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.

LGBT history

The Apostles, or The Society, is an exclusive club for students at Cambridge.

LGBT Society

The Cambridge University Students Union LGBT Campaign was a former member of the LGBT Consortium.

Notable alumni and academics

Christ's College

• Rowan Williams

Clare College

• Peter Ackroyd
• John Hervey
• Matthew Parris
• Siegfried Sassoon
• Patrick Trevor-Roper

Corpus Christi College

• Terence Etherton
• Christopher Isherwood
• Christopher Marlowe
• Michael Steed

Fitzwilliam College

• David Starkey

Girton College

• Sandi Toksvig

Other colleges

• Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
• Jesus College, Cambridge
• King's College, Cambridge
• Magdalene College, Cambridge
• Murray Edwards College, Cambridge (formerly New Hall)
• Newnham College, Cambridge
• Pembroke College, Cambridge
• Peterhouse, Cambridge
• Queens' College, Cambridge
• Selwyn College, Cambridge
• St Catharine's College, Cambridge
• St John's College, Cambridge
• Trinity College, Cambridge
• Trinity Hall, Cambridge