TheUniversityofCambridgeisoneoftheoldestuniversitiesintheworld，andoneofthelargestintheUnitedKingdom.Ithasaworld-widereputationforoutstandingacademicachievementandthehighqualityofresearchundertakeninawiderangeofscienceandartssubjects.TheUniversitypioneersworkintheunderstandingofdisease，thecreationofnewmaterials，advancesintelecommunicationsandresearchintotheoriginsoftheuniverse.Ittrainstors，vets，architects，engineersandteachers.AtalllevelsabouthalfofthestudentsatCambridgestudyartsandhumanitiessubjects，manyofwhomhavegoneontobecomeprominentfiguresinthearts，printandbroadcastmedia.TheUniversity’sachievementsinthesciencescanbemeasuredbythesixtyormoreNobelPrizesawardedtoitsmembersovertheyears.
    TheUniversityisaself-governingbody:thelegislativeauthorityistheRegentHouse，whichconsistsofthethreethousandorsomembersoftheteachingandadministrativestaffoftheUniversityandCollegeswhohavetheMAorahigherdegree.TheprincipaladministrativebodyoftheUniversityistheCouncil，whichconsistsmainlyofmembersoftheacademicstaffelectedbytheRegentHouse.TheGeneralBoardoftheFacultiesco-ordinatestheeducationalpolicyoftheUniversityandtheFinanceCommitteeoftheCouncilsupervisesitsfinancialaffairs.