceivable...
- Sixteenth Century
The effect of the early academic and religious changes of...
- The Georgian/Hanoverian University
The Cambridge University Press (now part of Cambridge...
- Annual Reports
I am inspired by Cambridge on a daily basis. Individuals are...
- The Medieval University
19 de may. de 2024 · University of Cambridge, English autonomous institution of higher learning at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam 50 miles (80 km) north of London. It is among the most prestigious universities in the world and counts among its notable scholars Charles Darwin, J.J. Thomson, and John Maynard Keynes.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the world's third-oldest university in continuous operation. The university's founding followed the arrival of scholars who left the University of Oxford for Cambridge after a dispute with local townspeople.
23 de may. de 2023 · And how do Cambridge's two communities – 'town' and 'gown' – get along? This engaging history explains how Cambridge has developed from its prehistoric roots to become a thriving modern city and a world centre for science, technology and artificial intelligence.
23 de may. de 2023 · Stephanie Boyd. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. The city of Cambridge is famous for its university and magnificent college buildings along the Backs. It is also renowned for science, technology and innovation. The recent hi-tech boom has given the city its nickname ‘Silicon Fen.
Map of Cambridge, 1575. Cambridge is an historic city with a typically English yet interesting past. Cambridge was a prosperous market town situated fifty miles north of London. Cambridge has a peculiar claim to fame: it is perhaps the only city that has retrospectively named its own river!
Cambridge University was founded soon afterwards and celebrates its octocentenary in 2009. This series explores the history and influence of Cambridge as a centre of science, learning, and discovery, its contributions to national and global politics and culture, and its inevitable controversies and scandals.
