"The University of Cambridge (legally The Chancellor, Masters, as well as Scholars of the College of Cambridge) is a college research study college in Cambridge, UK. Founded in 1209 and approved an imperial charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and also the world's fourth-oldest surviving university. The university outgrew an organization of scholars that left the University of Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople. [12] The two 'old universities' share many typical functions and also are often described jointly as 'Oxbridge'. The background and influence of the College of Cambridge have actually made it among one of the most respected universities worldwide.

Cambridge is created from a variety of establishments which include 31 semi-autonomous component Colleges as well as over 100 scholastic divisions arranged right into 6 colleges. Cambridge University Press, a division of the college, is the globe's oldest posting home as well as the second-largest university press on the planet. Cambridge Analysis, likewise a division of the university, is one of the globe's leading examining bodies as well as supplies evaluation to over eight million learners internationally every year. The college also operates eight social as well as scientific museums, including the Fitzwilliam Museum, in addition to a botanic garden. Cambridge's collections, of which there are 116, hold a total amount of about 16 million books, around 9 million of which remain in Cambridge University Collection, a legal down payment library. The college is home to, yet independent of, the Cambridge Union - the globe's earliest discussing society. The university is carefully connected to the development of the high-tech business cluster referred to as 'Silicon Fen'. It is the central participant of Cambridge College Health And Wellness Allies, an academic health and wellness science centre based around the Cambridge Biomedical School.

In the finishing 31 July 2019, the central university, excluding universities, had an overall revenue of ₤ 2.192 billion, of which ₤ 592.4 million was from research study gives as well as agreements. At the end of the exact same fiscal year, the central university and also colleges together possessed a consolidated endowment of over ₤ 6.9 billion as well as general combined net properties (leaving out 'immaterial' historic assets) of ₤ 12.569 billion. By both endowment dimension as well as combined properties, Cambridge is the wealthiest college in the United Kingdom.

Cambridge is rated the world's second-rate college by the Times Higher Education World College Rankings, placed 3rd globally by Academic Ranking of Globe Colleges, 6th by QS, as well as 7th by US Information. Cambridge was ranked No. 10 in the 2016 and also 2018 Nature Index Annual Tables, which determine the biggest contributors to papers published in 82 leading clinical journals. According to the Times College position, nothing else establishment on the planet places in the top 10 for as lots of subjects. It belongs to countless organizations as well as forms part of the 'golden triangular' of English colleges.

The college has actually enlightened lots of significant graduates, consisting of noteworthy mathematicians, researchers, politicians, lawyers, theorists, authors, stars, majesties as well as various other presidents. Since October 2019, 120 Nobel Laureates, 11 Fields Medalists, 7 Turing Award victors and 14 British Prime Ministers have actually been affiliated with Cambridge as pupils, alumni, faculty or research staff. College graduates have actually won 194 Olympic medals."