Cambridge

                Cambridge is the second oldest university in Great Britain after Oxford. It stands on the river Cam and takes its name from the river. In 1284 Peterhouse, the oldest college in Cambridge was founded. Now there are 29 colleges in Cambridge, but only 3 of them are women’s colleges. The first women’s college was opened in 1869. A large part of the population of the city is teachers and students. All students have to live in Cambridge while they study there.

                Many great men have studied at Cambridge: Cromwell, Newton, Byron, Darwin and others. The great Russian scientist I. P. Pavlov came to Cambridge in 1912 to receive the degree of Honorary Doctor of Cambridge.

                In the streets of Cambridge you can see many young men wearing dark blue or black clothes and black square caps. The tradition goes back to the old times when the students had to wear dark clothes.

                Oxford and Cambridge are the 2 great universities and admission to them is very difficult, the examinations are very severe. But an Oxford or Cambridge degree is accompanied by all sorts of privileges. That’s why Oxford and Cambridge are well known as Oxbridge: this term means in England the sum of everything best in university life.

                The majority of Prime Ministers, political leaders and leaders in public life are Oxbridge. Big Businessmen and all the other Bigs of the country mostly belong to the Oxbridge category – a class in itself.

                Cambridge is known all over the world as a great centre of science, where many famous scientists have worked: Rutherford, Kapitsa and others.