INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIVERSITY View of the Old Schools from Great St Mary’s Church

The University Schools & Faculties Colleges 6 Schools – including: 31 Colleges – of which: Over 100 Faculties and Departments 6 Graduate Only Libraries & Museums 3 Women Only University Administration Oldest founded 1284 AD Examinations Syndicate (IELTS, etc.) Newest founded 1998 AD Cambridge University Press

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY - Student Numbers 2005-06 Total Student Numbers 18,022 Undergraduates Home/EU 10,689 Overseas 1,040 Total 11,729 Postgraduates Home/EU 4,126 Overseas 2,167 Total 6,293 Source: Facts and Figures: January 2007

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY – Staff Numbers Academic 1,558 Academic Related 1,167 Contract Research 2,494 Technical 1,144 Clerical & Secretarial 1,519 Manual & Domestic 496 Others 224 Total 8,602

How Are We Funded? TOTAL £565,718 Amount in £ 000s HEFCE & TDA Grants £178,077 31.5% Research Grants & Contracts £203,886 36.0% Fee Income £59,008 10.4% Endowment & Investment £32,293 5.7% Other £92,454 16.3% TOTAL £565,718

OFFICE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY TREASURY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY SHEFC HEFCE HEFCW OFFICE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COLL COLL RESEARCH COUNCILS AHRB MRC NERC ESRC BBSRC EPSRC COLL COLL UNIVERSITY COLL COLL - EDUCATION - - RESEARCH - SHEFC= Scottish Higher Education Funding Council HEFCE= Higher Education Funding Council for England HEFCW= Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

COLLEGES 31 Colleges: 6 are graduates only; 3 are women only Oldest: Peterhouse, 1284 Newest: St Edmund’s, 1998 Largest: Trinity, 1070 students Smallest: Clare Hall, 191 students Clare College

PROVISION OF SERVICES The University The Colleges Sets the courses Provides lectures and classes Sets examinations Awards degrees The Colleges Select undergraduates Accommodate students Look after students Provide small group supervisions

PROVISION OF FACILITIES The University Lecture Halls Research Libraries Laboratories Museums Specialist Sports Facilities The Colleges Accommodation Dining Hall College Libraries Seminar Rooms Sports Facilities

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Professor Alison Richard WHO’S WHO The Chancellor HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh The Vice-Chancellor Professor Alison Richard Pro-Vice-Chancellors (5) Deputy Vice-Chancellors (6) (All Heads of Colleges) Chairs of Schools (6) Other Heads of Colleges Master Heads of Faculties & Mistress Departments President Principal Provost, etc.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE - Councils of Schools Over 100 Faculties & Departments ARTS AND HUMANITIES HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES PHYSICAL SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY CLINICAL MEDICINE

Simplified Organisation Chart Senate Regent House Finance Committee Council Council Institutions Planning & Resources Committee Other General Board Institutions General Board Of the Faculties Resource Management Committee Board of Graduate Studies Board of Examinations Councils of The Schools Boards of Electors Appt Committees Faculty Boards Faculty Degree Committees Faculties and Departments

Why Are we Famous? Our age – 800 years old in 2009 Famous Alumni and Teachers – Darwin, Newton, Whittle League Tables Nobel Prize Winners – 82 Global Outreach The Cambridge Phenomenon – largest Technology Cluster in Europe

‘CAMBRIDGE PHENOMENON’