University of Cambridge

collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Organization collegiate_university Q35794
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University of Cambridge was founded on January 1, 1209.

Its headquarters are in Cambridge.

University of Cambridge

Summary

University of Cambridge is a collegiate university[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • University of Cambridge was a member of Russell Group[3].
  • University of Cambridge was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • University of Cambridge was a member of Jisc[5].
  • University of Cambridge was a member of IIIF Consortium[6].
  • University of Cambridge was a member of International Alliance of Research Universities[7].
  • University of Cambridge was a member of Q118398[8].
  • University of Cambridge is located in Cambridgeshire[9].
  • University of Cambridge is in the country of United Kingdom[10].
  • University of Cambridge's instance of is recorded as collegiate university[11].
  • University of Cambridge's instance of is recorded as public research university[12].
  • University of Cambridge's instance of is recorded as educational organization[13].
  • University of Cambridge's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[14].
  • University of Cambridge's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of the University of Cambridge[15].
  • University of Cambridge took place at Cambridge[16].
  • University of Cambridge's postal code is recorded as CB2 1TN[17].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as Cambridge University Press[18].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as James Baird Fund, University of Cambridge[19].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as School of the Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge[20].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge[21].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge[22].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as Smuts Memorial Fund, University of Cambridge[23].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge[24].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge[25].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge[26].
  • University of Cambridge's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge Veterinary School[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1209 marks the founding of University of Cambridge[28].

Operations

University of Cambridge's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[14]. Subsidiaries include Cambridge University Press[18], a university press[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1534[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32]; James Baird Fund, it[19]; School of the Biological Sciences, it[20]; Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, it[21], an academic institution[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1928[35]; Department of Biochemistry, it[22]; and Smuts Memorial Fund, it[23].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for University of Cambridge include Cambridge Glacier[36], a glacier[37]; Cambridge Platonists[38], a school of thought[39]; Cambridge Apostles[40], a secret society[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1820[43]; and Cambridge Five[44], an organization[45].

Why It Matters

University of Cambridge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include Cambridge Glacier[36], a glacier[37]; Cambridge Platonists[38], a school of thought[39]; Cambridge Apostles[40], a secret society[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1820[43]; and Cambridge Five[44], an organization[45].

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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