The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England, founded in 1209, making it one of the oldest universities in the world. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
Source University of Cambridge (Wikipedia)
Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
Source University of Cambridge (Wikipedia)
Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
Source University of Cambridge (Wikipedia)
Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
Source University of Cambridge (Wikipedia)
Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
Source University of Cambridge (Wikipedia)
Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
Source University of Cambridge (Wikipedia)
Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
Source University of Cambridge (Wikipedia)
Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
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Fellow member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities, formed 1994.
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The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England.
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The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England.
Infobox, Established
c. 1209
Infobox, Location
Cambridge, England
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Cambridge, England
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Public collegiate research university
Description, institution-kind classification
The University of Cambridge is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England, founded in 1209, making it one of the oldest universities in the world.
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- Associated With: London School of Economics and Political Science, Infobox / Affiliations
- Associated With: University College London, Infobox / Affiliations
- Associated With: University of Birmingham, Infobox / Affiliations
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- Associated With: University of Leeds, Infobox / Affiliations
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- Associated With: University of Warwick, Infobox / Affiliations
Associated With: University of Oxford, History section, founding origin at Oxford
Fearing more violence from Oxford townsfolk, University of Oxford scholars began leaving Oxford for more hospitable cities, including Paris, Reading, and Cambridge.
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- Wikidata Q35794, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q35794, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
- Wikidata Q35794 P2196 (number of students) (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
- Wikidata Q35794 P2196 (number of students), CORRECTION of char-code cast defect (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
View the Source3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 4Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 4
Top 0.1% University of Cambridge United Kingdom 1 2 26 4 14 94.1
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Associated With: University of Oxford, History section, founding of CambridgeQuote, Associated With: University of Oxford, History section, founding of Cambridge
After escalating conflict between students and the Oxford townspeople, some Oxford academics fled northeast to Cambridge, where they established the University of Cambridge in 1209.
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