Schools, departments and faculties

Schools, departments and faculties

  • Alemtuzumab (trade name Campath-1H), licensed in 2013 for the treatment of multiple sclerosis
    Alemtuzumab (trade name Campath-1H), licensed in 2013 for the treatment of multiple sclerosis

The University of Cambridge consists of over 100 departments, faculties, schools and institutes which house research and teaching communities. In addition, strategic research initiatives and networks build on areas of existing research strength by bringing together a critical mass of expertise from across the academic community.

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The Faculty of Divinity building

Arts and humanities

The School of Arts and Humanities is concerned with the study of human culture, exploring, informing and enriching how we live. The School encompasses music, English, architecture, the history of art, philosophy, religion, classical antiquity, the study of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures and modern and medieval languages. Alumni include Christopher Marlowe, Mary Beard, Bertrand Russell, Sylvia Plath, CS Lewis, Alan Bennett, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Zadie Smith, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Iris Murdoch.
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Biological sciences

Cambridge is a world-leading centre of biological research, pioneering stem cell science, and the fight against cancer and infectious diseases.
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Clinical School students

Clinical Medicine

The School of Clinical Medicine is recognised as a leader in biomedical research, clinical education and healthcare innovation.
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Faculty of Law at night

Humanities and social sciences

The School of the Humanities and Social Sciences is concerned with human behaviour, its history and continuing development through the study of archaeology, anthropology, politics and international studies, sociology, economics, history, the philosophy of science, law, criminology and land economy. Notable alumni include John Maynard Keynes, Eric Hobsbawm, Simon Schama and Siegfried Sassoon.
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Cavendish Laboratory: physics of medicine

Physical sciences

With its outstanding track record in research and teaching, the School of the Physical Sciences is home to some of the world's most important work in astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, geography, materials science, physics, and pure and applied mathematics.
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Nanomaterials and spectroscopy research

Technology

The School of Technology is concerned with the development of new technologies and processes to improve the quality of life of society as a whole.
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