Global research
One of the world’s leading universities, Cambridge engages in cutting-edge research across disciplines to find solutions to global problems, and partners with peers around the world to advance the frontiers of knowledge.
The mission of the University of Cambridge is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. These pages aim to provide an overview of Cambridge’s global activities in the furtherance of that mission.
Global study
The University of Cambridge promotes global understanding through its teaching, and welcomes students from over 120 different countries for degree courses, international summer schools, executive and professional education.
Global Cambridge news
30 August 2016
One of the most interesting facts about mole rats – that, as with ants and termites, individuals specialise in particular tasks throughout their lives –...
12 August 2016
A new volume of essays looks afresh at women’s lives during the 600 years of the Ottoman empire.
26 July 2016
Disco Tony has travelled over 5,000 miles. He is grey with a yellow ring around his eyes. He is a cuckoo, but not just any cuckoo.
22 July 2016
Intestinal parasites as well as goods were carried by travellers on iconic route, say researchers examining ancient latrine.
26 July 2016
By following honeyguides, a species of bird, people in Africa are able to locate bees’ nests to harvest honey.
