University of Cambridge

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University coat of arms

The University of Cambridge, located in the City of Cambridge, is the second-oldest university in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1209. It is made up of a number of self-governing colleges and other institutions, and has a worldwide reputation, particularly in the fields of mathematics and science.

Notable alumni and academics

Christ's College

• Rowan Williams

Clare College

• Patrick Trevor-Roper

Corpus Christi College

• Christopher Marlowe

Girton College

• Sandi Toksvig

King's College

See King's College, Cambridge

Magdalene College

• George Ives

New Hall

• Sue Perkins

Newnham College

• Clare Balding

Selwyn College

• Sophie Wilson

St John's College

• John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley

Trinity College

• Francis Bacon (philosopher)
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Trinity Hall

• Edward Carpenter