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Arms of the University of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge is composed of 31 colleges in addition to the academic departments and administration of the central university. Until the mid-19th century, both Cambridge and Oxford comprised a group of colleges with a small central university administration, rather than universities in the ...
T. S. Eliot delivered series of extramural lectures at University of Cambridge [59] E. M. Forster delivered his first series of extramural lectures at University of Cambridge in 1903 between writing A Room with a View. [60] [61] Dr. Rosemary Horrox, is an affiliated lecturer of History at ICE. [62]
The Cambridge University Endowment Fund is the main vehicle of investment for the University. [95] In the fiscal year ending 31 July 2023, the university group, excluding colleges, reported a total endowment of £3.736 billion. [96] The figure includes both restricted and unrestricted funds.
St Catharine's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. [2] Founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall, it adopted its current name in 1860. The college is nicknamed "Catz". The college is located in the historic city-centre of Cambridge, and lies just south of King's College and across the street from Corpus Christi College.
Wolfson College (/ ˈ w ʊ l f s ən /) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge [6] in Cambridge, England. The majority of students at the college are postgraduates . The college also admits "mature" undergraduates (aged 21 and above), with around 15% of students studying undergraduate degree courses at the university.
Pembroke College (officially "The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College or Hall of Valence-Mary") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, [3] England. The college is the third-oldest college of the university and has over 700 students and fellows. It is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost ...
In 2017, Girton College moved the graduate accommodation from Wolfson Court (near the city centre) to Swirles Court. [50] Wolfson Court was an annexe to Girton College built on a 3-acre (1.2-hectare) site. It was funded by the 1969 Centenary Appeal, and designed in 1971 by Cambridge architects David Wyn Roberts and Geoffrey Clarke. [51]
Behind the Hostel lies Cosin Court, which provides accommodation for fellows and mature, postgraduate, and married students. The court is named for John Cosin (1594–1672) who was successively Master of Peterhouse, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University and Prince-Bishop of Durham.