University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge commonly referred to as Cambridge University or simply Cambridge is an institution of higher learning based in England, and the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. Cambridge was established in 1209 [1] by scholars fleeing the hostility of the townsmen in Oxford, which continues to this day.
Cambridge is a confederation of colleges, faculties, and institutions[2]. The University administration is relatively small compared to the size of the University. Many functions that are normally carried out by the central university bureaucracy in other universities are carried out by the colleges. The functions of the colleges include teaching and research. Degrees are however conferred by the University. A person with a degree from Cambridge can put 'Cantab.' after their name and degree, Cantab. being short for the Latin name for the town, which is Cantabrigia.
The Universities of Oxfod and Cambridge collectively are often known as "Oxbridge".
List of colleges
The following is a list of Cambridge colleges and halls as of 2008.[1]
- Caius College
- Christ's College
- Churchill College
- Clare College
- Clare Hall
- Corpus Christi
- Darwin College
- Downing College
- Emmanuel College
- Fitzwilliam College
- Girton College
- Gonville College
- Homerton College
- Hughes Hall
- Jesus College
- Lucy Cavendish College
- Kings College
- Magdalen College
- New College
- Newham College
- Peterhouse College
- Queens College
- Robinson College
- St Catherine's College
- St Edmund College
- St John's College
- Selwyn College
- Sydney Sussex College
- Trinity College
- Trinity Hall
- Wolfson College
