University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a collegiate （大学的）public research university in Cambridge,England.Founded in 1209 and granted（授予）a royal charter by King HenryⅢin 1231,Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's third-oldest surviving university.The University grew out of an association of scholars who left the University of Oxford after a dispute（争论）with the townspeople.The two ancient universities share many common features and are often referred to jointly（联合地） as “Oxbridge”.

Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions which include 31 constituent（组成的）colleges and over 100 academic departments organised into six schools.Cambridge University Press,a department of the University,is the world's oldest publishing house and the second-largest university press in the world.The University also operates eight cultural and scientific museums,including the Fitzwilliam Museum,and a botanic garden.

By 31 July 2016,the University had a total yearly income of£1.64 billion,of which£462 million was from research grants and contracts.The University is closely linked with the development of the high-tech business cluster（群）known as“Silicon Fen（硅沼泽，剑桥大学一个类似硅谷的科学园）”.It is a member of numerous（众多的）associations and forms part of the“golden triangle”of leading English universities and Cambridge University Health Partners.

As of 2017,Cambridge is ranked the world's fourth best university by three ranking tables and no other institution in the world ranks in the top ten for many subjects.Cambridge is consistently ranked among the top universities in the United Kingdom.The University has educated many notable alumni（校友）,including eminent（著名的）mathematicians,scientists,politicians,lawyers,philosophers,writers,actors,and foreign heads of state.Ninety-five Nobel laureates （荣誉获得者）,fifteen British prime ministers and ten Fields medalists have been affiliated （使隶属）with Cambridge as students,faculty,or alumni.

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剑桥大学是位于英格兰剑桥郡的一所公立研究型大学，创办于1209年，并于1231年获亨利三世国王颁发的皇家特许证。剑桥大学是英语世界里第二古老的大学，也是世界上第三所现存最古老的大学。剑桥大学是由一批在与牛津居民发生纠纷后离开牛津大学的学者创建的，这两所古老的大学有着许多共同的特征，常常被统称为“牛津剑桥”。

剑桥大学由许多机构组成，包括31所校属学院和100多个被分成六所学校的学术系所。剑桥大学出版社是一个校属部门，是世界上历史最悠久的出版社，也是世界上第二大高校出版社。剑桥大学还设有八个文化和科学博物馆，包括费茨威廉博物馆和一个植物园。

截至2016年7月31日，剑桥大学一年的总收入为16.4亿英镑，其中4.62亿英镑来自研究经费和合同。剑桥大学与被称为“硅沼泽”的高科技产业集群的发展紧密相连。剑桥大学是众多协会的成员，是英国名校及剑桥大学医疗伙伴联盟的“金三角”一部分。

截至2017年，剑桥大学在三份排行榜里都排在世界最佳大学第四位，世界上其他教育机构都未能在这么多的学科里进入前十。剑桥大学一直是英国顶尖大学之一。剑桥大学培养了许多著名校友，包括杰出的数学家、科学家、政治家、律师、哲学家、作家、演员和外国国家元首。95位诺贝尔奖获得者、15位英国首相和10位菲尔兹奖获得者都曾是剑桥大学的学生、教师或校友。