WebThe University of Cambridge is rich in history – its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world. But the University's museums and collections also hold many treasures which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities, both past and present, of the University's academics and students. ...

WebDiscover the history of Cambridge University Press (1534) and Cambridge Assessment (1858) and how they became a single organisation. Learn more. ... allowing Cambridge University Press to print “all manner of books”. The Press published our first book in 1584, making us the oldest publishing house in the world. ...

WebThe University of Cambridge is composed of 31 colleges in addition to the academic departments and administration of the central University. Until the mid-19th century, both Cambridge and Oxford comprised a group of colleges with a small central university administration, rather than universities in the common sense. Cambridge's colleges are …

WebCambridge University is celebrating its 800th anniversary in 2009. The official history tells the tale of the buildings; but what about the ideas?. Down through the years, Oxford has produced many powerful men and Cambridge many iconoclasts – scientists, philosophers and revolutionaries.

WebThe Cambridge history course is unusual for its breadth and depth of coverage. In your first and second years (Part I) you have the chance to choose from seven periods of European history from 776BC to the present and five periods of British history since 380AD. ... Cambridge History came top in the Complete University Guide league tables for ...

WebThis volume completes the history of Cambridge University Press from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth. It examines the ways by which the Press launched itself as a London publisher in the 1870s, building its educational and academic lists.

WebJoin medieval historian, television producer and writer Helen Carr, as she guides us around the Colleges of Cambridge University. Helen brings to life a brie...