Cambridge University celebrates 800 years of academic excellence in 2009. They one of the world's oldest universities, and known worldwide as a leading academic centres. Cambridge univesity comprises 31 Colleges and over 150 departments, faculties, schools and other institutions.

The University of Cambridge has more Nobel Prize winners than any other institution. 81 affiliates of the University of Cambridge have won the Nobel Prize since it started in 1904.

  • Affiliates have won in every category, with 29 Nobel prizes in Physics, 23 in Medicine, 19 in Chemistry, seven in Economics, two in Literature and two in Peace.
  • Trinity College has 31 Nobel Prize winners, the most of any college at Cambridge.

The Fitzwilliam Museum houses world-class collections of works of art and antiquities spanning centuries and civilisations. These include sculpture, furniture, pottery, oriental art, paintings, drawings and prints, illuminated, literary and music manuscripts, antiquities from Egypt, Greece and Rome, coins and medals and a fine collection of 20th century art. There is a regular programme of exhibitions, events, family activities and music.

The Botanic Garden is about a mile south of the City centre, just five minutes walk from the railway station. This tranquil 40 acre garden offers year round interest to visitors. It has a collection of over 10,000 plant species in beautifully landscaped settings, including Rock Garden, Lake, Glasshouses, Winter Garden, Woodland Walk, and nine National Collections.

Kettles Yard on Castle Street is a beautiful house containing a collection of modern art. It was founded by H.S.Ede as a place where visitors would find a home and a welcome, a refuge of peace and order, of the visual arts and of music.

The Scott Polar Research Institute's Museum displays a unique collection of artifacts, paintings, photographs, clothing equipment, maps, and other materials illustrating the history of polar exploration and polar science.

Cambridge University library was built between 1931 and 1934 by Giles Gilbert Scott who also designed the Bankside Power Station(the home of the Tate Modern. The similarities between the academic and the industrial building are very clear. As a legal deposit library, it is entitled to claim without charge a copy of all books, journals, printed maps and music published in Britain and Ireland

Interesting Fact : Students make up 22,000 of the city's population of 108,863.

Cambridge shopping facilities offer something for all shopping tastes. The traditional market in the heart of the city sells everything from fresh fruit and vegetables to clothes and antiques. For those looking for something more modern the Grafton Centre is a modern mall type shopping centre with ten screen cinemas, cafes and a wide range of shops from Debenhams to Topshop. So whether you’re looking for a wide range of modern fashion or some traditional home grown goods Cambridge has the best of both.