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About University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England, founded in 1209 by scholars who left Oxford after a dispute. It is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the third-oldest in continuous operation.
Cambridge combines university departments and faculties with a network of self-governing colleges, where students live, dine and receive small-group teaching known as supervisions. Courses span the arts and humanities, sciences, technology, medicine and social sciences.
Undergraduate admission is academically rigorous and administered through Student Admissions and Access at the New Museums Site. Prospective students can reach the Cambridge Admissions Office at admissions@cam.ac.uk or +44 1223 333308, and find guidance on colleges, courses and applying at undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk.
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- Address
- The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1TN
- Established
- 1209
- Grades / levels
- Undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Courses offered
- Undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across arts and humanities, sciences, technology, medicine and social sciences, taught through a collegiate system.
- Languages
- English
- Accreditation
- Registered with the UK Office for Students (OfS); degree-awarding powers by Royal Charter
- admissions@cam.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 1223 337733
- Admissions email
- admissions@cam.ac.uk
- Admissions phone
- +44 1223 333308
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