The University of Cambridge’s history spans eight centuries of transformative thinking that has changed the world as we know it
A delicate ecosystem
Cambridge has become a hi-tech hub to rival California’s Silicon Valley. But how was the so-called “Silicon Fen” born, and how is it continuing to thrive?
A radical tradition
Formed by students fleeing persecution, the University of Cambridge has fostered a spirit of iconoclasm, disruption and intellectual freedom for 800 years and counting