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INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIVERSITY

View of the Old Schools from Great St Marys Church

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The University

Schools & Faculties Colleges

6 Schools including: 31 Colleges of which:Over 100 Faculties and Departments 6 Graduate OnlyLibraries & Museums 3 Women OnlyUniversity Administration Oldest founded 1284 ADExaminations Syndicate (IELTS, etc.) Newest founded 1998 ADCambridge University Press

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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

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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

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How Are We Funded?

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

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TREASURY

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF TRADE

AND INDUSTRY

COLL

COLL

COLL

COLL

UNIVERSITY

RESEARCH COUNCILS

AHRBMRC

NERC

ESRC

BBSRC

EPSRC

SHEFC HEFCE HEFCW OFFICE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

COLL

COLL

SHEFC= Scottish Higher Education Funding Council

HEFCE= Higher Education Funding Council for England

HEFCW= Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

- EDUCATION - - RESEARCH -

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PROVISION OF SERVICES

The University

Sets the courses

Provides lectures andclasses

Sets examinations

Awards degrees

The Colleges

Select undergraduates

Accommodate students Look after students

Provide small groupsupervisions

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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

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WHOS WHOThe Chancellor

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The Vice-ChancellorProfessor 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.

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE - Councils of Schools

6 Schools

Over 100 Faculties & Departments

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

TECHNOLOGY

CLINICAL MEDICINE

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Council

General BoardOf the Faculties

Councils ofThe Schools

Faculty Boards

Faculties andDepartments

FinanceCommittee

Senate

Regent House

Other General BoardInstitutions

Council Institutions

Boards of ElectorsAppt Committees

Board ofGraduate

Studies

Board ofExaminations

FacultyDegree

Committees

SimplifiedOrganisation

Chart

Planning & ResourcesCommittee

Resource ManagementCommittee

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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 inEurope

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CAMBRIDGE PHENOMENON

1960 Cambridge Consultants & others[brought up by Clive Sinclair]

CONSULTANCY WAVE

1965 Wi lkes, At las 2 ICL CAMBRIDGE = CAD CITY

1977-85 Sinclair & Acorn independent software vendors HARDWARE SOFTWARE

1988-99 Convergence of computers & communications,AN ALYSIS, etc.

CAMBRIDGE

COMMUNICATIONS

PHENOM ENON

Up to this point (and sti ll ) largely start -up companies which dont do research and don t makemuch money; University welcomes them because Enterprise & Development are good.

1991-99 Arrival of BIG companies Xerox, SRI International,AT& T, Olivett i, H itachi, M icrosoft, BP, Unilever

CAMBRIDGE

PHENOM ENON

Big companies do do research & contr ibute intellectual as well as commercial & financialstrength to the University.

1998-99 ~ 1200 companies wi th 30,000 employees700 companies in Biotechnology500 companies in hitech/communications

CAM BRIDGE NETWORK