University of Cambridge Profile
History
•的university, founded in the year 1209, it has recently celebrated its 800th anniversary.
Location and transport
•Cambridge is 88.5km north of London, off M11 motorway, a 45 minute journey by means of train.
•斯坦斯特德机场48公里远。
Entry standards
•Colleges have the discretion to make non-standard offers where appropriate as part of their holistic assessment of candidates.
•的applicants can be asked to submit written work or take a test.
•的university interviews the bulk of its undergraduate applicants.
Teaching standards
•It is at the international head of excellence in research and teaching.
•Performance league tables constantly place Cambridge among world's top ranking institutions.
•Supervisions, small group tutorials with the senior staff of the university, are one of the exclusive advantages of teaching at Cambridge.
Research standards
•In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 71% of academic staff were deemed to be producing world-leading or internationally excellent research – the highest proportion of outstanding research in the UK.
Academic strengths
•Cambridge has produced around a total of 88 Nobel Prize winners.
•的university has one of the highest levels of graduate employment in the UK.
Course flexibility
•Courses cover the syllabus broadly in the initial years and then become more specialized within a wide range of options in the later years.
Student facilities, including library and computing
•Every college has a computer suite, linked to the university network and available (usually round the clock) for work and email.
•Each college library has the standard texts required for an undergraduate course, as well as other materials. The university offers extensive library facilities in every department.
Students' union
•It exists to represent the Cambridge students' interests at the university level, and to offer central services and support for all the students.
Sport
•A wide variety of sports are catered at the university and college level. Sports facilities comprise of courts, boathouses playing fields, and often additional facilities like multi-gyms.
Notable alumni
•Charles Darwin, Rowan Williams and Christ's College – Sacha Baron-Cohen,.
•Roger Norrington, David Attenborough, Clare College – Siegfried Sassoon.
•Darwin College, the Jane Goodall.